Health Care Distributors

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 10 points to 13,154.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2 points to 1,396.50. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 3 points to 2,733.75. US stocks closed...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Tenneco Inc (NYSE: TEN) to post its Q1 earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $1.88 billion. TEN shares rose 2.24% to close at $36.11 on Friday. Analysts expect Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) to report its Q1 earnings at $1...

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $611.5 million. Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is projected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.90 per share. General Cable Corp (NYSE: BGC) is estimated to post its Q1 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $1.40 billion...

Below are the top drugs wholesale stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) had $4.19 billion in total cash and $3.99 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) had $2.37 billion in total cash and $1.93...

McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) soared 4.32% to $91.70 in the pre-market trading. MCK won a two-year Department of Veterans Affairs drug contract to continue as the VA's prime pharmaceutical supplier. Star Scientific Inc (NASDAQ: CIGX) surged 3.24% to $3.19 in the pre-market session. CIGX named...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.34 per share on revenue of $764.7 million. FAST shares gained 1.49% to $50.37 in after-hours trading. Avid Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AVID) issued downbeat...

McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) announced Wednesday that it has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs the nation's largest integrated healthcare system, to continue as the VA's prime pharmaceutical supplier. The two-year agreement calls for McKesson to supply all of the...

Author: Donald Jowdy, Suncoast Equity Covestor model: Suncoast Equity Disclosure: Long ABT, GWW, NKE The equity market leapt forward in the first quarter as the U.S., thanks to further evidence of an American economic rebound while the Euro Zone staved off a deepening crisis. The warm early...

Citigroup increases its price target to $102 on Buy-rated McKesson (NYSE: MCK) on delays of a VA contract that keeps the company servicing while a potential repricing may provide additional upside. Citigroup says, "The Veterans Affairs (VA) contract that was expected to be announced this week...

Below are the top large-cap drugs wholesale stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) had $4.19 billion in total cash and $3.99 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) had $2.37 billion in total cash for...

Below are the top large-cap drugs wholesale stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at MedcoHealth Solutions Inc (NYSE: MHS) is 3.81%. MHS' revenue for the same period is $70.06 billion. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin...

McKesson (NYSE: MCK) has collaborated with Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Hoag Orthopedic Institute of Orange County, California, to create the first automated implementation of the Integrated Healthcare Association's (IHA's) bundled payment model. With a potential to reduce health expenditures in the...

Shares of McKesson (NYSE: MCK) are lower on the session by 0.27%, currently trading at $82.06. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing the heaviest...

Below are the top drugs wholesale stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE: CAH) has a dividend yield of 2.10%. CAH's shares closed at $41.40 yesterday. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) has a dividend yield of 1.40%. ABC's shares closed at $...

Helmerich & Payne Inc (NYSE: HP) moved down 0.96% to $58.70 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded Helmerich & Payne from “buy” to “neutral.” Rubicon Technology Inc (NASDAQ: RBCN) shares fell 0.89% to $12.27 in the pre-market trading. RBCN is scheduled to report...