Sterne Agee Reiterates Neutral, $53 PT on Cash America

Sterne Agee maintains its Neutral rating and $53 target price on Cash America CSH as the company pre-releases below expectations. Sterne Agee says, "CSH indicated after the close yesterday that it expected to report full-year EPS of $4.25. Based on year-to-date September reported EPS of $3.07, this suggests 4Q EPS of $1.18 to $1.20 (rounding). This is below consensus EPS for the quarter of $1.35 and our estimate of $1.33. Consensus estimates for the quarter ranged between $1.33 and $1.40. In 4Q10 the company reported EPS of $1.10." CSH closed at $44.10 per share on Tuesday.