Long-Term Care Facilities Stocks On Investors’ Radar
February 3, 2017
On Tuesday, benchmark US indices saw mixed signals as the NASDAQ Composite closed the trading session slightly up 0.02% as the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.54% lower and the S&P 500 dropped 0.09%. US markets made broad based losses with five out of nine sectors finishing the day in red. Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com reviews these four Long-Term Care Facilities stocks: Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD), Envision Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: EVHC), Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND), and Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE: CSU).
Brookdale Senior Living
On Tuesday, shares in Brentwood, Tennessee headquartered Brookdale Senior Living Inc. recorded a trading volume of 4.49 million shares. The stock ended the day 0.67% higher at $14.97. Brookdale Senior Living’s stock has gained 18.62% in the last one month and 2.04% in the previous three months. The Company is trading above its 50-day moving average by 13.11%. Furthermore, shares of Brookdale Senior Living, which owns and operates senior living communities in the US, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 57.33.
On January 12th, 2017, research firm Wells Fargo upgraded the Company’s stock rating from ‘Market Perform’ to ‘Outperform’.
Envision Healthcare
On Tuesday, shares in Nashville, Tennessee headquartered Envision Healthcare Corp. ended the session 1.58% higher at $68.00 with a total volume of 662,716 shares traded. Envision Healthcare’s shares have rallied 253.25% in the last three months and 207.97% in the previous one year. Further, the stock has advanced 5.74% in the past one month. Shares of the Company, which through its subsidiaries, provides physician-led, ambulatory surgery center management, post-acute care, and medical transportation services in the US, are trading at a PE ratio of 22.24. The stock is trading 18.64% above its 50-day moving average and 114.76% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, the Company’s shares have an RSI of 68.34.
On January 05th, 2017, research firm RBC Capital Markets reiterated its ‘Outperform’ rating on the Company’s stock with an increase of the target price from $30 a share to $87 a share.
Kindred Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky headquartered Kindred Healthcare Inc.’s stock finished Tuesday’s session flat at $6.65 with a total volume of 1.10 million shares traded. The Company’s shares are trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 10.38% and 33.51%, respectively. Shares of Kindred Healthcare, which provides healthcare services in the US, have an RSI of 28.77.
Capital Senior Living
Dallas, Texas headquartered Capital Senior Living Corp.’s stock advanced 1.52%, to close the day at $16.67. The stock recorded a trading volume of 187,381 shares. Capital Senior Living’s shares have advanced 2.27% in the last one month and 5.51% in the previous three months. The Company’s shares are trading 1.73% above its 50-day moving average. Additionally, shares of the Company, which together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, develops, and manages senior living communities in the US, have an RSI of 49.99.
