Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral Rating for Amedisys: Here's What You Need To Know

Cantor Fitzgerald has decided to maintain its Neutral rating of Amedisys AMED and raise its price target from $100.00 to $101.00.

Shares of Amedisys are trading up 0.11% over the last 24 hours, at $93.61 per share.

A move to $101.00 would account for a 7.89% increase from the current share price.

About Amedisys

Amedisys Inc is a healthcare services company in the United States. The company brings healthcare to the home through the provision of home healthcare services, hospice services, high acuity care segment, and personal care services. The Home Health Segment provides skilled nurses, therapists, and aids to patients' homes throughout the United States, Hospice segment operates many centers designed to provide comfort and support for terminally ill patients, Personal Care Segment provides individuals with assistance in their daily living activities and High acuity care segment can deliver the essential elements of inpatient hospital, SNF care, and palliative care to patients in their homes. A majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Home Health segment.

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