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Amedisys is Among the Companies in the Health Care Services Industry With the Lowest Relative Performance (AMED, DVA, MHS, LNCR, DGX)

Written on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 4:56am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Health Care Services industry as measured by lowest relative performance. This analysis was based on yesterday's trading activity as we search for stocks that could be relative bargains.
Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED) ranks first with a loss of 6.35%; DaVita (NYSE:DVA) ranks second with a loss of 2.03%; and Medco Health Solutions (NYSE:MHS) ranks third with a loss of 0.98%.
Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ:LNCR) follows with a loss of 0.38% and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) rounds out the top five with a gain of 0.34%.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of AMED and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on May 06, 2010 at $53.35. The stock has fallen 56% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: Amedisys relative performance

Ticker(s): AMED DVA MHS LNCR DGX

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