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SPHERION CORP (NYSE)
SFN 6.98 0.26 (3.87%) Vol.  916,396 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 6.75 - 7.21
52wk Low - High 1.12 - 7.21
Avg Volume 331,166
Industry BUSINESS SERVICES
Market Cap 341.79 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 80.64
PEG Ratio 5.38
Current Year Est. .08
EPS Last Year 0.00
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# 3Hold14%
# 4Sell3.97%
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BLACK DIAMND GP T.BDI PREMIUM
BARRETT BUS SVS BBSI PREMIUM
DIAMOND MGMT&TE DTPI PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.00
ABR (Last Week) 2.00
# of Recs in ABR 6
Average Target Price 9.50
Industry Rank by ABR 74 out of 217
Rank in Industry 20 out of 49
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR SFN
Zacks Equity Research: Report for SFN
Feb 08, 2010
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NEWS
Technisource Survey: IT Workers Confident in Fourth Quarter
Feb 07, 2010
Spherion: The Trend Continues Higher (SFN)
Feb 06, 2010
U.S. Employment Report: Employee Confidence Index Edges Up in January
Feb 05, 2010
Conference Calls Today: 9-9:35 A.M. EST
Feb 04, 2010
Spherion Announces Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Feb 03, 2010
Tuesday Midday Sector Leaders: Residential Construction, Staffing & Outsourcing Services
Feb 02, 2010
Tatum to Merge with Spherion
Feb 02, 2010
Spherion Announces Acquisition of CFO Executive Services Firm Tatum
Feb 01, 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 -0.04 0.02 0.10 0.41
Number of Estimates 6 6 6 4
Low Estimates -0.07 -0.01 -0.05 0.34
High Estimate -0.02 0.05 0.20 0.55
Year Ago EPS -0.08 0.01 0.00 0.10
EPS Growth 47.92% 83.33% N/A% 296.77%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Spherion Corporation is a human capital management company. Spherion helps companies efficiently deploy human capital to improve their bottom line. Unlike any other company, they offer a unique model of consulting, diagnosing and implementing solutions in the areas of staffing, recruiting, technology and outsourcing. (Press Release)

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 0
Sales 1710.88
Net Income -6.33
Price/Earnings N/A
Price/Book .99
Price/Cash Flow 1.8
Price/Sales .2


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