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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE:EW) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of November 30 and a Sell Date of April 24 has resulted in a geometric average return of 7.73% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 19 of those periods. This is an excellent rate of success and the return outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 1.94% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Healthcare sector, which runs from April 25 to December 4. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Healthcare Sector Seasonal Chart.

Spun off from Baxter International in 2000, Edwards Lifesciences designs, manufactures, and markets a range of medical devices and equipment for advanced stages of structural heart disease. It has established itself as a leader across key products, including surgical tissue heart valves, transcatheter valve technologies, surgical clips, and catheters. The firm derives about 55% of its total sales from outside the US.

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