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After market close today AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC) announced the retirement of longtime Chief Executive Officer R. David Yost effective July 1, 2011. Succeeding him will be the current President and Chief Operating Officer Steven H. Collis. CEO Yost has been at the firm for 37 years and has...

AAR Corp (NYSE: AIR) is projected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.42 on revenue of $447.38 million. DSW Inc (NYSE: DSW) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $462.95 million. 3SBio Inc (NASDAQ: SSRX) is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.06 on revenue of $14.35 million...

AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) today announced that Chief Executive Officer R. David Yost will retire from the Company on July 1, 2011. The AmerisourceBergen Board of Directors has named Steven H. Collis, age 49, to succeed Yost, also effective July 1, 2011.

In a report issued by Goldman Sachs, AmerisourceBergen Corp.'s (NYSE: ABC) Price Target has been raised. According to the report, “We reiterate our CL-Buy where our 12-month PT goes to $45 (from $43) on increased estimates and represents 22% upside to current levels. Our new FY2011-2013 EPS are $2...

PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC) today announced that the Master Pharmacy Provider Agreement with Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc.has been amended. Under the amendment, the parties agreed to contract terms effective January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2013. During the contract period, the...

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Merger activity increased last week with six new deals announced and five deals closing. You can find all the deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 29 Total Number of Deals Not...

Yesterday morning Patterson Companies (NASDAQ: PDCO) reported 3Q11 results that were consistent with the company's preannouncement on Friday, 2/18. EPS of $0.47 compared to the $0.46-0.47 preannounced range, and the company reiterated FY11 EPS guidance of $1.86-1.88. J.P Morgan remains cautious...

PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today reported the financial results of its fourth quarter of 2010 and year ended December 31, 2010. The Company had Adjusted EBITDA of $17.8 million in the fourth quarter...

Goldman Sachs raised its Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC) price target from $60 to $67 and kept its Neutral rating in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "While we do not believe the North American dental market has returned to historical growth levels, we see these...

Yesterday morning, Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) reported 4Q10 EPS of $1.00, “above our $0.94 estimate and Bloomberg consensus of $0.96,” J.P. Morgan reports. “In addition, the company reaffirmed the prior 2011 EPS guidance,” J.P. Morgan writes. “We continue to remain cautious on HSIC given the...

J.P. Morgan commented on Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC) in a research report published this morning. J.P. Morgan has previously given Henry Schein a Neutral rating. In the report, J.P. Morgan states, "This morning, HSIC reported 4Q10 EPS of $1.00, which was above our estimate of $0.94 and Bloomberg...

Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) reported 4Q EPS of $1.00 “vs. our estimate and consensus at $0.96,” Goldman Sachs reports. “Relative to our model, top-line results were solid although COGS was considerably ahead of our estimate, while the bottom line was helped by below the line items (i.e....

Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ: PDCO) was downgraded by RW Baird from "outperform" to "neutral." PDCO's shares closed at $33.85 on Friday. PDCO's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 6.74%. Macquarie downgraded Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) from “outperform” to “neutral.” BNS' stock closed at...

Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO) today said it is forecasting sales of approximately $825.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended January 29, compared to $820.1 million in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings in this year's third quarter are forecasted in the range of $0.46 to $0...