In the three months ending Aug. 31, Biomet's sales rose 18% year over year.

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Smith, which has American Depositary Receipts, is in talks to acquire another stateside competitor, Biomet, which would enhance its clout.

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Biomet is a leading maker of orthopedic devices for joint replacement and Lincare is the number two provider of oxygen and respiratory therapy for patients at home.

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Though not on the focus list, joint replacement manufacturer Biomet (nasdaq: BMET - news - people ) should outperform its peers this year, Moroney says.

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Also in health care, Moroney cites consistent growth and solid finances as factors that should boost Biomet (nasdaq: BMET - news - people ) and Lincare Holdings (nasdaq: LNCR - news - people ).

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The findings are consistent with headlines implicating companies around the globe in a wide range of wrongdoing, including electronics giant Siemens (bribery), York International, now part of Johnson Controls (foreign corrupt practices), Beazer Homes (accounting irregularities) and Biomet (kickbacks to doctors).

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The findings are consistent with headlines implicating companies around the globe in a wide range of wrongdoing, including electronics giant Siemens (nyse: SI - news - people ) (bribery), York International, now part of Johnson Controls (nyse: JCI - news - people ) (foreign corrupt practices), Beazer Homes (nyse: BZH - news - people ) (accounting irregularities) and Biomet (kickbacks to doctors).

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