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Boston Scientific (FRA:BSX) 6-1 Month Momentum %

: 30.64% (As of Today)
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6-1 Month Momentum % is the total return of the stock from 6-month ago to 1-month ago. As of today (2024-04-16), Boston Scientific's 6-1 Month Momentum % is 30.64%.

The industry rank for Boston Scientific's 6-1 Month Momentum % or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:BSX's 6-1 Month Momentum % is ranked better than
85.42% of 871 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: -4.53 vs FRA:BSX: 30.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Boston Scientific's 6-1 Month Momentum %, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-1 Month Momentum % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Boston Scientific 6-1 Month Momentum % Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Boston Scientific's 6-1 Month Momentum % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boston Scientific's 6-1 Month Momentum % falls into.



Boston Scientific  (FRA:BSX) 6-1 Month Momentum % Calculation

6-1 Month Momentum % is calculated as following:

6-1 Month Momentum %=( Price 1-month ago / Price 6-month ago - 1 ) * 100 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Boston Scientific  (FRA:BSX) 6-1 Month Momentum % Explanation

Momentum investing is a trading strategy in which investors buy securities that are rising and sell before the prices start to go back down. The 6-1 Month Momentum % measures the total return to a stock over the past six months, but ignores the previous month.

The reason why the most recent month’s return dropped related to the short-term reversal effect associated with momentum. There is an academic finding that short-term momentum actually has a reversal effect, whereby the previous winners (measured over the past months) do poorly the next month, while the previous losers do well the next month. In order to eliminate the short-term reversal effect, the previous month return was not included in this calculation.


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Boston Scientific (FRA:BSX) Business Description

Address
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough, MA, USA, 01752-1234
Boston Scientific produces less invasive medical devices that are inserted into the human body through small openings or cuts. It manufactures products for use in angioplasty, blood clot filtration, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-directed ultrasound imaging, upper gastrointestinal tract diagnostics, interventional oncology, neuromodulation for chronic pain, and treatment of incontinence. The firm markets its devices to healthcare professionals and institutions globally. Foreign sales account for nearly half of the firm's total sales.