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2. As of noon trading, Opko Health ( OPK ) is down $0.19 (-2.2%) to $8.41 on heavy volume. Thus far, 3.3 million shares of Opko Health exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $8.36-$8.67 after having opened the day at $8.59 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $8.60.

Opko Health, Inc., a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel and proprietary technologies. It operates in two segments, Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Opko Health has a market cap of $3.1 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 78.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Opko Health a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Opko Health as a hold . The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full Opko Health Ratings Report now.