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March 03, 2023
CooperCompanies is leading the way, gaining 6.31%
The leading indices are showing gains — Nasdaq up 0.51%, trading at 11,522. S&P 500 up to 3,997.74, gaining 0.41%.
Today's price action is taking place amid mixed market indicators – data for United States Initial Jobless Claims published yesterday at 13:30 UTC came out at 190,000, beating projections of 195,000 and showing improvement over the preceding figure of 192,000.
“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. The currently most active healthcare stocks are listed below.
CooperCompanies | +6.31% to start today's session
The global medical supplier is now trading 31.85% above the significant low ($248.67) it slumped to 4 months ago. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the S&P 500 by 5.4%. The company has a market cap of $17.23 billion with an average daily volume of 322,755 shares.
CooperCompanies released its quarterly earnings report yesterday, beating analysts estimates. The company reported earnings of 3.24 per share on revenue of $858.5 million, topping estimates of 2.66 per share on revenue of $833.87 million. Since the release of its earnings report, CooperCompanies gained 7.72%.
Lethargic start to the session sees Ultragenyx drop as low as $42.16
Ultragenyx is down to $42.36, after ending yesterday at $45.05. Overall, a 5.97% loss or $2.69 today. The company's market cap currently stands at $2.97 billion with an average daily trading volume of 518,499 shares.
Bright Health | Currently down 5.37% at 46.85 cents
Since its 52-week high of $2.51, the US health insurance company has lost 80.27% over the last twelve months. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 21.7%. The US health insurance company's market cap currently stands at $295.19 million with an average daily trading volume of 1.61 million shares.
Bright Health reported earnings results Wednesday; with EPS at -0.34 and revenues at $551.42 million, these results are mixed compared to a consensus of -0.54 Earnings Per Share and $1.77 billion revenue. Since the release of its earnings report, Bright Health lost 46.15%.
