Healthsouth Corp. (HLS) continues to rally on strong quarterly results and bullish earnings projections.

Company Description

HealthSouth Corp. provides inpatient rehabilitation services in the United States. The company own and operates more than 90 inpatient rehab hospitals, of which 65 it owns. HealthSouth was founded in 1983 and has a market cap of $1.2 billion.

Shares of HLS have more than doubled in the last 3 months, helped by the company’s strong first-quarter results, reported on May 5.

First-Quarter Results

Sales were up 2% from last year to $475.1 million. Income was up big, jumping to $38.4 million from $13.3 million last year, producing earnings of 39 cents per share, 19 cents ahead of the consensus estimate.

Estimates Climbing

Analysts continue to be bullish on HealthSouth, with the current-year estimate up 19 cents to $1.01 in the last 90 days.

The next-year estimate is also bullish, pegged at $1.18, a 17% earnings growth projection.

Valuations

Based on the current-year estimate, this stock is trading with a P/E multiple of 13X, in line with the overall market, but with the nice earnings projection in hand.

The Chart

Shares of HLS have been rallying since early March, rising from less than $7 to a recent high above $14. Take a look at the chart below.

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