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WADDELL & REED FINL INC (NYSE)
WDR 30.72 0.49 (1.62%) Vol.  146,253 10:57 ET

Day Low - High 30.06 - 30.74
52wk Low - High 11.40 - 33.18
Avg Volume 678,182
Industry FIN-INVEST MGMT
Market Cap 2.58 B
Div - Yield 0.76 - 2.51
PE (forward) 16.43
PEG Ratio 1.33
Current Year Est. 1.84
EPS Last Year 1.26
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.17
ABR (Last Week) 2.17
# of Recs in ABR 12
Average Target Price 33.82
Industry Rank by ABR 178 out of 217
Rank in Industry 13 out of 32
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WDR
Zacks Blog: Waddell & Reed Beats by a Penny
Feb 01, 2010
Zacks Blog: Waddell & Reed Outshines Again
Oct 30, 2009
Zacks Equity Research: Report for WDR
Oct 13, 2009
Zacks Blog: Waddell & Reed Outperforms
Jul 28, 2009
Zacks Blog: Waddell & Reed Enters Oversold Territory
Jul 13, 2009
Zacks Blog: Waddell & Reed Enters Oversold Territory
Jun 23, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Bull & Bear of the Day Highlights: Williams Companies, Waddell & Reed, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and American International Group
Feb 23, 2009
Bear of the Day: Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR)
Feb 23, 2009
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NEWS
Waddell & Reed, Ivy Funds Hold Top Two Spots in Barron's 5-Year Ranking of "Best Mutual Fund Families"
Feb 02, 2010
Uptrend Spotted in Shares of Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR)
Feb 01, 2010
Broker Upgrade Pushes Waddell and Reed Financial (WDR) Higher
Jan 29, 2010
SmarTrend's Candlestick Scanner Detects Bearish Dark Cloud Cover Pattern for Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR)
Jan 29, 2010
WDR: Q4 Earnings Call @ 11:00 ET Today [delayed]
Jan 29, 2010
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Jan 28, 2010
Waddell & Reed Financial Upward Momentum Looks to Continue (WDR)
Jan 25, 2010
Waddell & Reed Financial: The Trend Continues Higher (WDR)
Jan 14, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 0.42 0.45 1.84 2.29
Number of Estimates 8 8 12 8
Low Estimates 0.40 0.38 1.64 2.14
High Estimate 0.47 0.50 2.02 2.52
Year Ago EPS 0.22 0.28 N/A 1.84
EPS Growth 91.48% 60.71% N/A% 24.18%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Waddell & Reed, is the exclusive underwriter and distributor of 41 mutual fund portfolios, including 18 comprising Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds (formerly the United Group of Mutual Funds) and 12 comprising W&R Funds (formerly Waddell & Reed Funds, Inc.). The remaining 11 portfolios comprise the W&R Target Funds, which serve as the underlying investment portfolios for variable annuities and variable life insurance products underwritten by United Investors Life Insurance Company and distributed by Waddell & Reed.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.26
Sales 919.12
Net Income 105.5
Price/Earnings 23.99
Price/Book 7.51
Price/Cash Flow 14.33
Price/Sales 3.07


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