Health Care Services Stocks Highlight - Express Scripts Holding, Omnicare, MEDNAX, DaVita HealthCare Partners, and Quest Diagnostics

LONDON, October 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Express Scripts Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ESRX), Omnicare Inc. (NYSE: OCR), MEDNAX Inc. (NYSE: MD), DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), and Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at: http://investor-edge.com/register. The US markets on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, ended on a positive note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 17,005.75, up 1.12% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,564.29, up 1.75%. The S&P 500 finished the session 1.19% higher at 1,985.05. During the trading session, all the ten sectors finished on a higher note. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index ended the day at 760.91, up 0.74%, with the index advancing 6.21% in the previous three months. Register for your complimentary reports on these five stocks at:  

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Shares in Express Scripts Holding Co. gained 1.54%, to close the day at $74.41. The stock recorded a trading volume of 3.43 million shares, below its three months average volume of 4.01 million shares. The company's shares oscillated between $73.14 and $74.48 during the session. Over the last three trading sessions and over the past one month, Express Scripts Holding Co.'s shares have gained 1.85% and 3.92%, respectively. Further, the stock has advanced 5.94% since the start of this year. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $72.87 is above its 200-day moving average of $72.10. Express Scripts Holding Co.'s shares traded at a PE ratio of 23.13 and have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 57.21. Sign up and read the free notes on ESRX at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/ESRX-29Oct2014

On Tuesday, Omnicare Inc.'s stock recorded a trading volume of 1.23 million shares, higher than its three months average volume of 0.85 million shares. The stock ended the day at $66.33, which was 0.05% above its previous day's closing of $66.30, and registered an intraday range of $66.02 and $66.74. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 24.27. Omnicare Inc.'s stock has gained 3.51% in the previous three trading sessions, 6.40% in the last one month, and 9.89% on YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $62.85 and $62.19, respectively. Furthermore, shares of Omnicare Inc. have an RSI of 72.77. The complimentary notes on OCR can be downloaded as in PDF format at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/OCR-29Oct2014

MEDNAX Inc.'s stock gained 1.45% to end Tuesday's session at $56.60. The stock recorded a trading volume of 0.51 million shares, below its three months average volume of 0.62 million shares. The company's shares fluctuated between $55.59 and $56.65 during the session. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 19.05. MEDNAX Inc.'s shares have gained 6.03% since the beginning of 2014. Further, the stock has advanced 2.04% over the previous three trading sessions and 3.17% in the last one month. The stock is trading above its 50-day moving average. MEDNAX Inc.'s shares 200-day moving average of $57.64 is above its 50-day moving average of $55.05. Additionally, the stock has an RSI of 63.32. Register for free on Investor-Edge and access the latest research on MD at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/MD-29Oct2014

On Tuesday, shares in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. fluctuated between $76.68 and $77.76 before ending the session 1.15% higher at $77.58. The stock reported a trading volume of 0.78 million shares, lower than its three months average volume of 0.83 million shares. Shares of the company traded at a PE ratio of 20.40. DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.'s shares have gained 1.74% in the previous three trading sessions, 5.69% in the last one month, and 22.42% on YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $74.15 and $70.37, respectively. Moreover, shares of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. have an RSI of 64.53. The complete research on DVA is available for free at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/DVA-29Oct2014

Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s stock finished Tuesday's session 1.35% higher at $63.74. A total of 1.75 million shares were traded, which was above its three months average volume of 1.21 million shares. The stock vacillated between $62.91 and $63.90 during the session. Over the last one month and over the previous three months, Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s shares have advanced 3.88% and 2.62%, respectively. Additionally, from the beginning of 2014, the stock has gained an upside of 19.05%. The company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $61.63 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $58.36. Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s stock traded at a PE ratio of 15.34 and has an RSI of 61.01. Free in depth research on DGX is available at:

www.Investor-Edge.com/DGX-29Oct2014

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