Stock price when the opinion was issued
Medical devices and products. Has a decent dividend yield and has grown is profits at a pretty decent pace. Dealing with some headwinds from a currency perspective. Has been able to hold its profit margins pretty consistently. Good strong balance sheet. Earnings forecasts for next year are trending lower. Trading at about 14X earnings, this is below market multiple. A good grower and this is the kind of stock that eventually rewards investors. You could also look at Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO-N).
Doesn’t follow this closely. Scores particularly well on his valuation metrics. Very high ROE’s at 30%. PE of only 9X, which is a very strong valuation metric for him. It beat recently on earnings. 5.4% dividend yield. However, momentum is where it falls down for him, and it scores in the bottom 10, which keeps him sidelined.
This supplies hospitals with tons of different stuff and there is a focus on renal, things related to the kidneys. Had a sideways move from 2013 to early 2016, and then broke out. Feels it is really good at these prices. They had a really good Q1 and raised their sales and earnings guidance, and increased their expectations for operational improvements. Has a $65 target on this, but thinks that is a little conservative. Dividend yield of 1.15%.
She owned this a few years ago. It has done well recently, as has the US health sector generally. Its new CEO focused on new product developments that would generate better growth. The company is now fully valued, selling above historical valuation levels. She would consider it on a significant pullback.
(Market Call Minute) Likes it here. Growth is good for healthcare stocks.