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Relatively High Volatility Detected in Shares of Physicians Formula Holdings in the Personal Products Industry (FACE, RDEN, MED, IPAR, HLF)

Written on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 6:39am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Personal Products industry as measured by beta. Higher-beta stocks mean greater volatility and are therefore generally considered to be riskier but also may provide the potential for higher returns.
Physicians Formula Holdings (NASDAQ:FACE) ranks first with a beta of 1.4; Elizabeth Arden (NASDAQ:RDEN) ranks second with a beta of 1.4; and Medifast (NYSE:MED) ranks third with a beta of 1.3.
Inter Parfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) follows with a beta of 1.3 and Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) rounds out the top five with a beta of 1.3.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of IPAR and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on May 20, 2010 at $15.27. The stock has fallen 1.6% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: physicians formula holdings highest beta

Ticker(s): FACE RDEN MED IPAR HLF

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