NEW YORK, November 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
This morning, Stock-Callers.com revisits the Medical Appliances and Equipment space, which is one of the biggest industries in
healthcare, driven by innovation and new technologies. Equities to assess today are: St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ),
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE: EW), Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZBH), and Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK). Learn more about
these stocks by downloading their comprehensive and free reports at:
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St. Jude Medical
St. Paul, Minnesota headquartered St. Jude Medical Inc.'s stock finished Tuesday's session
0.01% lower at $78.95, with a total trading volume of 1.69 million shares. The Company's shares
have advanced 29.57% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 0.18% and 11.44% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages,
respectively. Additionally, shares of St. Jude Medical, which together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and
distributes cardiovascular medical devices for cardiac rhythm management, cardiovascular, and atrial fibrillation therapy areas
worldwide, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 52.73.
On November 02nd, 2016, St. Jude Medical presented favorable results from the largest
observational study to date of its AMPLATZER™ Amulet™ left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder. The prospective, multicenter,
international AMPLATZER Amulet Observational Study of LAA occlusion (closure) enrolled 1,073 patients at 64 centers across 18
countries. Initial results from the study showed a 98.8% implant success rate adding to the clinical evidence that the AMPLATZER
Amulet LAA Occluder is a safe alternative for prevention of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. STJ
complete research report is just a click away and free at:
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Edwards Lifesciences
On Tuesday, shares in Irvine, California headquartered Edwards Lifesciences Corp. recorded a
trading volume of 1.65 million shares. The stock ended the session 0.05% higher at $91.39. The
Company's shares have advanced 15.71% since the start of this year. The stock is trading 10.96% below its 200-day moving average.
Moreover, shares of Edwards Lifesciences, which provides products and technologies to treat structural heart disease and
critically ill patients worldwide, have an RSI of 26.72.
On November 01st, 2016, Edwards Lifesciences announced new 5-year hemodynamic data
from the PARTNER Trial demonstrating excellent durability of the first-generation Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve. This
evaluation of 2,404 patients, encompassing 10,560 echoes and 6,493 patient years of follow-up, is the largest core lab based
study of transcatheter heart valves to date. Using three standard echocardiographic parameters, the study assessed hemodynamics
and related the findings to clinical events of death and aortic valve re-intervention.
Yesterday, research firm Northland Capital upgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Market Perform' to 'Outperform'. The
complimentary report on EW can be downloaded at:
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Zimmer Biomet
Shares in Warsaw, Indiana headquartered Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. closed the day 2.51%
lower at $101.83. The stock recorded a trading volume of 5.19 million shares, which was higher than
its three months average volume of 1.47 million shares. The Company's shares are trading 12.48% below their 200-day moving
average. Additionally, shares of Zimmer Biomet, which together with its subsidiaries, provides musculoskeletal healthcare
products and solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, and the Asia/Pacific, have an RSI of
21.94.
On October 31st, 2016, Zimmer Biomet reported Q3 2016 net sales of $1.83 billion, an increase of 4.0% compared to Q3 2015. Diluted earnings per share for the reported quarter
were $0.78, an increase of 609.1% over Q3 2015, and adjusted diluted earnings per share were
$1.79, an increase of 9.1% over Q3 2015.
On November 01st, 2016, research firm Needham upgraded the Company's stock rating
from 'Buy' to 'Strong Buy'. The research firm also revised downwards its previous target price from $150
to $148. Sign up for your complimentary research report on ZBH at:
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Stryker
At the close, shares in Kalamazoo, Michigan headquartered Stryker Corp. ended at $120.85, rising 0.98%. The stock recorded a trading volume of 1.53 million shares, which was above its three
months average volume of 1.19 million shares. The Company's shares have advanced 2.55% in the last one month, 4.94% over the
previous three months, and 31.36% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 5.24% and
9.17%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of Stryker, which together with its subsidiaries, operates as a medical technology
company, have an RSI of 68.33.
On October 14th, 2016, research firm SunTrust initiated a 'Buy' rating on the
Company's stock.
On October 27th, 2016, Stryker reported that during Q3 2016 consolidated net sales of
$2.8 billion increased 17.1% as reported and 16.7% in constant currency. The company's reported net
earnings of $355 million increased 17.9% in Q3 2016. Get free access to your research report on SYK
at:
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