5 Value Stocks In The Healthcare Sector
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
The article identifies five healthcare sector stocks as notable value stocks based on their low P/E multiples: Spok Holdings (SPOK), MEI Pharma (MEIP), Roivant Sciences (ROIV), Agile Therapeutics (AGRX), and Exicure (XCUR). It provides recent financial metrics for each, including changes in earnings per share and, for Spok Holdings, a decrease in dividend yield.
February 19, 2024 | 2:43 pm
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NEGATIVE IMPACT
MEI Pharma's EPS saw a significant change from 8.46 in Q1 to $-1.66 in Q2.
The significant change in EPS could indicate volatility, potentially leading to negative investor perception and impacting the stock price.
CONFIDENCE 75
IMPORTANCE 80
RELEVANCE 80
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Spok Holdings reported a slight decrease in EPS from $0.23 to $0.22 and a dividend yield decrease from 10.82% to 8.6%.
The decrease in EPS and dividend yield might lead to negative investor sentiment in the short term, potentially affecting stock price.
CONFIDENCE 80
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 90
NEUTRAL IMPACT
Exicure's EPS improved slightly from $-0.7 in Q1 to $-0.68 now.
The slight improvement in EPS may not be significant enough to impact investor sentiment or the stock price in the short term.
CONFIDENCE 70
IMPORTANCE 60
RELEVANCE 70
POSITIVE IMPACT
Agile Therapeutics' EPS improved from -3.1 in Q2 to $-1.47 now.
The significant improvement in EPS could signal a positive trend to investors, possibly leading to a short-term stock price increase.
CONFIDENCE 75
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80
POSITIVE IMPACT
Roivant Sciences improved its EPS from -0.4 in Q2 to $-0.21 now.
The improvement in EPS could be viewed positively by investors, potentially leading to a short-term increase in stock price.
CONFIDENCE 75
IMPORTANCE 70
RELEVANCE 80