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$2.75 -0.21 (-7.09%)
10/6/2008 3:58 PM

Health Grades, Inc. (HGRD)

CAPS Rating:
*****

The Company provides proprietary, objective ratings of hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies.

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Ticker Not Ratable

HGRD doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

What the Community Thinks

Total Members

329 Outperforms
14 Underperforms
 

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52 Outperforms
7 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

2 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Medical Practitioners (12), Micro Cap (4824)
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Health Grades, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $2.75
Last Trade Time: 10/6/2008 3:58 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $2.75
Daily Range: $2.73 - $2.88
52-Week Range: $2.73 - $6.84
Volume: 89,598
Market Cap: $77.79M
P/E Ratio: 16.18
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HGRD VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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Top Bull Pitch

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Health Grades, Inc. (HGRD)

Avatar JASCruz (52.67) Submitted: 7/01/07 8:20 PM

This stock has done well for me, both in CAPS and in my real portfolio. I first found it as a company with good growth and good value. This is a curious stock. It has missed earnings estimates, but has continued to go up significantly. I think there is a lot of speculation around this company, which...More

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Top Bear Pitch

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Health Grades, Inc. (HGRD)

Avatar seavirostek (88.35) Submitted: 3/23/07 11:29 AM

An article about the steep prices Health Grades is charging to providers to advertise the ratings they earn bothers me a lot. I don't like the idea of this additional level of profiteering and expense on top of what is a critical and challenged sector. If HGRD is charging the providers it is ratin...More

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Avatar timattox (40.82) Submitted: 6/26/08 12:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.50 HGRD Score: -20.02

This just showed up on my HiGrowth and HiGrowthLoDebt screens with the following particularly good historical stats:

Market cap < 127m (smallest of 9 stocks from the HiGrowth screen)
Gross Margin > 83% (1st of 9)
Profit Margin > 21% (1st of 9)
Return on Equity > 60% (1st of 9)
Insider Holdings > 14% (2nd of 9)
EV/FCF < 10 (2nd of 9)
EV/OCF < 9 (4th of 9)
5yr earnings growth per share > 31%
almost zero debt

P.S. - The Yahoo java-based screener is working again. Yay!

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Avatar tim31chstf (82.37) Submitted: 6/05/08 2:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $5.05 HGRD Score: -20.41

online health records is a question of when not if.... think they will beenfit

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Avatar Teofila5 (24.07) Submitted: 6/02/08 3:15 AM : Outperform Start Price: $5.69 HGRD Score: -26.56

Because of the continued health demands in the health care system, an ongoing evaluation to rate each agency has to be maintained at the highest level of competency to mark the critical points necessary to meet the highest level of Care.

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Avatar waitin4him (< 20) Submitted: 5/29/08 12:46 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.86 HGRD Score: -17.83

In healthcare, knowledge is power. Everyone wants to know, before they go. Google will boost this solid company and we should see gains of 30-50% per year after a slow and steady gain in the next 12 months as the name permeates the web.

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Avatar FSaucy (49.61) Submitted: 5/27/08 10:23 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.90 HGRD Score: -19.22

Profitability ratios and management effectiveness.

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