3 Health Care Provider Stocks to Sell Now

For the current week, the overall ratings of three Health Care Provider stocks are worse, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a “D” (“sell”) or “F” overall (“strong sell”).

This week, Health Management Associates (NYSE:HMA) falls to a D (“sell”), worse than last week’s grade of C (“hold”). Health Management Associates operates general acute care hospitals in rural communities located primarily in the southeastern and southwestern United States. The stock price has dropped 10.1% over the past month, worse than the 1.8% decrease the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. To get an in-depth look at HMA, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of HMA stock.

Magellan Health Services (NASDAQ:MGLN) experiences a ratings drop this week, going from last week’s C to a D. Magellan Health Services coordinates and manages the delivery of behavioral healthcare treatment services.

For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MGLN stock.

This is a rough week for PharMerica (NYSE:PMC). The company’s rating falls to D from the previous week’s C. PharMerica provides services to patients in hospitals and long term care settings. The stock also rates an F in Sales Growth. For a full analysis of PMC stock, visit Portfolio Grader.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.


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