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WellCare Health Plans Inc. (WCG): Today's Featured Health Services Loser

By TheStreet Wire 06/19/12 - 05:01 PM EDT

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WellCare Health Plans (WCG) pushed the Health Services industry lower today making it today's featured Health Services loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, WellCare Health Plans fell 52 cents (-1%) to $52.14 on average volume. Throughout the day, 983,409 shares of WellCare Health Plans exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 880,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $51.95-$53.15 after having opened the day at $52.95 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $52.66. Other company's within the Health Services industry that declined today were: Tengion (TNGN), down 15.8%, Sunshine Heart (SSH), down 9.9%, Oculus Innovative (OCLS), down 8.4%, and Biolase (BIOL), down 6%.

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. provides managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs in the United States. WellCare Health Plans has a market cap of $2.22 billion and is part of the health care sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 7.6, equal to the average health services industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 1.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are three analysts that rate WellCare Health Plans a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and eight rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates WellCare Health Plans as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

You can view the full WellCare Health Plans Ratings Report.

On the positive front, Response Genetics (RGDX), up 12.6%, Winner Medical Group (WWIN), up 7.3%, Dehaier Medical Systems (DHRM), up 7.3%, and TranS1 (TSON), up 7.3%, were all gainers within the health services industry with WellPoint (WLP) being today's featured health services industry winner.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the health services industry could consider Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) while those bearish on the health services industry could consider ProShares Ultra Short Health Care (RXD).

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