A 7-Day Winning Streak Has Option Care Health Stock Up 38%
Option Care Health (OPCH) stock has risen for 7 consecutive trading days, gaining 38.2% over that stretch. That added about $1.3 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $4.8 billion. The stock closed at $31.07 on Friday, October 9, 15.1% below its 52-week high of $36.59 and 59.2% above its low of $19.52.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
Returns for OPCH and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Friday, October 9 and including dividends:
| Return Period | OPCH | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 7 Days (Current Streak) | 38.2% | 2.1% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 31.5% | 3.0% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 43.2% | 4.2% |
| Year To Date | -2.5% | 15.1% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 14.3% | 17.0% |
A Stock-Specific Run, Or A Market Move?
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 gained 2.1% over the same 7 sessions, including dividends, against Option Care Health’s +38.2%. Over the past three months the stock is up 43.2%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 56 sessions of that window it was up 3.6%.
Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 5.9% over the last twelve months, against a median of 8.1% for S&P 500 Health Care stocks; its operating margin is 5.9%, versus a median of 17.6%; and the stock trades at 22.7 times trailing earnings against a median of 27.3. The read is mixed: a multiple below the median on one side, revenue growth below the median and margins below the median on the other.
A climb like this is worth respecting, and worth testing. Our Guidance Momentum screen tracks the stocks whose companies just raised their own forward numbers.
Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market’s full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.
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