Prior to the Great Recession, healthcare enjoyed a somewhat inflated reputation for its steady-eddy revenue and earnings. Since then, investors have learned that patient visit counts and hospital capital budgets can create quite a bit of volatility – look no further than the muted performance at major device companies like Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), or Bard (NYSE: BCR).
And then there's ICU Medical (Nasdaq: ICUI). Flying in the face of conventional rules about how medical device companies are supposed to act, this has often been a volatile performer in terms of its reported results and the long-term stock action reflects that. With financial performance looking a little haggard, but the company's competitive position still fairly strong, this may well be one of those periodic opportunities to pick up shares in an oft-overlooked small-cap med-tech player.
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Time To Board The ICU Medical Roller Coaster
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