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Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD): Today's Featured Health Care Winner

By TheStreet Wire 08/14/12 - 05:00 PM EDT

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Gilead (GILD) pushed the Health Care sector higher today making it today's featured health care winner. The sector as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Gilead rose 94 cents (1.7%) to $57.57 on average volume. Throughout the day, 5.5 million shares of Gilead exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.6 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $56.77-$57.82 after having opened the day at $56.98 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $56.63. Other companies within the Health Care sector that increased today were: ERBA Diagnostics (ERB), up 27.9%, AEterna Zentaris (AEZS), up 19.4%, Cormedix (CRMD), up 14.8%, and Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA), up 14.1%.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes human therapeutics for the treatment of life threatening diseases worldwide. Gilead has a market cap of $42.99 billion and is part of the drugs industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.2, above the average drugs industry P/E ratio of 17.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 38.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 19 analysts that rate Gilead a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Gilead as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, attractive valuation levels, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

You can view the full Gilead Ratings Report.

On the negative front, Response Genetics (RGDX), down 19.4%, Escalon Medical Corporation (ESMC), down 17.4%, Tengion (TNGN), down 15.2%, and Senesco Technologies (SNT), down 12.9%, were all laggards within the health care sector with Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) being today's health care sector laggard.

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

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