The accompanying table (click to enlarge) includes 39 companies in the ETF Innovators (ETFI) Emerging Diagnostics Index of U.S.-listed stocks with market caps of $10-$200M. The index includes diabetes care device makers such as DexCom (DXCM), personalized medicine lab service providers such as Clarient (CLRT), clinical diagnostic test developers such as OraSure (OSUR), diagnostic imaging service providers such as Virtual Radiologic (VRAD), diagnostic equipment makers such as Vision Sciences (VSCI), and genetic[More...]
Standard & Poor’s describes the Midcap 400 Index (pdf) as “the most widely used index for mid-sized
companies” ranging in market capitalization from $1 billion to $4.5 billion.
S&P must have drafted that specification in better markets. Now, more than 1 in 8 Midcap 400 constituents have a market capitalization below $500 million, and many are [...]
The accompanying table presents 10 small and micro-cap companies from a variety of industries which are trading at value parameters, with average valuations for the group of 0.54X trailing 12-month sales, 0.44X enterprise value to sales, 0.88X book value, and 8.7X trailing 12-month earnings. The iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Value ETF (IWN) has lost about 39% in the past year and serves as a useful ETF benchmark comparison for these companies. Healthcare – Diagnostics: Home Diagnostics (HDIX) is a maker of blood glucose monitoring systems and supplies under the TRUE and Prestige[More...]
Money managers clean up portfolio holdings before the end of their tax year. Over 48% of US mutual funds close their books between late October and December. Managers sell stocks with large losses to avoid reporting them on their year-end report to shareholders. This causes downward pressure on stocks trading within ...
Long thought to be an industry that could be banked on for stability by defensive investors during periods of turmoil, the healthcare industry should now be carefully navigated.
Two sectors within the industry that are worth noting right now are healthcare…
Companies featured in this segment: DuPont (NYSE:DD), Danisco (CPH:DCO), Affymetrix Incorporated (NASDAQ:AFFX), Alexander Mining plc (LSE:AXM), China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (NYSE:SNP), ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Robbins & Myers Incorporated (NYSE:RBN), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A)