After a highly profitable week, the seven major publicly traded hospital companies posted a more modest week, with four gaining less than 1.25 percent on shares.
Last week, all seven major operators posted gains in shares of at least 1.8 percent, and five of the seven posted gains of at least 3 percent.
Vanguard was the only hospital company to lose on its shares this past week, only one week after its shares were up almost 11 percent. HCA had the highest rise in stock price at 3.67 percent.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of March 18 through March 22.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $44.94 per share (up 1.15 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $12.38 per share (up 0.98 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $39.31 per share (up 3.67 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $47.68 per share (up 1.23 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $45.38 per share (up 2.62 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $62.63 per share (up 1.02 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $16.62 per share (down 0.72 percent)
Last week, all seven major operators posted gains in shares of at least 1.8 percent, and five of the seven posted gains of at least 3 percent.
Vanguard was the only hospital company to lose on its shares this past week, only one week after its shares were up almost 11 percent. HCA had the highest rise in stock price at 3.67 percent.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of March 18 through March 22.
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $44.94 per share (up 1.15 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $12.38 per share (up 0.98 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $39.31 per share (up 3.67 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $47.68 per share (up 1.23 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $45.38 per share (up 2.62 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $62.63 per share (up 1.02 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $16.62 per share (down 0.72 percent)
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