Tuesday's Health Winners & Losers
NutriSystem
(NTRI) - Get Nutrisystem, Inc. Report
plunged 10% in heavy trading as a long-running selloff in the weight-loss company accelerated. The stock has dropped 22% in two weeks as
technical sell signals have been struck. Shares dropped $4.83 to $53.01.
Odyssey Healthcare
(ODSY)
dropped 7% after the hospice operator issued subpar 2007 guidance. Shares fell $1 to $12.12.
ICU Medical
(ICUI) - Get ICU Medical Inc. Report
sank 6% after the critical care company issued disappointing guidance for the coming year. Shares slid $2.52 to $37.50.
Theragenics
(TGX)
soared 19% after swinging to a fourth-quarter profit. Shares rose 66 cents to $4.12.
Wyeth
(WYE)
dropped 2% after posting a 17% rise in fourth-quarter earnings. Shares fell 96 cents to $49.64.
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Among healthcare stocks gaining ground Tuesday,
Amgen
(AMGN) - Get Amgen Inc. Report
rose 94 cents to $70.91,
Elan
(ELN)
added 13 cents to $12.43 and
Biogen
(BIIB) - Get Biogen Inc. Report
tacked on 33 cents to $48.01.
Among decliners,
Merck
(MRK) - Get Merck & Company Inc. Report
slid 55 cents to $44.96 and
Cephalon
(CEPH)
gave up 38 cents to $73.85.
