HCA Holdings Inc (HCA): Today's Featured Health Services Winner

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HCA Holdings (HCA) pushed the Health Services industry higher today making it today's featured health services winner. The industry as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, HCA Holdings rose 38 cents (1.1%) to $35.79 on average volume. Throughout the day, 6.3 million shares of HCA Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.5 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $35.15-$35.98 after having opened the day at $35.50 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $35.41. Other companies within the Health Services industry that increased today were: CombiMatrix Corporation (CBMX), up 136%, NeuroMetrix (NURO), up 29.2%, NeuroMetrix (NUROD), up 29.2%, and CAS Medical Systems (CASM), up 5.8%.

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HCA Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. HCA Holdings has a market cap of $16.07 billion and is part of the health care sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 9.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 20.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate HCA Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates HCA Holdings as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins.

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On the negative front, Urologix (ULGX), down 10.7%, Symmetry Medical (SMA), down 9.4%, LipoScience (LPDX), down 7.1%, and Nanosphere (NSPH), down 6.9%, were all laggards within the health services industry with Aetna (AET) being today's health services industry laggard.

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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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