Investopedia: Weight Watchers May Be the Best House On An Awful Street

Everybody knows that obesity is a huge problem in America, but it's devilishly hard to make money here on a sustained basis. The sales of various diet drugs and devices have largely disappointed their developers, and even those companies that have steered clear of the FDA process (supplements and "nutritional products") have struggled to make the money that investors expected. That puts Weight Watchers (NYSE:WTW) in a curious place - although Wall Street has gotten a lot more rational about this name (and the stock has badly underperformed this year as a result), it's still not necessarily a compelling stock today, even though it may be the best-positioned company in the market.

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