| DIRECT COMPETITOR COMPARISON | |
| BDX | ABT | BAX | COV | Industry | | Market Cap: | 17.89B | 83.65B | 33.05B | 23.45B | 83.86M | | Employees: | 29,000 | 69,000 | 48,500 | N/A | 166 | | Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy): | 3.40% | 3.50% | -0.20% | -0.60% | 15.10% | | Revenue (ttm): | 7.16B | 29.92B | 12.22B | 10.68B | 44.63M | | Gross Margin (ttm): | 52.55% | 58.31% | 51.23% | 53.75% | 55.57% | | EBITDA (ttm): | 2.12B | 8.64B | 3.37B | 2.75B | 750.99K | | Oper Margins (ttm): | 23.05% | 22.32% | 22.54% | 21.63% | 2.30% | | Net Income (ttm): | 1.21B | 5.60B | 2.20B | 902.00M | N/A | | EPS (ttm): | 4.990 | 3.691 | 3.562 | 1.796 | N/A | | P/E (ttm): | 14.97 | 14.65 | 15.39 | 26.15 | 19.14 | | PEG (5 yr expected): | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.50 | | P/S (ttm): | 2.52 | 2.81 | 2.70 | 2.21 | 2.21 |
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| ABT = Abbott Laboratories | | BAX = Baxter International Inc. | | COV = Covidien plc | | Industry = Medical Instruments & Supplies | |
| HEALTH CARE SERVICES COMPANIES RANKED BY SALES | |
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| Company | Symbol | Price | Change | Market Cap | P/E | | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Private - View Profile | | Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association | Private - View Profile | | UK National Health Service | Private - View Profile | | Unitedhealth Group, Inc. | UNH | 29.44 | -0.34% | 34.21B | 9.73 | | Medco Health Solutions, Inc. | Private - View Profile | | Caremark Pharmacy Services | Private - View Profile | | Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Private - View Profile | | HCA Inc. | Private - View Profile | | WellPoint Inc. | WLP | 54.24 | -1.56% | 24.86B | 11.43 | | Aetna Inc. | AET | 29.44 | -1.08% | 12.76B | 10.29 |
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| NEWS ON DIRECT COMPETITORS | |
| • | COV | | Former Cardinal Unit Has Healthy Outlook
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Investor's Business Daily | | • | ABT | | A Mostly Meaningless FDA Approval
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at Motley Fool | | • | ABT | | INSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH health care visits
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AP | | • | COV | | COVIDIEN PLC Financials
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EDGAR Online Financials | | • | ABT | | AP IMPACT: A stream of WH health care visits
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AP | | • | BAX | | 10 Dividend Picks For Your Portfolio: Chief Investors
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at CNBC | | • | COV | | UPDATE - Greater risks seen with certain imaging agents -FDA
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at Reuters | | • | BAX | | [video] The Dividend Strategy
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at CNBC | | • | ABT | | A Big Upgrade for Amylin Pharmaceuticals
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at Motley Fool | | • | ABT | | Prospecting for Stocks: Novartis
Wed, Nov 25 -
at Motley Fool | | • | COV | | Covidien to Present at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
Wed, Nov 25 -
Business Wire | | • | COV | | Health Net, Novartis Lead High-Flying Stocks
Wed, Nov 25 -
at TheStreet.com | | • | BAX | | Becton Acquires HandyLab
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Zacks.com | | • | BAX | | 30 High Yielding Option Write Ideas for November Option Expiration Friday
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at Seeking Alpha | | • | BAX | | Healthcare Spin Off Companies Offer Opportunity To Investors According To Credit Suisse Senior Analyst
Thu, Nov 19 -
Wall Street Transcript | | • | BAX | | Sector Snap: UBS upbeat on medical tech stocks
Wed, Nov 18 -
AP | | • | BAX | | Coverage initiated on Baxter by Morgan Keegan
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