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Omnicell Inc. (OMCL) reported an EPS of 2 cents during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, in line with the year-ago quarter's estimate but missing Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents. For fiscal 2010, the company reported EPS of 15 cents, well above 10 cents in the previous year. Revenue in the...

Omnicell Inc. (OMCL) reported an EPS of 2 cents during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, in line with the year-ago quarter's estimate but missing Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents. For fiscal 2010, the company reported EPS of 15 cents, well above 10 cents in the previous year. Revenue in the...

Patterson Companies, Inc. (PDCO) recently became a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy) stock as earnings estimates have been rising recently. Analysts are looking for high single-digit earnings growth over the next couple years, and the company also began paying a dividend in 2010. Although the stock risen with...

Patterson Companies, Inc. (PDCO) recently became a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy) stock as earnings estimates have been rising recently. Analysts are looking for high single-digit earnings growth over the next couple years, and the company also began paying a dividend in 2010. Although the stock risen with...

BMP Sunstone Corporation (Nasdaq: BJGP) announced today that China's Ministry of Commerce granted clearance for the transaction in which sanofi-aventis (NYSE: SNY) will acquire all outstanding shares of BMP Sunstone Corporation. The acquisition is structured as a merger of BMP Sunstone and a...

Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ: XLNX) was upgraded by Auriga from "hold" to "buy." XLNX's shares closed at $31.78 yesterday. Xilinx's PEG ratio is 0.99. Deutsche Bank upgrade Frontline Ltd (NYSE: FRO) from "hold" to "buy." FRO's shares closed at $24.94 yesterday. Frontline's trailing-twelve-month operating...

The regional - mid-atlantic banks traded 2.04% lower today, as TIB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: TIBB) dropped 9.50%. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF) fell 2.92%, and closed at $1.66. The movie production and theaters industry lost 1.84% on Monday. In the space, RealD (NYSE:...

PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC) announced today that it will provide an online simulcast of its fourth quarter and year-end earnings conference call on Friday, February 25, 2011. The Company's results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010, will be released after the close of...

Shares of Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) are lower on the session by 1.81%, trading at $40.09. Overall call volume is now running at 7.01x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 10,088 contracts have traded on the session so far. Cardinal Health, Inc. is a global...

Analysts at Auriga raise their price target for McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) from $75 to $86. Analysts at Auriga reiterate their “buy” rating on MCK. MCK shares fell 0.17% to $74.34 in after-hours trading. More Analyst Ratings here

Leading dental products maker DENTSPLY International (XRAY) has collaborated with global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop co-branded oral care products for use by patients suffering from tooth sensitivity (pain or discomfort), a condition affecting roughly 45 million adults in...

Leading dental products maker DENTSPLY International (XRAY) has collaborated with global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop co-branded oral care products for use by patients suffering from tooth sensitivity (pain or discomfort), a condition affecting roughly 45 million adults in...

Goldman Sachs has a Buy rating and a $94 price target on shares of McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK). In the research note, Goldman writes, "We have removed the NR designation the Americas Buy List with 12-month price target of $84 (14% upside). We have long viewed specialty distribution as the most...

Goldman Sachs is raising its PT on AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE: ABC) to $42 from $38.