This has been a very good year for stocks in general. S&P up 9% year to date, but it hasn't been a good year for the healthc care sector. The bioarma companies are struggling to adapt to the Trump administration, especially the Department of Health and Human Services under RFK Jr.. They don't like the presidential browbeating on drug prices with the prospect of tariffs on pharmaceuticals either. Meanwhile, the managed care sector is in shambles as people are simply getting much more health care than they're ...

Petco Health & Wellness (WOOF) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.01 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.02. This compares to loss of $0.04 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 50%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this pet store chain would post earnings of $0.02 per share when it actually produced break-even earnings, delivering a surprise of -100%.Over the last four quarters, the co ...