Medical Laboratories & Research Stocks on Investors' Radar -- Quintiles IMS, PAREXEL, Charles River Laboratories, and PRA Health Sciences

NEW YORK, December 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Stock-Callers.com monitors the performances of these Medical Laboratories and Research equities at the last close: Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc. (NYSE: Q), PAREXEL International Corp. (NASDAQ: PRXL), Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (NYSE: CRL), and PRA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAH). According to Research and Markets' "Medical Laboratory Services Strategies, Trends and Forecasts 2015 to 2019 - Global Version" report, the market continues to grow, with clinical laboratory testing positioned to directly benefit from the explosion in biotechnology, especially in genomics. Pushing market growth and company valuations is a range of dynamic trends that includes changing demographics, emerging economies and global prosperity, and biotech advances in genetics, among some. Learn more about these stocks by accessing their free research reports at:

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Quintiles IMS  

Durham, North Carolina-based Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc.'s stock finished Thursday's session 0.79% higher at $77.54. A total volume of 1.83 million shares was traded, which was above their three months average volume of 1.63 million shares. The Company's shares have advanced 2.11% in the past one month, 0.61% over the previous three months, and 12.93% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 1.11% and 8.05%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of Quintiles IMS Holdings, which provides biopharmaceutical development services and commercial outsourcing services in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia/Pacific, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 50.99.

On December 2^nd, 2016, research firm Bank of America/Merrill downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Buy' to 'Neutral'. Free research report on Q is available at:

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PAREXEL  

Shares in Waltham, Massachusetts headquartered PAREXEL International Corp. ended at $65.27, up 2.18% from the last trading session. The stock recorded a trading volume of 1.55 million shares, which was higher than its three months average volume of 746,310 shares. The Company's shares have gained 12.61% in the last one month. The stock is trading 4.68% above its 50-day moving average and 2.79% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, shares of PAREXEL International, which provides clinical research, clinical logistics, medical communications, consulting, commercialization, and advanced technology products and services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries worldwide, have an RSI of 67.57.

On November 23^rd, 2016, research firm Wells Fargo downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Outperform' to 'Market Perform'. The complimentary research report on PRXL can be downloaded at:

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Charles River Laboratories  

Wilmington, Massachusetts headquartered Charles River Laboratories International Inc.'s stock ended yesterday's session 1.48% higher at $73.52 with a total trading volume of 401,888 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 1.97% in the past one month. The stock is trading 4.00% below its 50-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Charles River Laboratories International, which provides drug discovery and preclinical development services worldwide, have an RSI of 49.62.

On November 30^th, 2016, research firm Barclays upgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Underweight' to 'Equal Weight'. The research firm also revised upwards its previous target price from $65 to $77. Visit us today and access our complete research report on CRL at:

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PRA Health Sciences  

At the close on Thursday, shares in Raleigh, North Carolina headquartered PRA Health Sciences Inc. recorded a trading volume of 343,823 shares. The stock finished 1.06% higher at $54.57. The Company's shares have gained 8.86% in the previous three months and 20.54% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 200-day moving average by 12.31%. Furthermore, shares of PRA Health Sciences, which provides outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries worldwide, have an RSI of 50.37. Get free access to your research report on PRAH at:

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