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Monday, December 7, 2009, 5:24PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed. Dow Up 0.01% Nasdaq Down 0.22%
Nanosphere, Inc. (NSPH)At 4:00PM ET: 6.32  Up 0.04 (0.64%)  
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NSPHABTLIFEPvt1Industry
Market Cap:174.74M83.00B9.03BN/A86.99M
Employ­ees:11672,0009,700N/A166
Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy):157.40%3.50%121.40%N/A14.60%
Revenue (ttm):1.70M29.92B2.95BN/A44.63M
Gross Margin (ttm):N/A58.31%64.07%N/A55.57%
EBITDA (ttm):-30.53M8.64B818.22MN/A750.99K
Oper Margins (ttm):-1,987.97%22.32%15.72%N/A2.30%
Net Income (ttm):-34.22M5.60B7.87MN/AN/A
EPS (ttm):-1.5393.6910.049N/AN/A
P/E (ttm):N/A14.541033.06N/A19.25
PEG (5 yr expected):N/A1.271.5N/A1.51
P/S (ttm):102.182.783.06N/A2.15
ABT = Abbott Laboratories
LIFE = Life Technologies Corporation
Pvt1 = Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. (privately held)
Industry = Medical Instruments & Supplies

HEALTH CARE SERVICES COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES 
CompanySymbolPriceChangeMarket CapP/E
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPrivate - View Profile
Blue Cross and Blue Shield AssociationPrivate - View Profile
UK National Health ServicePrivate - View Profile
Unitedhealth Group, Inc.UNH28.303.06%32.89B9.36
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Private - View Profile
Caremark Pharmacy ServicesPrivate - View Profile
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Private - View Profile
HCA Inc.Private - View Profile
WellPoint Inc.WLP54.791.69%25.11B11.55
Aetna Inc.AET29.893.14%12.96B10.45
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NEWS ON DIRECT COMPETITORS 
ABTBEHIND THE MONEY: December is Dividend Investing Month
Mon 2:52pm - at CNBC
ABTJeff Saut: Will the Upside Continue Into Year-End?
Mon 10:00am - at Minyanville.com
ABTSanford Bernstein Sees Gain For Generics Under Health Care Reform Bill Resulting In Margin Expansion For PBMs
Mon 8:06am - Wall Street Transcript
LIFEApplied Biosystems Debuts Industry's First Acoustic Flow Cytometer
Mon 7:30am - Business Wire
LIFELiving the Good Second Life
Fri, Dec 4 - FOX Business Now
ABTProspecting for Stocks: Oculus Innovative Sciences
Fri, Dec 4 - at Motley Fool
ABTConsumer advocate asks FDA to ban weight loss pill
Thu, Dec 3 - AP
ABTUPDATE - US consumer group asks FDA to ban Abbott diet drug
Thu, Dec 3 - at Reuters
LIFEBehind the Business: 3 Questions for Vical
Thu, Dec 3 - at Motley Fool
LIFELuminex Posts Loss
Mon, Nov 30 - Zacks.com
LIFEInvestorSoup.com Issues Technical Trading Outlook for ARCA biopharma Inc.
Wed, Nov 25 - GlobeNewswire
LIFEUncertainty Breeds Opportunity in Specialty Pharma Stock Pick From Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst
Fri, Nov 20 - Wall Street Transcript
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