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45.17 (1y: +59%)

Market Cap	3.99 B	P/E(ttm)	24.60
Enterprise Value	3.67 B	P/B	7.60

WDR- NYSE (USA)
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.

Currently 3/5

Business Predictability Rank: 3-Star
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% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 11%.
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Market Cap $M	3,987	Revenue $M	1,202	Net Margin (%)	12.9	Z-Score	6.8
Enterprise Value $M	3,673	EPS $	1.8	Operating Margin %	25.8	F-Score	6
P/E(ttm))	24.6	Cash Flow Per Share $	2.9	Pre-tax Margin (%)	25.6	Higher ROA y-y	Y
Price/Book	7.6	10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	12.5	Quick Ratio	2.0	Cash flow > Earnings	Y
Price/Sales	3.2	5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	17.7	Current Ratio	2.3	Lower Leverage y-y	Y
Price/Cash Flow	11.4	y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	7.9	ROA % (ttm)	13.1	Higher Current Ratio y-y	N
Dividend Yield %	2.3	Insider Buy (3m)	0	ROE % (ttm)	29.6	Less Shares Outstanding y-y	N
Payout Ratio %	60.0	Shares Outstanding M	85.6	ROI % (ttm)	24.7	Gross Margin Increase y-y	Y

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 51.

Total Records: 24 Page:1 2

Ticker	Guru	Date	Action	Impact	Price Range (Average)*	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
WDR	David Dreman	2013-03-31	Reduce	-0.42%	$34.82 - $43.78 ($40.43)	$ 45.89	14%	Reduce -37.77%	687,811
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2013-03-31	Reduce	-0.04%	$34.82 - $43.78 ($40.43)	$ 45.89	14%	Reduce -25.44%	63,137
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2012-03-31	Add	0.08%	$25 - $33.02 ($28.25)	$ 45.89	62%	Add 51.21%	86,661
WDR	David Dreman	2011-12-31	Add	0.11%	$23.39 - $29.64 ($26.01)	$ 45.89	76%	Add 19.93%	1,172,597
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2011-12-31	Add	0.06%	$23.39 - $29.64 ($26.01)	$ 45.89	76%	Add 59.31%	57,310
WDR	Ray Dalio	2011-12-31	Sold Out	-0.02%	$23.39 - $29.64 ($26.01)	$ 45.89	76%	Sold Out	0
WDR	John Keeley	2011-09-30	Add	0.11%	$25.82 - $39.8 ($32.52)	$ 45.89	41%	Add 21.59%	1,088,250
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2011-09-30	Add	0.08%	$25.82 - $39.8 ($32.52)	$ 45.89	41%	Add 130.61%	35,973
WDR	Ray Dalio	2011-09-30	Buy	0.02%	$25.82 - $39.8 ($32.33)	$ 45.89	42%	New holding, 48689 sh.	48,689
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2011-06-30	Add	0.05%	$34.78 - $41.55 ($38.26)	$ 45.89	20%	Add 162.83%	15,599
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2011-03-31	Buy	0.07%	$34.82 - $42.06 ($38.25)	$ 45.89	20%	New holding, 5935 sh.	5,935
WDR	Mario Gabelli	2011-03-31	Reduce	-0.4%	$34.82 - $42.06 ($38.25)	$ 45.89	20%	Reduce -68.72%	616,400
WDR	Mario Gabelli	2010-09-30	Add	0.15%	$21.83 - $28.2 ($24.64)	$ 45.89	86%	Add 159.14%	2,169,300
WDR	David Dreman	2010-06-30	Add	0.16%	$22.55 - $39.05 ($31.25)	$ 45.89	47%	Add 32.24%	1,116,241
WDR	Mario Gabelli	2010-06-30	Reduce	-0.07%	$22.55 - $39.05 ($31.25)	$ 45.89	47%	Reduce -64.71%	837,100
WDR	David Dreman	2008-12-31	Add	0.05%	$9.43 - $15.14 ($13)	$ 45.89	253%	Add 33.5%	957,133
WDR	John Keeley	2008-09-30	Add	0.6%	$24.23 - $33.84 ($30.8)	$ 45.89	49%	Add 1554.23%	2,349,000
WDR	David Dreman	2008-06-30	Reduce	-0.05%	$31.78 - $36.88 ($34.4)	$ 45.89	33%	Reduce -25.51%	738,298
WDR	Meridian Funds	2007-12-31	Sold Out	-0.03%	$27.08 - $36.54 ($32.9)	$ 45.89	40%	Sold Out	0
WDR	David Dreman	2007-03-31	Add	0.05%	$22.27 - $27.12 ($24.8)	$ 45.89	85%	Add 147.72%	778,100
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Total Records: 24 Page:1 2

WDR is held by these Gurus:

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Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
WDR	John Keeley	2013-03-31	913,743	1.07	0.78	-2.18%
WDR	Mario Gabelli	2013-03-31	600,250	0.7	0.17	-4.96%
WDR	Joel Greenblatt	2013-03-31	63,137	0.07	0.14	-25.44%
WDR	David Dreman	2013-03-31	687,811	0.8	0.8	-37.77%

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WDR: Insider Buys/Sells

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)	Details
BLOSS BRENT K	SVP-Finance & Treasurer	2013-05-13	Sell	9,763	$43.42	5.69	view
REIMER RONALD C	Director	2013-03-22	Sell	6,371	$42.98	6.77	view
KOSLOFF ALAN W	Director	2013-03-22	Sell	9,615	$43.17	6.3	view
Avery Michael L	President	2013-03-21	Sell	10,000	$42.85	7.09	view
LOGUE DENNIS E	Director	2013-03-08	Sell	150	$42.33	8.41	view
STROHM MICHAEL D	SVP & COO	2013-02-11	Sell	38,340	$40.96	12.04	view
RAINES JAMES M	Director	2013-01-31	Sell	4,953	$39.28	16.83	view
SCHULTE DANIEL C	SVP & General Counsel	2013-01-31	Sell	27,001	$39.4	16.47	view
REIMER RONALD C	Director	2012-12-24	Sell	5,000	$35.39	29.67	view
STROHM MICHAEL D	SVP & COO	2012-12-14	Sell	30,871	$33.25	38.02	view

Press Releases about WDR:

Waddell & Reed Presenting at Citi Financial Services... 27 Feb 2013
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter... 29 Jan 2013
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results 31 Oct 2012
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Reschedules Third Quarter... 29 Oct 2012
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend... 20 Sep 2012

Quarterly/Annual Reports about WDR:

10-Q - WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC...: (10-Q) 02 Nov 2012
10-Q - WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC...: (10-Q) 02 May 2012
10-Q - WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC...: (10-Q) 27 Oct 2011
10-Q - WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC...: (10-Q) 28 Jul 2011
10-Q - WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC...: (10-Q) 28 Apr 2011

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Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K) Feb 25 2011

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (WDR) SVP & COO Michael D Strohm sells 21,000 Shares Feb 18 2011

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (WDR) CEO Henry J Herrmann sells 100,000 Shares Jun 23 2010

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (WDR) SVP & COO Michael D Strohm sells 42,178 Shares Mar 15 2010

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (WDR) CEO Henry J Herrmann sells 77,732 Shares Nov 03 2009

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Oct 27 2009

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