Celgene Corporation (CELG): Today's Featured Health Care Winner
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) pushed the Health Care sector higher today making it today's featured health care winner. The sector as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Celgene Corporation rose $1.35 (1.1%) to $120.26 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2,295,930 shares of Celgene Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,133,800 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $118.93-$121.13 after having opened the day at $119.00 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $118.91. Other companies within the Health Care sector that increased today were:
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), up 18.2%,
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), up 13.9%,
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), up 12.3% and
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), up 12.3%.
Celgene Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes therapies for the treatment of cancer and immune-inflammatory related diseases in the United States, Europe, and other countries. Celgene Corporation has a market cap of $48.8 billion and is part of the drugs industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 35.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 51.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 23 analysts that rate Celgene Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Celgene Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Celgene Corporation Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 61.6%,
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), down 39.8%,
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), down 25.1% and
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), down 12.1% , were all laggards within the health care sector with
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) being today's health care sector laggard.
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Health Care Select Sector SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the health care sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Health Care
(
).
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