Express Scripts (ESRX): Today's Featured Health Services Winner
The
industry closed the day up 0.7%.
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),
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),
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) were all winners today within the health services industry with
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) being today's featured health services winner. Express Scripts rose 94 cents (2%) to $46.70 on average volume. Throughout the day, 9.2 million shares of Express Scripts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9.9 million shares.
Express Scripts Inc. provides a range of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services in North America. Express Scripts has a market cap of $18.8 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.2, above the average health services industry P/E ratio of 15.8 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 15.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Express Scripts as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, revenue growth, notable return on equity and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Express Scripts Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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Five Star Quality Care Incorporated
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),
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), and
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) were all losers within the health services industry with
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) being today's health services industry Loser Spotlight stock.
- 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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