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Big Money Seeks the Option Care Health Treatment

By:
Lucas Downey
Published: May 9, 2022, 11:46 UTC

Option Care Health (OPCH) stock has jumped over the past year, soaring 62.0%.

Big Money Seeks the Option Care Health Treatment

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And the provider of home and alternate site infusion treatments could rise even more due to strong sales and earnings. But another likely reason is Big Money lifting the stock.

Option Care Health Attracts Big Money

So, what’s Big Money? Said simply, that’s when a stock goes up in price alongside chunky volumes. It’s indicative of institutions betting on the shares.

Smart money managers are always looking for the next hot stock. And Option Care Health has many fundamental qualities that are attractive.

This sets up well for the stock going forward. But how the shares have been trading points to more upside. As I’ll show you, the Big Money has been consistent in the shares.

You see, fund managers are always looking to bet on the next outlier stocks…the best in class. They spend countless hours sizing up companies, reading reports, speaking to analysts…you name it. When they find a company firing on all cylinders, they pounce in a big way.

That’s why I’ve learned how critical it is to gauge Big Money demand for shares. To show you what I mean, have a look at all the Big Money signals OPCH has made the last year.

The last few weeks have seen Big Money activity, too. Each green bar signals big trading volumes as the stock ramped in price:

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Source: www.mapsignals.com

In the last year, the stock attracted 15 Big Money buy signals. Generally speaking, recent green bars could mean more upside is ahead.

Now, let’s check out technical action grabbing my attention:

Outperformance is important for leading stocks.

Option Care Health Fundamental Analysis

Next, it’s a good idea to check under the hood. Meaning, I want to make sure the fundamental story is strong too. As you can see, Option Care Health has been growing sales and earnings at double-digit rates. Take a look:

  • 3-year sales growth rate (+90.2%)
  • 3-year EPS growth rate (+83.1%)

Source: FactSet

Marrying great fundamentals with technically superior stocks is a winning recipe over the long-term.

In fact, OPCH is a top-rated stock at my research firm, MAPsignals. That means the stock has buy pressure, strong technicals, and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.

OPCH has a lot of qualities that are attracting Big Money. It’s made the Top 20 report six times since 2021, with its first appearance on 06/29/2021…and gaining 29.5% since. The blue bars below show when Option Care Health was a top pick:

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Source: www.mapsignals.com

It’s been a top stock in the health care sector according to the MAPsignals process. I wouldn’t be surprised if OPCH makes additional appearances in the years to come. Let’s tie this all together.

Option Care Health Price Prediction

The Option Care Health rally could have further to go. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Shares could be positioned for further upside. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.

Disclosure: the author holds no positions in OPCH at the time of publication.

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About the Author

Lucas Downeycontributor

Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.

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