Beckman Coulter Soars 26.4% On Takeover Talk (BEC)

Shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. BEC are trading up 26.4% at $72.17 per share during the Friday afternoon trading session. The biomedical testing instrument system maker saw its shares soar after news broke that the company may be considering a sale. The day's range for shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc has been between $71.90 and a 52-week high of $74.85 per share. The average price target of analysts who cover Beckman Coulter, Inc. (BEC) was $55.13 per share. Volume of 11.3 million shares is far above the average daily volume of 843,000 shares. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.