MEG - Sector: Services --- Industry: Publishing - Newspapers

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Media General, Inc.
333 E Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
United States - Map
Phone: 804-649-6000
Fax: 804-649-6898
Web Site: http://www.media-general.com

DETAILS  
Index Membership: N/A
Sector: Services
Industry: Publishing - Newspapers
Full Time Employees: 6,900


BUSINESS SUMMARY  
Media General, Inc., a communications company, provides news, information, and entertainment through various channels in the United States. It operates in three segments: Publishing, Broadcast, and Interactive Media. The Publishing segment offers daily and Sunday newspapers in Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, and South Carolina. It publishes 24 daily newspapers, including The Tampa Tribune, Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Winston-Salem Journal; and approximately 275 weekly newspapers and other targeted publications. The Broadcast segment owns and operates 19 network-affiliated television stations. The Interactive Media segment primarily provides online news, information, and entertainment. This segment comprises approximately 75 interactive enterprises, as well as a minority investment. The company has a strategic alliance with Yahoo, Inc. to deliver classified advertising to consumers. Media General, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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80% move up since December 26, 2008
Not bad, let's take a watch !

52wk Range: 1.29 - 27.18
Volume: 829,042
Avg Vol (3m): 389,352

Technicals
Last Price Quote is:
67.57%above 13-day MA
-18.49%below 50-day MA
RS Rating: 4 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $59.21 
P/E Ratio: 226.47 
PEG Ratio: N/A 
Next Earnings: 01/22/2009
Last Analyst Rating: Neutral

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Break through the 200-day MA...

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Media General, Crocs and FBL Financial Group lead small-cap percentage gainers
On Friday August 7, 2009, 11:12 am EDT

Media General Inc. (NYSE:MEG), Crocs Inc. (NasdaqGS:CROX) and FBL Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:FFG) are among the  lead small-cap percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Brooks Automation Inc. (NasdaqGS:BRKS), 51Job Inc. (NasdaqGS:JOBS), Knot Inc. (NasdaqGS:KNOT), Saga Communications Inc. (AMEX:SGA), Obagi Medical Products Inc (NasdaqGS:OMPI) and AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE:AHS).

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updated chart look...


52wk Range: 1.25 - 27.18
Volume: 1,251,637
Avg Vol (3m): 280,495

Technicals
Percentage Gainer

Last Price Quote is:
62.41%above 13-day MA
123.68%above 50-day MA
RS Rating: 97 

Fundamentals
Key Data:
Market Cap (M): $106.17 
P/E Ratio: 226.47 
PEG Ratio: N/A 
Next Earnings: 10/08/2009
Last Analyst Rating: Neutral