Span - America Medical Systems (SPAN)

17.51 +0.01  +0.06%  Jun 01, 3:07PM Go Pro
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Span - America Medical Systems Return on Equity: 17.27%

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SPAN Return on Equity Rankings

Overall 78th percentile 874 of 4056
Sector 79th percentile 96 of 460 in Healthcare
Industry 80th percentile 14 of 70 in Medical Appliances & Equipment

SPAN Return on Equity Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 13.68% Sep 2007
Maximum 31.37% Sep 2008
Average 21.32%

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SPAN News

Span-America Raises Dividend for 13th Straight Year: http://stks.co/3tH8 $SPAN
about 14 days ago by DynamicDividend
Span-America Declares Cash Dividend
Feb 16, 3:39PM Business Wire
$SPAN filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/2OsC
about 108 days ago by MarketBrief
$SPAN filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/1yiC
about 135 days ago by MarketBrief
$SPAN filed latest Annual Report http://stks.co/1j7d
about 154 days ago by MarketBrief
Span-America acquires M.C. Healthcare Products
Dec 09, 12:38PM theflyonthewall.com
$SPAN Acquires MC Healthcare Products
about 175 days ago by Benzinga
Span-America Declares Cash Dividend
Nov 10, 8:00AM Business Wire
$SPAN, on the other hand, has a 3% dividend and a single digit forward P/E...something to consider.
about 272 days ago by MOFinancial
Span-America Declares Cash Dividend
Jul 29, 7:30AM Business Wire
Span-America ups dividend by 10%. Yields 2.84% with a 12 year dividend growth streak. (Div +340% since 2000.) http://goo.gl/eDxps / $SPAN
about 399 days ago by DynamicDividend
Weekly Dividend Stock Evaluations: http://goo.gl/hvxcj $AA $BCE $BDX $BG $CAT $CL $CLF $COV $ENSG $FUL $GE $HCBK $KMB $MHP $PG $SPAN $SWK
about 488 days ago by DynamicDividend
$SPAN 2010 year in review. still throwing off cash but facing strong headwinds. closing position http://bit.ly/gGdg9g
about 498 days ago by asues
$SPAN Q3 Recap - stock took a hit after disappointing quarterly numbers, but seems poised for solid Q4 & year http://bit.ly/aXMQMx
about 668 days ago by asues
new post: $SPAN Q2 results. 82 consecutive quarterly dividends &amp; special dividend. stock still undervalued http://bit.ly/9DHn9z
about 738 days ago by asues
Bah - didn't notice how low the avg volume on $SPAN has been - buying that today may come back to bite me
about 787 days ago by Stargazer71
Thinking of maybe picking up some $SPAN today... hmm...
about 787 days ago by Stargazer71

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