What Is Select Medical Holdings Corporation's (NYSE:SEM) Share Price Doing?

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Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM), which is in the healthcare business, and is based in United States, saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in the past couple of months on the NYSE. As a mid-cap stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. However, what if the stock is still a bargain? Today I will analyse the most recent data on Select Medical Holdings’s outlook and valuation to see if the opportunity still exists.

See our latest analysis for Select Medical Holdings

What's the opportunity in Select Medical Holdings?

The stock seems fairly valued at the moment according to my valuation model. It’s trading around 3.3% below my intrinsic value, which means if you buy Select Medical Holdings today, you’d be paying a reasonable price for it. And if you believe that the stock is really worth $16.15, then there isn’t much room for the share price grow beyond what it’s currently trading. Although, there may be an opportunity to buy in the future. This is because Select Medical Holdings’s beta (a measure of share price volatility) is high, meaning its price movements will be exaggerated relative to the rest of the market. If the market is bearish, the company’s shares will likely fall by more than the rest of the market, providing a prime buying opportunity.

Can we expect growth from Select Medical Holdings?

Future outlook is an important aspect when you’re looking at buying a stock, especially if you are an investor looking for growth in your portfolio. Buying a great company with a robust outlook at a cheap price is always a good investment, so let’s also take a look at the company's future expectations. Though in the case of Select Medical Holdings, it is expected to deliver a highly negative earnings growth in the next few years, which doesn’t help build up its investment thesis. It appears that risk of future uncertainty is high, at least in the near term.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? SEM seems fairly priced right now, but given the uncertainty from negative returns in the future, this could be the right time to de-risk your portfolio. Is your current exposure to the stock beneficial for your total portfolio? And is the opportunity cost of holding a negative-outlook stock too high? Before you make a decision on the stock, take a look at whether its fundamentals have changed.

Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping tabs on SEM for a while, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around its fair value. The stock appears to be trading at fair value, which means there’s less benefit from mispricing. In addition to this, the negative growth outlook increases the risk of holding the stock. However, there are also other important factors we haven’t considered today, which can help gel your views on SEM should the price fluctuate below its true value.

Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on Select Medical Holdings. You can find everything you need to know about Select Medical Holdings in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in Select Medical Holdings, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.

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