$23.97

0.06 (0.25%)

7/18/2008 4:00 PM

Hologic, Inc. (HOLX)

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The Company is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic and medical imaging systems primarily dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women.

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Equipment (65), Mid Cap (670), Medical Appliances & Equipment (106)
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Hologic, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$23.97
Last Trade Time:	7/18/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$24.03
Previous Close:	$23.97
Daily Range:	$23.51 - $24.20
52-Week Range:	$20.15 - $36.44
Volume:	4,394,073
Market Cap:	$6.13B
P/E Ratio:	34.92
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Sector Snap: Medical technology
7/9/2008 3:13:00 PM - AP
Russell 2000 adds 53 health care companies
6/30/2008 2:16:00 PM - AP
Russell 1000 adds 5 health care stocks
6/30/2008 12:34:00 PM - AP
Hologic gets FTC approval for Third Wave takeover
6/25/2008 1:36:00 PM - AP

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7 Hologic, Inc. (HOLX)

Avatar AnomaLee (99.74) Submitted: 5/09/08 6:12 AM

I'm mostly just charting here close to its 52-wk low. Reading the risks from their 10-Q form was like reading the health risks associated with the latest blood pressure pills, and health care stocks are not for those with faint hearts. Management noted very well that there has been extreme difficult...More

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Recs 0 (HOLX) curiousgeorgetoo (< 20) Submitted: 7/15/08 9:32 AM : Start Price: $22.35 HOLX Score: 3.54 For womens gyn care, the Cytec ThinPrep is the industry standard. Cytec (now Hologic) owns all the rights to the ThinPrep supplies as well as all the equipment use to obtain the results. I used to work in a pathology lab in a very small town in central Florida, the Cytec bill was close to $48,000 a month. The demand is real; give the company time to sort things out, then they will take off. Really folks, they are the only game in town for these types of tests. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (HOLX) TMFSarahGen (99.83) Submitted: 7/02/08 4:46 PM : Start Price: $22.77 HOLX Score: 13.27 Excellent company that specializes in women's healthcare. Overly punished for a tough integration with the massive acquisition of Cytec. Both Hologic and Cytec have had cutting edge solutions that improve women's healthcare. Even bigger winner now they are together and as soon as they get over integration indigestion. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (HOLX) ennuihead (46.10) Submitted: 6/27/08 9:38 AM : Start Price: $21.63 HOLX Score: 12.19 This stock has had the stuffing beat out of it since the Cytec merger, but at $22 it has a lot of upside. Hologic still dominates the digital mammography market. I used to work for Siemens and know -- Siemens licenses HOLX's detector technology (this agreement will end in 2009). Also, they are smart to beef up the diagnotics side of women's health. The acquisition of Third Wave gives them an entree into HPV testing. Still, there is risk. They have incurred a lot of debt and have issued convertible notes to offset some of it. I'd like to see them concentrate on strengthening the balance sheet, but strategically their moves make sense. Keep an eye on their NovaSure line. Some softness appeared in Q2. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (HOLX) TheKiecker (76.25) Submitted: 6/01/08 2:48 PM : Start Price: $24.04 HOLX Score: 9.56 Just recently had an ultrasound.. Incredible. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (HOLX) RiddDogg (65.06) Submitted: 5/30/08 12:29 PM : Start Price: $32.57 HOLX Score: -12.37 they will be back. great company and nice niche Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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