Urs Corp (URS)
Price: $36.18
Industry: Construction-Building Services Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011 URS Urs Corp
$36.18
Power Gauge Rating
URS - Very Bullish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for URS is very bullish due to very attractive financial metrics, very strong earnings performance, very bullish price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
URS's financial metrics are excellent due to a low price to book value and low price to sales ratio.
Earnings Performance
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral URS Urs Corp
November 16, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for URS is neutral. Stories concerning URS have a balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
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
URS's financial metrics are excellent. The company may be undervalued and has high revenue per share.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a low price to book value, low 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
TTM
Current Ratio
1.67
Price/Book
0.80
Return on Invest
5.9%
LT Debt/Equity
0.15
Price/Sales
0.31
Return on Equity
6.8%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Very Bullish
Earnings Growth
URS's earnings performance has been very strong. The company is priced relatively low compared to next year's projected EPS and has a stable 5 year earnings trend.
Earnings Surprise
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, worse than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
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
4,240.15
5,383.01
10,086.29
9,249.09
9,177.05
8.23%
26.95%
87.37%
-8.30%
-0.78%
$2.23
$2.39
$2.68
$3.31
$3.56
26.70%
7.17%
12.13%
23.51%
7.55%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$0.75
$0.98
+0.23
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$3.56
$3.63
+0.07
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
22.70%
11.75%
-10.95
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.99
$0.98
$-0.01
1 Qtr Ago
$0.92
$0.86
$-0.06
-1.01
12/09
$0.93
$1.17
$0.80
$0.41
$3.31
-6.52
12/10
$1.17
$0.76
$0.87
$0.75
$3.55
2 Qtr Ago
$0.84
$0.79
3 Qtr Ago
$0.90
$0.87
$-0.05
-5.95
12/11
$0.79
$0.87
$-8.05
-
-
$-0.03
-3.33
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 URS is very bullish. URS is experiencing sustained buying and has a rising price trend.
Price Trend
The rank for URS is based on positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend and a positive Chaikin price trend ROC.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether URS is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
47.41
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
52 Week Low
28.46
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
-16.23%
Value
Factor
7.77%
Average Volume 20 Days
712,259
-15.79%
Average Volume 90 Days
758,960
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
Expert Opinions
Volume Activity
5.41%
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
59%
-10.51%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about URS are very positive. Shorting of URS is low and insiders are net buyers of URS's stock.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for URS is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a low short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock and optimistic analyst opinions.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.98 0.93 Current
Current FY
3.63
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.98 0.93
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 3.62
0.01
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
0
0
6
4
Curr Yr
0
0
3
4
Next Qtr
0
0
1
1
Next Yr
0
0
1
6
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for URS
URS's Competitors in Construction-Building Services Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
EnergySolutions on Team Awarded $417 Million Waste Management Con - Jun 6, 2011
URS
22.70%
11.75%
-4.56%
0.85
10.35
9,177
JEC
8.84%
13.50%
3.14%
1.01
15.62
10,382
URS 1Q profit falls without 2010 tax break - May 10, 2011
ACM
17.54%
14.77%
3.43%
0.55
9.05
8,037
5.43%
17.50%
-2.96%
0.68
41.65
5,938
FLR
10.52%
14.50%
2.49%
1.14
17.43
20,849
KBR
2.79%
12.00%
4.92%
0.74
11.61
10,099
18.68%
12.00%
3.42%
1.11
14.93
4,068
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Company Details
Company Profile
URS CORP STE 500 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 USA Phone: 4157742700 Fax: 415-398-1905 Website: http://http://www.urscorp.com Full Time Employees: 47,000 Sector: Construction
URS Corporation offers a broad range of planning, design, and program and construction management services for transportation, hazardous waste, industrial processing and petrochemical, general building and water/wastewater projects. The company operates in countries with employees providing engineering services to federal, state and local governmental agencies as well as private clients in the chemical, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, forest products, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. (PRESS RELEASE)
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