Health Care Distributors

Eclipsys Corporation’s (ECLP) second-quarter fiscal 2010 adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share outshone the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents while matching the year-ago earnings. Adjusted earnings exclude special items such as restructuring charges, merger costs, amortization and adjustments...

Shares of Pharmerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC) are trading down 22.5% at $9.86 per share during the Friday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Pharmerica Corporation has been between $9.30 and $10.13 per share. Analysts covering the company's stock give it a consensus...

Cardinal Health (CAH) is in a stable industry with steady revenues and a safe dividend. Growth and Income The company is expected to grow its EPS 10.8% over the next three to five years. The stock also offers investors a dividend yield of 2.3%. This Zacks #2 Rank stock trades at 13.4x fiscal...

Cardinal Health (CAH) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2010 adjusted (excluding one-time expenses) earnings per share of 50 cents and $2.22 respectively, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimates of 49 cents and $2.21, respectively, but below the year-ago results of 63 cents and $2.26, respectively...

• Viacom (NYSE:VIA.B) posted second quarter earnings of 68 cents, three cents above Zacks estimates, on a 0.1% revenue gain to $3.30 billion, off estimates of $3.43 billion • Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ: FWLT) missed Zacks estimates by 3 cents with second quarter earnings of 48 cents, as revenues...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –August 05, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: MWI Veterinary Supply (MWIV) as the Bull of the Day and Becton, Dickinson (BDX) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Vornado (VNO), Simon Property (SPG) and Jones Lang...

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (MWIV) surged to an all-time high following its latest earnings surprise. Bullish guidance and estimate revisions have shares trading at value relative to its industry. Company Description MWI Veterinary Supply distributes animal health products in the U.S. and U.K....

MWI Veterinary Supply (MWIV) reported third-quarter EPS of $0.74, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.59 and the year-ago earnings of $0.54. We are pleased to note that based on a strong quarter, the company raised its guidance for 2010. In spite of a highly fragmented veterinary market...

The announcement of MWI Veterinary Supply's (MWIV) third quarter fiscal 2010 results on July 29, 2010, has triggered positive revision of estimates among analysts. Third Quarter Highlights MWI Veterinary Supply, one of the leading distributors of animal health products to veterinarians across the...

Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC) reported an increase of 11.1% in EPS to 90 cents in the second quarter of 2010, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 86 cents and the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 81 cents.   Henry Schein reported a 15.1% year-over-year increase in revenues to $1.85 billion from $1...

We reiterate our Outperform recommendation on Hanger Orthopedic (HGR). We believe, at the current level the stock offers an attractive entry point for investors considering healthy earnings growth visibility. Second-quarter fiscal 2010 adjusted earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny...

Standpoint Research is upgrading shares of Mckesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) to Buy from Hold after McKesson reported earnings on Friday. In the report Standpoint Research writes, "We initiated coverage on MCK at $62.24 on January 19, 2010. The position was closed out at $69.20 (+11.1%) on May 24...

Cardinal Health (CAH) is slated to report fourth-quarter and fiscal 2010 (ending June 30, 2010) results on Thursday, August 5, 2010. The company earlier issued earnings per share guidance in the range of $2.15 to $2.20 for fiscal 2010. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is...

Jefferies analysts Richard Close, Dana Hambly, and Sean Dodge reiterated a Buy rating for McKesson (NYSE: MCK) after mixed earnings numbers. The analysts said, "MCK maneuvered through a challenging quarter and maintained annual guidance despite weak utilization and some Canadian regulatory...

• Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) retracted from its last night's claims that its search engine was completely blocked in China, saying, "Because of the way we measure accessibility in China, it's possible that our machines could overestimate the level of blockage... It appears now that users in China are...