Myriad Genetics Inc. (MYGN): Today's Featured Diversified Services Winner
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) pushed the Diversified Services industry higher today making it today's featured diversified services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Myriad Genetics rose $0.47 (1.7%) to $27.79 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1,114,394 shares of Myriad Genetics exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,971,300 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $27.04-$27.91 after having opened the day at $27.19 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.32. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 10.0%,
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), up 8.4%,
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), up 7.9% and
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), up 7.1%.
Myriad Genetics, Inc., a molecular diagnostic company, focuses on the development and marketing of predictive medicine, personalized medicine, and prognostic medicine tests primarily in the United States. Myriad Genetics has a market cap of $2.1 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 1.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Myriad Genetics a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Myriad Genetics
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Myriad Genetics Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 10.9%,
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), down 8.1%,
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), down 7.0% and
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), down 6.8% , were all laggards within the diversified services industry with
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) being today's diversified services industry laggard.
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