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Research Summary Important Disclaimer Information
Number of brokers
recommending as:
Strong Buy 4
Moderate Buy 3
Hold 11
Moderate Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Average Recommendation
(Strong Buy) 1.00 - 5.00 (Strong Sell)
This Week 2.33
Last Week 2.35
Change 0.0
Covering Brokers
Earnings Per Share
Last Quarter (Sep 1999) 1.27
Surprise 9.48 %

Consensus Estimates
This Quarter (Dec 99) 1.21
This Year (Dec 99) 4.62
Next Year 5.46
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Earnings Estimates & Recommendations

This Quarter
(Dec 99) Next Quarter
(Mar 00) This Year
(Dec 99) Next Year
(Dec 00)
Number of brokers
recommending as:
Months Ago
0
1
2
3
Strong Buy
Moderate Buy
Hold
Moderate Sell
Strong Sell

Mean* 4
3
11
0
0
2.33 3
4
10
0
0
2.35
5
3
7
0
0
2.10
5
3
7
0
0
2.10
* (strong buy) 1.00 - 5.00 (strong sell)

Industry: MED-HMO
Ranked 10 of 17

Earnings Date (Approx.): 28-Oct-99
Earnings Estimates
Avg Estimate
# of Analysts
Low Estimate
High Estimate
Year Ago EPS
EPS Growth

1.21
13
1.17
1.25
0.98
23.16 %

1.25
6
1.01
1.36
1.08
16.05 %

4.62
19
4.45
4.70
3.79
21.90 %

5.46
18
4.32
5.95
4.62
18.18 %
Consensus EPS Trend
Current
7 Days Ago
30 Days Ago
60 Days Ago
90 Days Ago

1.21
1.21
1.21
1.20
1.21

1.25
1.25
1.31
1.35
1.35

4.62
4.62
4.53
4.53
4.53

5.46
5.46
5.59
5.60
5.60

Earnings Growth

Last 5 Years This Year
(Dec 99) Next Year
(Dec 00) Next 5 Years Price/Earn
(Dec 99) PEG Ratio
(Dec 99)
Aetna Inc
MED-HMO
S&P 500 1.7 %
-2.5 %
10.3 % 21.9 %
5.4 %
11.3 % 18.2 %
26.1 %
10.1 % 13.1 %
15.1 %
7.5 % 12.4
13.2
28.0 0.57
2.44
2.48

	Last 5 Years	This Year (Dec 99)	Next Year (Dec 00)	Next 5 Years	Price/Earn (Dec 99)	PEG Ratio (Dec 99)
Aetna Inc MED-HMO S&P 500	1.7 % -2.5 % 10.3 %	21.9 % 5.4 % 11.3 %	18.2 % 26.1 % 10.1 %	13.1 % 15.1 % 7.5 %	12.4 13.2 28.0	0.57 2.44 2.48

Earnings History

Sep 1998 Dec 1998 Mar 1999 Jun 1999 Sep 1999
Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Surprise 0.95
0.96
0.01
1.05 % 0.95
0.98
0.03
3.16 % 1.01
1.08
0.07
6.93 % 1.09
1.10
0.01
0.92 % 1.16
1.27
0.11
9.48 %

	Sep 1998	Dec 1998	Mar 1999	Jun 1999	Sep 1999
Estimate Actual Difference % Surprise	0.95 0.96 0.01 1.05 %	0.95 0.98 0.03 3.16 %	1.01 1.08 0.07 6.93 %	1.09 1.10 0.01 0.92 %	1.16 1.27 0.11 9.48 %

Research Abstracts - Aetna Inc NYSE:AET
29-Oct-1999 - Aetna Inc. - Pittsburgh Institutional Inc. on 29-Oct-99 - Zacks
8-May-1998 - Aetna Inc. - Janney Montgomery Scott on 8-May-98 - Zacks
6-May-1998 - Aetna Inc. - Pittsburgh Institutional Inc. on 6-May-98 - Zacks

Covering Brokers
Argus Research, CIBC World Markets, Conning and Co., Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corp., Fox-Pitt Kelton Inc., Goldis Pittsburg Institutional Services Inc., Goldman Sachs and Co., ING Baring Furman Selz LLC., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Langen McAlenney, Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch and Co., Nationsbank Montgomery Securities, Nutmeg Securities Ltd., Paine Webber Inc., Prudential Securities Inc., S G Cowen Securities Corp., Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Warburg Dillon Reed

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