Express Scripts (ESRX): Today's Featured Health Services Winner
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(
) pushed the Health Services industry higher today making it today's featured health services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Express Scripts rose $0.93 (1.4%) to $67.66 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3,939,819 shares of Express Scripts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4,537,200 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $66.20-$67.66 after having opened the day at $66.45 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $66.73. Other companies within the Health Services industry that increased today were:
(
), up 19.6%,
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), up 8.7%,
(
), up 7.7% and
(
), up 7.0%.
Express Scripts Holding Company provides a range of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services primarily in the United States and Canada. It offers healthcare management and administration services on behalf of its clients. Express Scripts has a market cap of $54.6 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 23.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Express Scripts a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Express Scripts
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Express Scripts Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
), down 7.3%,
(
), down 4.7%,
USMD Holdings
(
USMD
), down 4.3% and
(
), down 4.0% , were all laggards within the health services industry with
(
) being today's health services industry laggard.
- Use our health services section to find industry-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
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
(
) while those bearish on the health services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Health Care
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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