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J.P. Morgan Raises Medtronic PT To $41 (MDT)
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 9:25am | 108J.P. Morgan raised its Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) price target from $39 to $41 in a research report published today. In the report, J.P. Morgan states, "Medtronic is scheduled to report 3Q results on Tuesday, February 22. Our forecast calls for revenues of $3.98B (+3.5% reported, 4.0% constant currency...
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JP Morgan Raises PT On Medtronic To $41
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:38am | 26JP Morgan has raised the price target on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) from $39 to $41 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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China Medical Reports Q3 Adjusted EPS of $0.43
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:26am | 58China Medical Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: CMED) reports its Q3 adjusted EPS at $0.43, versus the consensus of $0.43. CMED reports its Q3 revenue at $33.9 million, versus the consensus of $33.3 million. CMED shares gained 1.89% to $13.50 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Zimmer's Longevity Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Demonstrates Long-Term Clinical Success
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 5:52pm | 117Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH) today announced that results of an independent study presented at the 2011 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting demonstrated long-term clinical success for Longevity® Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene. The study, by a team from the...
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Symmetry Medical Sees 2011 Revenue of $363 to $383 Million
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 10:03am | 59Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE: SMA) announced today preliminary unaudited revenue for the full year ended January 1, 2011. Symmetry anticipates full year 2010 revenue of approximately $361 million, in line with previously issued guidance of $360 to $364 million. For the full year 2011, the Company...
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CryoLife Reports Q4 EPS of $0.08 vs. $0.07
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 9:05am | 106CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY) announced today its results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2010. Revenues for the fourth quarter increased 2 percent to a fourth quarter record of $29.2 million compared to $28.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net income for the fourth quarter of...
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Piper Jaffray Raising Price Target To $31 On Volcano Corp. (VOLC)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 8:41am | 88Piper Jaffray is raising its price target on shares of Volcano Corp. (NASDAQ: VOLC) to $31 from $28, and is keeping its Overweight rating on shares. In a note to investors, Piper Jaffray writes, "We have updated our model to reflect the strong top-line results pre-announced by VOLC in mid-January...
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Piper Jaffray Neutral On American Med. Systems (AMMD)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 8:38am | 109Piper Jaffray has a Neutral rating and a $22 price target on shares of American Med. Systems (NASDAQ: AMMD). In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We have updated our model to reflect actual Q4-10 results and 2011 guidance. The changes to our model overall are only modest. We have trimmed...
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Active Screen - CANSLIM: Top 8 for February 17th
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 8:26am | 1079It was more of the same from last week with no change in qualifying stocks as ranked by Market Cap. So we still have Free McMoran (FCX), Netflix (NFLX), Apple (AAPL), Baidu (BIDU), Research in Motion (RIMM), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Southwestern Energy (SWN), and Intuitive Surgical (...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Volcano Corporation To $31
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 8:09am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC) from $28 to $31 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Spectranetics Reports Upbeat Q4 Earnings
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 7:33am | 55Spectranetics (NASDAQ: SPNC) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.04, beating the consensus of $0.02. SPNC reports its Q4 revenue at $29.3 million, versus the consensus of $29.5 million. SPNC shares gained 0.20% to close at $4.92 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Data Points to Inflation 02-16-2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 7:42pm | 956Cusick's Corner Inflation. The market this morning seems to think that inflation may be coming faster than originally anticipated. This was reflected in the PPI numbers that came in shockingly high, mostly due to commodity inflation. This puts further constraints on the consumer and whether or not...
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More In The Tank For Medical Device ETF
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 7:39pm | 212Quiet as it has been kept, the iShares Dow Jones US Medical Devices ETF (NYSE: IHI) is doing pretty well for itself lately jumping more than 5% in the past month and almost 22% in the past six months. IHI's technicals are superior as the ETF recently broke above old resistance at $60, which turn...
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Calls Purchased on Beckman Coulter (BEC)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 2:43pm | 121Shares of Beckman Coulter (NYSE: BEC) are higher on the session by 0.06%, currently trading at $82.91. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For February 16 (FDO, ELOS, PRAA)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:46am | 200By 10:45 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 73.41 points, or 0.60%, to 12,300.05, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 8.56 points, or 0.64%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 20.84 points, or 0.74%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are...