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ST JUDE MED INC (NYSE)
STJ 34.79 -0.01 (-0.03%) Vol.  2,405,549 16:01 ET

Day Low - High 34.48 - 35.09
52wk Low - High 24.98 - 41.96
Avg Volume 5,812,219
Industry MED PRODUCTS
Market Cap 12.11 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 14.37
PEG Ratio 1.05
Current Year Est. 2.42
EPS Last Year 2.38
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#3 Hold 7.53%
#4 Sell 2.01%
#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
S&P 500 8.70%
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ST JUDE MED INC STJ PREMIUM
QUIDEL CORP QDEL PREMIUM
CONCEPTUS INC CPTS PREMIUM
ORASURE TECH OSUR PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.80
ABR (Last Week) N/A
# of Recs in ABR 35
Average Target Price 39.57
Industry Rank by ABR 57 out of 217
Rank in Industry 25 out of 71
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR STJ
Zacks Blog: ATS Medical Reports In-Line
Nov 03, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, St. Jude Medical, Inc., Medtronic Inc. and Boston Scientific Corporation
Oct 22, 2009
Zacks Blog: St. Jude Beats Zacks Estimate
Oct 21, 2009
Zacks Blog: BSX Surpasses Estimates
Oct 20, 2009
Zacks Blog: Medtronic Starts a New Study
Oct 19, 2009
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NEWS
Stock research report available on St Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) from SmarTrend Analytics
Nov 06, 2009
Stock research report available on St Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) from SmarTrend Analytics
Nov 06, 2009
St. Jude Medical To Present at the 2009 Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference
Oct 30, 2009
St Jude Medical (STJ) Relatively Unchanged Yesterday And Showing Bearish Technicals Just Below Resistance
Oct 30, 2009
St Jude Medical Down 10% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommendation
Oct 28, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.62 0.65 2.42 2.72
Number of Estimates 26 17 29 30
Low Estimates 0.61 0.61 2.41 2.60
High Estimate 0.63 0.69 2.43 2.86
Year Ago EPS 0.59 0.57 2.31 2.42
EPS Growth 5.61% 13.73% 4.79% 12.53%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
St. Jude Medical, Inc. is dedicated to making life better for cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide through excellence in medical device technology and services. The Company has five major focus areas that include cardiac rhythm management, atrial fibrillation, cardiac surgery, cardiology and neuromodulation.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 2.38
Sales 4363.25
Net Income 393.12
Price/Earnings 14.62
Price/Book 3.37
Price/Cash Flow 11.86
Price/Sales 2.63


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