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WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC (NASD)
WFMI 28.24 0.65 (2.36%) Vol.  4,490,501 15:59 ET

Day Low - High 27.74 - 28.36
52wk Low - High 9.06 - 34.40
Avg Volume 2,273,659
Industry RETAIL-SUPERMKT
Market Cap 3.88 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 25.06
PEG Ratio 1.42
Current Year Est. 1.1
EPS Last Year 0.88
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.74
ABR (Last Week) 2.74
# of Recs in ABR 19
Average Target Price 25.93
Industry Rank by ABR 208 out of 217
Rank in Industry 11 out of 15
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WFMI
Zacks Equity Research: Report for WFMI
Jan 26, 2010
Zacks Blog: Kroger’s Earnings Drop
Dec 09, 2009
Zacks Blog: Healthy Results for Whole Foods
Nov 05, 2009
Zacks Blog: Winn-Dixie Turnaround Continues
Aug 26, 2009
Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers: Top Performer for Fri: Winn-Dixie (WINN)
Aug 21, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Computer Sciences Corp., Tim Hortons Inc., Whole Foods Market, Inc. and LINN Energy, LLC
Aug 18, 2009
Momentum: Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Aug 18, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Whole Foods, Winn-Dixie, Safeway, Pantry and TravelCenters of America
Aug 17, 2009
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NEWS
Whole Foods Market(R) Celebrates Parmigiano Reggiano(R)- A Cheese That Stands Alone
Feb 03, 2010
The Best Coffee Blends in America - TheStreet.com
Feb 02, 2010
Whole Foods Market & Customers Contribute $2.7 Million for Haiti Relief
Feb 01, 2010
Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Offers Guests theGrandest of Tasting Experiences at the Whole Foods Market GrandTasting Village
Feb 01, 2010
Haiti : Whole Foods Market(R) Customers Give $1 Million for Haiti Relief
Jan 27, 2010
Sibu Beauty's Line of Sea Buckthorn Berry-based Products Now Available at Select Whole Foods Markets
Jan 25, 2010
Whole Foods Market's Team Members Put Company on FORTUNE Magazine's '100 Best Companies To Work For' List for 13th Consecutive Year
Jan 21, 2010
Health Starts Here(TM) Launches at Whole Foods Market(R)
Jan 21, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
09/2010
Next Year
09/2011
Average Estimate 0.26 0.30 1.10 1.23
Number of Estimates 16 16 18 14
Low Estimates 0.24 0.27 1.04 1.13
High Estimate 0.29 0.33 1.15 1.30
Year Ago EPS 0.20 0.24 0.90 1.10
EPS Growth 30.94% 23.44% 22.35% 11.71%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Whole Foods Market is the largest purveyor of natural foods in the world. They own and operate the country's largest chain of natural food supermarkets. They are like an old-fashioned neighborhood grocery store, an organic farmer's market, a European bakery, a New York deli, and a modern supermarket all rolled into one! The Company also offers a wide variety of non-perishable natural products on its Web site at http://wholefoods.com.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM .88
Sales 8031.62
Net Income 146.7
Price/Earnings 31.35
Price/Book 2.38
Price/Cash Flow 9.22
Price/Sales .48


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