Investment Thesis
The investment thesis of this article is that a most important reason for investing in any stock is its potential for portfolio wealth-building, and that requires informed forecasts of its likely future price. Abiomed Inc. (ABMD) now scores less than at other times for stocks with odds-on near prior gain experiences. It is not now competitive with the top 20 ranked Market-Maker near-price forecasts. Other stocks of the industry group instead offer large near price gains: DexCom, Inc, (DXCM), Patterson Companies (PDCO), Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO), and