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Shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals Rank the Lowest in Terms of PEG Ratio in the Pharmaceuticals Industry (QCOR, JAZZ, CPIX, SLXP, WCRX)Apr 18, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Pharmaceuticals industry with the lowest price to earnings to growth (PEG) ratios. PEG is valuable in assessing the tradeoff between the price of a stock and expected growth. Generally, the lower the PEG, the better. Questcor Pharmaceuticals ranks lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.19. Following is Jazz Pharmaceuticals with a a PEG ratio of 0.41. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals ranks third lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.65. Salix Pharmaceuticals follows with a a PEG ratio of 0.67, and Warner Chilcott rounds out the bottom five with a a PEG ratio of 0.70. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals on October 16th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $24.71. Since that recommendation, shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals have risen 15.0%. We continue to monitor Questcor Pharmaceuticals for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup |