Showing posts with label HWAY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HWAY. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Healthways - Best Small Cap

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find the ones with the most frequent new hihgs n the last month and Healthways(HWAY) was right at the top of the list:

Healthways, Inc. is the leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive Health and Care Support programs and services, including disease management and care enhancement services, to health plans, hospitals and government, in addition to outcomes-driven wellness programs to health plans and employers, in states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Healthways helps people lead healthier lives while reducing overall healthcare costs. As The Health/Care Trust Channel, Healthways provides people the support they need when they need it to enable them to make better choices and live healthier lives.


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 17 new highs and up 27.87% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 83.69%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 19.93 with a 50 day moving average of 16.30


Saturday, December 13, 2014

Healthways - Small Cap Pick

I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find the one with the most frequent new highs in the last month.  The sort revealed Healthways (HWAY) a medical services company.


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal - up 19.07% since the 11/24 buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 17 new highs and up 22.19% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 85.36%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 17.86
  • Recently traded at 18.67 with a 50 day moving average of 15.61
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $660.17 million
  • Revenue expected to grow 11.90% this year and another 8.90% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 188.00% this year, an additional 86.40% next year and compound at an annual rate of 1.67% over the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts are all over the place with 3 strong buy, 2 buy, 3 hold, 2 under perform and 1 sell recommendations on the stock


Monday, September 16, 2013

Healthstream - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

Healthstream (HSTM) is the Chart of the Day.  The healthcare training and educational company has soared since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 7/8; the price is up 27.81%.

Article:

Healthstream (HSTM) has been a nice consistent stock recently an has been up almost every day in the last month.  The stock has a technical support level of 34.24 and recently traded at 35.53.  I found the stock near the top of the New High List when sorted for frequency

It offers a Web-based solution to meet the training and education needs of the healthcare industry utilizing our proprietary system. Through strategic relationships with medical institutions and commercial organizations, the company has amassed hours of training and education courses. The company distributes hours of these courses online to allied healthcare professionals, nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers.



Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 19 new highs and up 11.49% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.53%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 34.24
  • Recently traded at 35.53 with a 50 day moving average of 32.32
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $945.81 million
  • P/E 114.45
  • Revenue expected to grow 22.70% this year and another 20.10% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 17.20% this year, an additional 29.40% next year and continue to increase annually at a rate of 16.50% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 2 strong buy, 1 buy and 2 hold recommendations
  • Financial Strength is B+
As always monitor the 50 day moving average for your exit point.

Friday, September 6, 2013

5 Strong Small Caps

Each day I try to find for you 5 stocks from different indices that seem to have strong technical indicators and charts.  Today list comes form using Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks that had the most frequent advances in the last 20 trading session and then using the flipchart feature, pan through the chart to find stocks with the attributes that appeal to me.

Today's list includes Pinnacle Entertainment (PNK), Akorn (AKRX), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Healthways (HWAY) and Stamps.Com (STMP):

Pinnacle Entertainment (PNK)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 13 new highs and up 14.93% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 78.56%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 24.13
  • Recently traded at 24.73 with a 50 day moving average of 21.57
Akorn (AKRX)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 22.32% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 79.88%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 18.34
  • Recently traded at 18.47 with a 50 day moving average of 15.25


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 10.35% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.52%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 60.22
  • Recently traded at 61.40 with a 50 day moving average of 53.29
Healthways (HWAY)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 18.05% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 73.78%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 19.41
  • Recently traded at 20.62 with a 50 day moving average of 17.71
Stamps.Com (STMP)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 10.02% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 68.45%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 42.49
  • Recently traded at 44.34 with a 50 day moving average of 40.92











Friday, June 21, 2013

5 Small Cap Picks

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index for the stocks with the best technical indicators and charts and found Parexel International (PRXL), Nuvasive (NUVA), Nutrisystems (NTRI), IPC The Hospitalist Company (IPCM), and Healthways (HWAY):

Parexel International (PRXL)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 4.31% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.61%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 46.78
  • Recently traded at 48.45 with a 50 day moving average of 44.44
Nuvasive (NUVA)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 2 new highs and up 3.52% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.41%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 22.16
  • Recently traded at 23.98 with a 50 day moving average of 21.80
Nutrisystems (NTRI)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 17.86% in the last month
  • Relative strength Index 74.38%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 9.80
  • Recently traded at 10.73 with a 50 day moving average of 8.73


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 9.26% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.89%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 51.33
  • Recently traded at 53.05 with a 50 day moving average of 47.16
Healthways (HWAY)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 6 new highs and up 18.13% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.19%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.24
  • Recently traded at 16.56 with a 50 day moving average of 13.81











Wednesday, July 25, 2012

My 3 Small Cap Picks of the Day

Today I used Barchart to screen the S & P Small Cap 600 Index stocks to find the 3 with the best technicals and found The Medicines Co (MDCO), Lumber Liquidators (LL) and Healthways (HWAY)

The Medicines Co (MDCO)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 16.81% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 67.86%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 75.86%
  • Recently traded at 25.62 with a 50 day moving average of 22.66
Lumber Liquidators (LL)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 100% Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 28.04% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 75.86%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 31.58
  • Recently traded at 39.94 with a 50 day moving average of 31.33
HealthWays (HWAY)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • Barchart technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 33.88% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 69.90%
  • Barchart computes a technical support level at 8.08
  • Recently traded at 10.15 with a 50 day moving average of 7.81