Stocks at for-profit hospital operators have taken a beating for the third consecutive week, as the seven largest on the market all lost at least 2 percent in their shares last week.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Oct. 15 through Oct. 19, 2012.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $27.11 per share (down 5.08 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $7.38 per share (down 5.87 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $30.05 per share (down 5.50 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $40.75 per share (down 2.21 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $23.51 per share (down 2.77 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $43.89 per share (down 3.43 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $10.80 per share (down 7.85 percent)
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Oct. 15 through Oct. 19, 2012.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $27.11 per share (down 5.08 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $7.38 per share (down 5.87 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $30.05 per share (down 5.50 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $40.75 per share (down 2.21 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $23.51 per share (down 2.77 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $43.89 per share (down 3.43 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $10.80 per share (down 7.85 percent)
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