Jefferies remains bullish on veterinary cos, says they are investors' best friend

Heska

21/03/2019 08:02

** Analaysts at Jefferies maintain bullish outlook on
companies operating in veterinary and pet space
    ** Jefferies says the pet health and wellness products maker
PETQ  PETQ.O  provides investors with unique opportunity to
participate in the attractive, high-growth pet space
    ** With PETQ's strong outlook for the year, it remains
Jefferies top pick among small caps
    ** PETQ will benefit from clinic rollouts, in-store
offerings says Jefferies 
    ** Jefferies says Heska  HSKA.O , which sells veterinary
diagnostic and specialty products, is "good place to be"
    ** Says HSKA's new products are a catalysts in Q2 and sees
subscription model growing 
    ** Jefferies also says that pet food and products
distributors Freshpet  FRPT.O  and Central Garden & Pet Co
 CENT.O  are "well-positioned in different areas of the
attractive pet space"
    ** So far this year, PETQ gained ~28 pct, FRPT gained ~33
    ** HSKA lost 3 pct while CENT lost ~18 pct

 (Reporting by Karina Dsouza in Bengaluru)
 ((Karina.Dsouza@thomsonreuters.com))