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Altria Group Inc:
S&P 500 Stocks With Biggest Gap Between Market Price, Estimate

By Wendy Soong

June 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following table shows the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index with the biggest gaps between their stock price and analysts’ average price estimates as of June 11.

The average estimate is based on data compiled by Bloomberg and reflects forecasts for the next 12 months, a period that varies among brokerage firms. Only companies that have at least four analyst target prices are included.


Positive Gap Percentage
                                         Total    Last  Average   1 Year
Tkr    Company Name              Gap%    TGT PX  Price Estimate  %Return
=========================================================================
LEN    LENNAR CORP-CL A          59.8       8     8.26    13.19    -42.3
LUV    SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO     57.5       7     6.69    10.54    -50.1
APOL   APOLLO GROUP INC-CL A     49.9      11    64.72    97.00     36.2
HRB    H&R BLOCK INC             40.7       4    15.81    22.25    -26.2
CIT    CIT GROUP INC             40.2       6     3.21     4.50    -62.6
SLM    SLM CORP                  38.0       6     8.57    11.83    -60.5
GME    GAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A     36.6      15    24.80    33.87    -41.7
HUM    HUMANA INC                34.7       9    29.36    39.56    -37.0
CEPH   CEPHALON INC              34.3      17    57.50    77.24    -16.1
RF     REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP    34.0      11     4.44     5.95    -65.7
HRS    HARRIS CORP               33.9       9    30.20    40.43    -39.5
CELG   CELGENE CORP              33.0      15    43.46    57.80    -26.7
AET    AETNA INC                 31.5       7    23.57    31.00    -47.0
FLIR   FLIR SYSTEMS INC          30.5      11    24.48    31.95    -32.7
AES    AES CORP                  28.9       5    10.47    13.50    -45.7
DTV    DIRECTV GROUP INC/THE     28.8      10    23.60    30.40    -14.7
VRSN   VERISIGN INC              28.6      11    19.40    24.95    -50.7
UNH    UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC    28.4      11    23.94    30.75    -25.6
BAC    BANK OF AMERICA CORP      28.3      18    13.06    16.75    -53.3
AYE    ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC      27.7      10    26.62    34.00    -49.0
BIG    BIG LOTS INC              26.9      10    22.93    29.10    -27.9
NOVL   NOVELL INC                26.5       5     4.19     5.30    -31.9
DVA    DAVITA INC                26.4       6    46.55    58.83     -6.1
AMT    AMERICAN TOWER CORP-CL    26.2      10    30.66    38.70    -27.6
DF     DEAN FOODS CO             26.2       6    18.49    23.33     -6.7
MU     MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC     25.6      15     5.63     7.07    -23.0
BAX    BAXTER INTERNATIONAL I    25.6       9    47.94    60.22    -18.9
CVS    CVS CAREMARK CORP         25.3      14    30.33    38.00    -25.9
GILD   GILEAD SCIENCES INC       25.3      19    44.59    55.89    -15.9
CTX    CENTEX CORP               25.4       7     8.63    10.82    -38.1
MO     ALTRIA GROUP INC          25.1       8    16.94    21.19    -11.6
LH     LABORATORY CRP OF AMER    24.7       8    61.06    76.12    -17.3
AIZ    ASSURANT INC              24.3       6    25.35    31.50    -61.1
MKC    MCCORMICK & CO-NON VTG    24.2       6    31.40    39.00    -14.0
DV     DEVRY INC                 24.2      12    46.11    57.25    -16.4
VLO    VALERO ENERGY CORP        23.8      13    18.05    22.35    -58.4
ESRX   EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC       23.6      16    62.39    77.12     -5.9
PEP    PEPSICO INC               23.4       7    53.37    65.86    -18.4
HIG    HARTFORD FINANCIAL SVC    23.2      12    14.34    17.67    -78.5
RX     IMS HEALTH INC            23.3       4    12.57    15.50    -44.9
PRU    PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL I    23.3      12    38.47    47.42    -40.7
CB     CHUBB CORP                22.8      12    41.48    50.92    -18.6
MHS    MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS    22.7      15    44.97    55.17     -5.3
CNP    CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC    22.4       5    10.62    13.00    -31.7
T      AT&T INC                  21.9      18    24.98    30.44    -27.1
THC    TENET HEALTHCARE CORP     21.7       9     3.50     4.26    -34.3
WMI    WASTE MANAGEMENT INC      21.7       6    28.77    35.00    -18.9
AMGN   AMGEN INC                 21.7      15    50.25    61.13     17.2
SYMC   SYMANTEC CORP             21.7      17    16.02    19.50    -19.1
FDX    FEDEX CORP                21.5       7    56.67    68.86    -34.3
IRM    IRON MOUNTAIN INC         21.4       5    28.33    34.40     -3.7
RAI    REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC     21.2       8    37.45    45.38    -22.1

Negative Gap Percentage
                                         Total    Last  Average   1 Year
Tkr    Company Name              Gap%    TGT PX  Price Estimate  %Return
=========================================================================
AKS    AK STEEL HOLDING CORP    -36.1       7    21.45    13.71    -69.6
SHLD   SEARS HOLDINGS CORP      -35.6       5    69.23    44.60    -13.2
ATI    ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES   -33.6       5    43.69    29.00    -28.3
ETFC   E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORP   -28.5       7     1.65     1.18    -52.9
AMD    ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES   -27.7      19     4.76     3.44    -31.3
X      UNITED STATES STEEL CO   -27.2       8    42.50    30.94    -74.6
JNS    JANUS CAPITAL GROUP IN   -23.5      10    12.36     9.45    -55.3
JBL    JABIL CIRCUIT INC        -22.4       8     7.64     5.93    -41.7
F      FORD MOTOR CO            -21.1       6     5.92     4.67      0.2
WFR    MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERI   -20.9      15    20.52    16.23    -66.7
ODP    OFFICE DEPOT INC         -20.4       9     4.96     3.95    -58.4
CSC    COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP   -20.0       8    44.86    35.88     -5.1
NSM    NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR   -19.2      13    14.36    11.61    -35.5
AN     AUTONATION INC           -18.2       6    18.12    14.83     34.1
MAS    MASCO CORP               -18.1       4    10.07     8.25    -36.8
RDC    ROWAN COMPANIES INC      -17.2      19    23.70    19.63    -46.8
NYX    NYSE EURONEXT            -16.8      11    30.21    25.14    -44.7
IGT    INTL GAME TECHNOLOGY     -16.6      12    16.64    13.87    -45.6
MAR    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL   -16.0       8    24.31    20.41    -12.8
HST    HOST HOTELS & RESORTS    -15.7      10     9.02     7.60    -39.1
AA     ALCOA INC                -15.5      12    12.20    10.31    -67.7
ROK    ROCKWELL AUTOMATION IN   -14.9       7    33.57    28.57    -33.4
EQ     EMBARQ CORP              -14.8       6    45.46    38.75      6.3
MOLX   MOLEX INC                -14.6       8    16.96    14.49    -33.8
ETN    EATON CORP               -14.4      12    49.38    42.25    -44.6
HOT    STARWOOD HOTELS & RESO   -14.3      11    25.02    21.45    -40.9
AIV    APARTMENT INVT & MGMT    -14.0       4    10.47     9.00    -53.6
CTXS   CITRIX SYSTEMS INC       -13.7      20    33.61    29.02      3.0
MOT    MOTOROLA INC             -13.6      16     6.90     5.96    -21.3
FCX    FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPE   -13.5      12    61.10    52.85    -48.4
PCAR   PACCAR INC               -13.4      11    34.22    29.64    -25.3
ICE    INTERCONTINENTALEXCHAN   -13.3      10   117.81   102.10      0.2
LM     LEGG MASON INC           -13.1      12    24.55    21.33    -49.9
CME    CME GROUP INC            -13.0       8   344.67   299.75     -8.3
AXP    AMERICAN EXPRESS CO      -12.6      13    25.52    22.31    -38.0
JNPR   JUNIPER NETWORKS INC     -12.1      17    23.99    21.09     -4.5
SE     SPECTRA ENERGY CORP      -11.8      12    17.66    15.57    -31.7
DYN    DYNEGY INC-CL A          -11.8       9     2.38     2.10    -74.8
TROW   T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC   -11.3      12    44.01    39.04    -20.0
ADBE   ADOBE SYSTEMS INC        -11.1      19    30.70    27.29    -24.8
HBAN   HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES    -11.0       7     4.26     3.79    -35.6
LSI    LSI CORP                 -11.0      11     5.09     4.53    -25.7
MEE    MASSEY ENERGY CO         -10.8      14    26.26    23.43    -65.7
RSH    RADIOSHACK CORP          -10.2      10    14.93    13.40     16.6
GT     GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER   -10.0       4    13.34    12.00    -37.7
NUE    NUCOR CORP                -9.8       9    49.57    44.72    -31.3
FAST   FASTENAL CO               -9.7       5    35.90    32.40    -21.5
PSA    PUBLIC STORAGE            -9.6       7    66.04    59.71    -17.9
AVB    AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES     -9.4      10    59.58    53.95    -31.8
BA     BOEING CO                 -9.4      13    50.91    46.12    -28.4

To contact the reporter on this story: Wendy Soong in New York at at csoong@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: June 11, 2009 14:49 EDT

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