[May 21, 2013] Top 5 Companies in the Health Care Distributors Industry With the Lowest EPS Growth (ABC, PMC, PDCO, MWIV, CAH) Tweet May 21, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Health Care Distributors industry with the lowest year-over-year expected earnings per share (EPS) growth rates. The long-term growth rate is the expected annual increase in operating EPS over the next three to five years.AmerisourceBergen ranks lowest with a EPS growth of 4.7%. Following is PharMerica with a EPS growth of 5.3%. Patterson ranks third lowest with a EPS growth of 7.1%. MWI Veterinary Supply follows with a EPS growth of 9.4%, and Cardinal Health rounds out the bottom five with a EPS growth of 10.3%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of AmerisourceBergen on October 4th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $39.42. Since that recommendation, shares of AmerisourceBergen have risen 39.5%. We continue to monitor AmerisourceBergen 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 ]