AthenaHealth Inc. (ATHN): Today's Featured Diversified Services Laggard
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) pushed the Diversified Services industry lower today making it today's featured Diversified Services laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, AthenaHealth fell $2.21 (-2.0%) to $110.18 on light volume. Throughout the day, 362,132 shares of AthenaHealth exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 534,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $109.75-$112.44 after having opened the day at $111.99 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $112.39. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that declined today were:
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), down 12.0%,
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), down 6.6%,
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), down 5.6% and
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), down 5.5%.
athenahealth, Inc., a business services company, provides ongoing billing, clinical-related, and other related services to medical group practices primarily in the United States. The company provides services through the athenaNet, a proprietary Internet-based practice management application. AthenaHealth has a market cap of $4.0 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 49.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate AthenaHealth a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
AthenaHealth
as a
. 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 and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and premium valuation.
- You can view the full AthenaHealth Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 36.5%,
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), up 35.7%,
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), up 7.8% and
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), up 7.2% , were all gainers within the diversified services industry with
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) being today's featured diversified services industry leader.
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