Watson Stock Hits New 52-Week High (WPI)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:WPI) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $88.58, above its previous 52-week high of $88.33 with 77,907 shares traded as of 10 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 1.1 million shares over the past 30 days.

Watson has a market cap of $11.06 billion and is part of the health care sector and drugs industry. Shares are up 44.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, sale, and distribution of generic and brand pharmaceutical products in the United States, western Europe, Canada, Australasia, Asia, South America, and South Africa. The company has a P/E ratio of 26.9, below the average drugs industry P/E ratio of 70.5 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Watson as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full Watson Ratings Report.

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