Baltimore Checkbook: Medifast stock, up 130 percent this year, among biggest gainers in U.S.

Friday, June 29, 2018

Medifast stock, up 130 percent this year, among biggest gainers in U.S.

If you had to guess which Greater Baltimore public company’s stock price was up the most this year, who would it be? Maybe McCormick & Co Inc.? The Sparks spice maker has been growing and late last year acquired the French’s mustard and Frank’s RedHot Sauce brands. Wrong. The company’s stock price is up 14 percent year-to-date. What about Under Armour Inc.? Shares of the Baltimore sportswear maker are up 57 percent this year as the company looks to come back from a rough 2017. Wrong again. The…