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Opinion on  Healthways Inc. (HWAY)     Sector: Healthcare  >  Industry: Healthcare Facilities
Healthways Inc.

Aug 09, 2008 06:09 PM GMT
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Return Risk
-24.55% HIGH
Principal

Analyst Recommendation  

The company’s market is disease management and in the current Salmonella/E-Coli environment it has strong potential for growth. Ranked at #60 in the Forbes list it has a 42% growth rate; a P/E Ratio of 23.08 and an EPS of $1.32 per share. It is currently trading off its projected 1 yr. target of $40.00 per share and is a premium at a discounted $30.39 per share. A covered call investing position for HWAY with August expiration currently has a potential return of 2.6% with 13.2% downside protection.

Analysts'
 Recommendation:
Buy  
    30 Days Ago: Buy  

  Analysts' Target: $43  

Analysts' Targets
 BWS Financial $40 
    Hold
    Wednesday, March 19, 2008

 BWS Financial $40 
    Hold
    Wednesday, March 19, 2008

 Broadpoint Capital $42 
    Buy
    Monday, March 03, 2008

 Dougherty & Co. $50 
    Buy
    Wednesday, February 27, 2008

 Lehman Brothers $36 
    Equal-weight
    Wednesday, February 27, 2008

 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & C $45 
    Outperform
    Tuesday, February 26, 2008


HWAY:  This call was made on 08/09/08 @ $26.83
Rating:   Positive   $26.83 (08/09/08)
Gain/Loss:   -36.68% in 469 days
Target:   $50.00 (+86.36%) in > one year


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