Amerigroup Corp (AGP)
Price: $71.46
Industry: Medical Care Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:30 EDT 2011 AGP Amerigroup Corp
$71.46
Power Gauge Rating
AGP - Neutral TM
Financial Metrics
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for AGP is neutral with very attractive financial metrics, very strong earnings performance, very bullish price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions. AGP's financial metrics are excellent due to a high return on equity.
Earnings Performance
AGP's financial metrics are excellent due to a high price to book value ratio. Price/Volume Activity
Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative trend resulting in a neutral rating.
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
No News Stories AGP Amerigroup Co..
N/A
News Sentiment :No News Story
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Very Bullish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
AGP's financial metrics are excellent. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and has high revenue per share.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, low price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
1.22
Price/Book
3.04
Return on Invest
21.8%
LT Debt/Equity
0.21
Price/Sales
0.61
Return on Equity
26.5%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Very Bullish
Earnings Growth
AGP's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a history of strong earnings growth and has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year, a relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
2,835.09
3,945.53
4,516.01
5,188.07
5,806.30
21.68%
39.17%
14.46%
14.88%
11.92%
$2.02
$2.16
$-0.96
$2.85
$5.40
98.04%
6.93%
-144.44%
396.88%
89.47%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$1.68
$1.10
-0.58
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$5.40
$4.47
-0.93
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
20.42%
15.00%
-5.42
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.84
$1.37
$0.53
1 Qtr Ago
$1.12
$1.59
$0.47
63.10
12/09
$0.69
$0.94
$0.43
$0.79
$2.85
41.96
12/10
$0.82
$1.31
$1.68
$1.59
$5.40
2 Qtr Ago
$0.81
$1.68
3 Qtr Ago
$0.62
$1.31
$0.87
107.41
12/11
$1.37
-
-
-
-
$0.69
111.29
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Very Bullish
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for AGP is very bullish. AGP has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and has a rising price trend.
Price Trend
The rank for AGP is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether AGP is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Volume Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
74.87
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
11.02%
Average Volume 20 Days
1,454,540
52 Week Low
31.29
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
35.93%
Average Volume 90 Days
968,391
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
54.80%
Expert Opinions
Value
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
5.73%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
33.78%
Factor
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
65%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about AGP are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for AGP and insiders are net buyers of AGP's stock.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for AGP is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a high short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Medical Care industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
1.10 1.10 Current
Current FY
4.46
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 1.09 1.10
+0.92% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 4.43
0.03
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Buy 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Buy
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
1
0
4
0
Curr Yr
1
0
4
0
Next Qtr
0
0
2
0
Next Yr
0
1
3
1
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for AGP
AGP's Competitors in Medical Care Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
AGP
20.42%
15.00%
5.05%
1.07
12.01
5,806
UNH
55.70%
12.12%
5.01%
0.97
11.49
94,155
CVH
13.07%
9.97%
3.83%
1.22
9.33
11,588
MHS
11.82%
14.00%
2.12%
1.13
17.36
65,968
AET
8.91%
10.25%
5.26%
0.95
10.79
34,246
HNT
3.05%
10.00%
0.58%
0.99
11.08
13,620
HUM
19.49%
8.00%
3.34%
1.40
10.81
33,868
WLP
6.06%
10.67%
5.03%
0.97
10.38
58,802
BRIEF: Two more Amerigroup Corp. directors sell shares - Dec 2, 2010 BRIEF: Amerigroup executive sells 2,700 shares - Nov 30, 2010
Company Details
Company Profile
AMERIGROUP CORP 4425 CORPORATION LANE SUITE 100 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462 USA Phone: 7574906900 Fax: 757-518-3600 Website: http://http://www.amerigroupcorp.co m Full Time Employees: 4,500 Sector: Medical
Amerigroup Corporation is a multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people who receive healthcare benefits through state-sponsored programs, including Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, and Family Care. CHIP programs provide healthcare coverage to children not otherwise covered by Medicaid or other insurance programs. Family Care extends coverage to uninsured adults and parents of CHIP or Medicaid-eligible children.
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