[May 20, 2013] Shares of PharMerica Rank the Lowest in Terms of PEG Ratio in the Health Care Distributors Industry (PMC, MCK, CAH, ABC, PDCO) Tweet May 20, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Health Care Distributors 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. PharMerica ranks lowest with a a PEG ratio of 0.83. Following is McKesson with a a PEG ratio of 1.12. Cardinal Health ranks third lowest with a a PEG ratio of 1.19. AmerisourceBergen follows with a a PEG ratio of 1.57, and Patterson rounds out the bottom five with a a PEG ratio of 1.59. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Patterson on November 19th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $35.78. Since that recommendation, shares of Patterson have risen 8.1%. We continue to monitor Patterson 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 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]