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AMERIGROUP Corp (AGP)

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A multi-state managed healthcare company focused on serving people who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs, including Medicaid, SCHIP, FamilyCare and SNP.

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Ticker Tags

Defensive (1457), Healthcare (711), Bought Competitor (13), Major 2005 Lawsuit (6), Optionable (25), Healthcare Providers and Services (125), Serial Acquirer (9), Founder CEO (23), Small Cap (1645)
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AMERIGROUP Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $24.90
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:01 PM
Open: $24.79
Previous Close: $24.45
Daily Range: $24.38 - $24.95
52-Week Range: $20.87 - $32.40
Volume: 343,342
Market Cap: $1.27B
P/E Ratio: 8.49
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Avatar RPMick (66.65) Submitted: 10/21/09 2:26 AM

Presents a compelling value while everyone is afraid of government involvement in health care as a whole.

If legislation is passed, more people forced into coverage should boost AGP's numbers as more small businesses seek plans for their employees.. If legislation doesn't pass, AGP is still the ...More

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Avatar GBIGD (< 20) Submitted: 10/30/08 9:48 AM

MY MODEL TELLS ME TO MAKE THIS PICK

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Avatar RPMick (66.65) Submitted: 10/21/09 2:26 AM : Outperform Start Price: $23.06 AGP Score: 9.65

Presents a compelling value while everyone is afraid of government involvement in health care as a whole.

If legislation is passed, more people forced into coverage should boost AGP's numbers as more small businesses seek plans for their employees.. If legislation doesn't pass, AGP is still the same company as it was before except discounted.

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Avatar greenwave3 (97.64) Submitted: 10/06/09 1:57 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.58 AGP Score: 13.35

If analysts see downside, I see upside.

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Avatar minnjim1 (81.70) Submitted: 9/18/09 11:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $24.24 AGP Score: 1.47

Value play, Obamacare play.

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Avatar Smittyh (71.18) Submitted: 8/01/09 10:50 AM : Outperform Start Price: $25.30 AGP Score: -9.48

No debt and $15.65/share cash,the price for AGP is around $9.00. That puts the true forward PE around 3. The reason for the loss last year was a settlement of $225M that should be over. I would like to see a dividend from this stock, but not likely going to happen.

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Avatar vil811 (27.59) Submitted: 2/21/09 3:21 PM : Outperform Start Price: $31.18 AGP Score: -59.56

Amerigroup manages Medicaid programs for a number of states.
They have done a reasonably good job at this, so more states will turn to this company to keep their Medicaid costs down. Keeping these costs down will be especially important during this current recession which is expected to last at least 2-3 years. Sell half at $40.

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