According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener as of Friday, the following health care stocks are popular among gurus.
National Research Corp. (NRC, Financial) is held by three gurus
The company, which operates in the medical diagnostics and research industry, has a market cap of $1.54 billion. Its revenue of $123.55 million has fallen 6.80% over a 10-year period.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 48.16. The share price of $61.73 is 10.35% below the 52-week high and 73.50% above the 52-week low. Over the last 10 years, it has returned 208.65%.
The company’s largest gur shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 2.07% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.87% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (CORT, Financial) is held by four gurus
The company, which provides drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic, psychiatric and oncologic disorders, has a market cap of $1.52 billion. Its revenue of $268.36 million has grown 76.50% over the last five years.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 20.85. The share price of $13.40 is 31.37% below the 52-week high and 46.28% above the 52-week low. Over the past decade, it has returned 855%.
Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 4.92% of outstanding shares, followed by Jones with 0.22% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.
Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI, Financial) is held by four gurus
The company, which provides products for use in interventional cardiology, radiology and endoscopy procedures, has a $1.49 billion market cap. Its revenue of $948.79 million has grown 8.50% over the past decade.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 1.53. The price of $27.08 is 59.18% below the 52-week high and 5.49% above the 52-week low. Over the last 10 years, it has gained 82.23%.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.60% of outstanding shares, followed by Royce with 0.46%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SUPN, Financial) is held by six gurus
The company, which provides products for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, has a market cap of $1.46 billion. Its revenue of $409.1 million has grown 50.60% over the past decade.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 2.81. The share price of $27.89 is 45.72% below the 52-week high and 10.15% above the 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned 419.37%.
With 1.15% of outstanding shares, Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Robert Bruce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28%, Greenblatt with 0.19%, Jones with 0.09% and John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
Atrion Corp. (ATRI, Financial) is held by four gurus
The manufacturer of products for medical applications has a $1.46 billion market cap. Its revenue of $155.92 million has grown 6% over the last 10 years.
The share price of $785.47 is 17.15% below the 52-week high and 25.88% above the 52-week low. Over the past decade, it has returned 473.75%.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Simons’ firm with 3.29% of outstanding shares, followed by Royce with 1.94%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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