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Relatively Low Forward Earnings Yield Detected in Shares of athenahealth in the Health Care Technology Industry (ATHN, HSTM, SXCI, MDSO, CERN)
[April 24, 2013]

Relatively Low Forward Earnings Yield Detected in Shares of athenahealth in the Health Care Technology Industry (ATHN, HSTM, SXCI, MDSO, CERN)


Apr 24, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Health Care Technology industry with the lowest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.athenahealth ranks lowest with a forward earnings yield of 1.3%. HealthStream is next with a forward earnings yield of 1.4%. SXC Health Solutions ranks third lowest with a forward earnings yield of 2.0%.



Medidata Solutions follows with a forward earnings yield of 2.1%, and Cerner rounds out the bottom five with a forward earnings yield of 3.0%.

SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of SXC Health Solutions on November 17th, 2011 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $53.08. Since that recommendation, shares of SXC Health Solutions have risen 75.2%. We continue to monitor SXC Health Solutions for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.


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