5 Health Care Provider Stocks to Sell Now

This week, the ratings of five Health Care Provider stocks on Portfolio Grader are down. Each of these rates a “D” (“sell”) or “F” overall (“strong sell”).

This week, Omnicare Inc. (NYSE:OCR) falls to a D (“sell”), worse than last week’s grade of C (“hold”). Omnicare provides geriatric pharmaceutical services. For Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategory of Earnings Momentum, OCR also gets an F. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 26.9. To get an in-depth look at OCR, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of OCR stock.

This week, VCA Antech (NASDAQ:WOOF) drops from a C to a D rating. VCA Antech is an animal healthcare company that provides veterinary services, diagnostic testing and medical technology products and services to the veterinary market. The stock also gets an F in Earnings Surprise. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WOOF stock.

PharMerica‘s (NYSE:PMC) rating weakens this week, dropping to a D versus last week’s C. PharMerica provides services to patients in hospitals and long term care settings. The stock also gets an F in Sales Growth. For a full analysis of PMC stock, visit Portfolio Grader.

Cross Country Healthcare‘s (NASDAQ:CCRN) rating falls this week to an F (“strong sell”), down from last week’s D (“sell”). Cross Country Healthcare provides healthcare staffing and outsourcing services to the healthcare market. The stock gets F’s in Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, and Earnings Revisions. The stock price has dropped 16.3% over the past month, worse than the 3.9% increase the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. To get an in-depth look at CCRN, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CCRN stock.

Chindex (NASDAQ:CHDX) gets weaker ratings this week as last week’s C drops to a D. Chindex provides healthcare services in China and internationally. The stock also rates an F in Cash Flow. The trailing PE Ratio for the stock is 62.8. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CHDX stock.

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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