Haemonetics (HAE) Hits A 52-Week High: What's Driving It?

 | Feb 07, 2018 09:30PM ET

On Feb 7, shares of Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) reached a new 52-week high of $70.89, closing the session marginally lower at $69.73. The stock hit the high following impressive third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings results, the day before.

Haemonetics had a great run on the bourses in the past year. The stock has returned 86.5% compared with the S&P 500 index’s gain of 16.6%. The return is also higher than the broader industry 's rally of 17.2%.

Considering this, one may expect the Massachusetts-based blood management company to scale new highs in the upcoming quarters. Further, the company delivered average positive earnings surprise of 17.5% in the trailing four quarters. A positive growth rate of 12.4% for the next year also instills optimism.