Drug Retail

Unconfirmed Rumors that PharMerica Corporation (PMC) will be Taken over by (WAG) at $16.00..Neither company could be reached for comment.(WAG) (PMC)..

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results for August. For the five weeks ended August 28, 2010, same store sales decreased 1.0 percent over the prior-year period. August front-end same store sales decreased 0.9 percent while pharmacy same store sales, which included an...

Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) today announced a definitive agreement with Graymark Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ: GRMH) in which the company will acquire the assets of 18 ApothecaryRx pharmacies located in Colorado, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Missouri and Illinois. Graymark Healthcare operates its...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd (APWR) ArcelorMittal (MT) Bally Technologies Inc (BYI) BB&T Corp (BBT) China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NPD) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List.    A-POWER ENERGY (APWR):...

Goldman Sachs says, “While mall traffic and the ICSC index are weaker this month, commentary from several retailers and sequential improvement in weekly sales trends for athletic footwear (NPD) suggest that back-to-school (B2S) trends sales improved vs. July. We suspect the combination of a reason...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Acuity Brands, Inc (AYI) Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd (ALTE) Capstead Mortgage Corp (CMO) China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NPD) Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (RDY) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List.    ALTERRA CAP...

The Hotlist scans unusual option volume during the trading day and is available to all OptionsHouse customers, including those who sign up for a virtual trading account. Refer to this article for more information on Hotlist works. There has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding for-profit...

The Hotlist, which scans unusual option volume throughout the session, is available to all OptionsHouse customers, including those who sign up for a virtual trading account. For more information on how the Hotlist works, read this article. Cintas Corp. (NASDAQ: CTAS) shares have been consolidating...

Below are the top drug store stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of gross margin. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NYSE: NPD) is 48.88%. NPD had $170.83 million in total cash and no debt in the latest quarter. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin...

Cusick’s Corner The market is doing what it typically does in the last two weeks of August, grind along in a tight range. Unless there is a major headline or a spike in interest (meaning volume), this action could continue for the next few weeks. This does not mean that one should sit back and be...

At 11:24 am, the Dow lost 0.11% to 10,202.08, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.15% to 1,070.04 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.65% to 2,165.48. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Broadcasting - Radio: This industry jumped 1.34% by 11:24 am....

Shares of Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) are higher on the session by 0.88%, currently trading at $28.70. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, off from recent highs near $38.00. The stock has been garnering some bull support as of late. Options traders seem to think that the...

What Stock has Raised its Dividends for 54 Years in a Row?Over the course of the last few years, the Dow Jones has lacked consistency, presenting a volatile platform of figures that are making investors ever more hesitant. What market analysts are now seeing is the growth and solidarity contained...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 20, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Walgreen (WAG), CVS Caremark (CVS), Tata Motors Ltd. (TTM), Ford Motor Co. (F) and GameStop Corporation (GME ). Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog: Walgreen Downgraded We have downgraded Walgreen...