Health Care Facilities

JP Morgan reiterated its Neutral rating on HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $28. On Wednesday, HLS lost 6.22% of its value to end the day at $23.37. Its shares rebounded in today's pre-market trading, rising 2.7%...

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According to Morgan Keegan, Emeritus (NYSE: ESC) will report second quarter earnings after the close next Thursday, August 4, followed by a conference call at 5:00 PM EDT to discuss the results. Morgan Keegan said that its cash from facility operations (CFFO) estimate of $0.38 is $0.03 above the...

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Cusick's Corner We finished right on the lows and the bureaucrats in Washington still think that it is ok to continue to play Deficit Chicken. The pullback in the Buck was something that caught my eye and explained the run in the Commodities, XLE/DBC/FCX, so these are the sectors that investment...

Shares of Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) are higher on the session by 0.35%, currently trading at $19.90. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...

Shares of The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) are higher on the session by 0.18%, currently trading at $28.35. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while...

HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) today announced it has entered into an amendment to the agreement dated May 17, 2011 to sell its long-term acute care hospitals to affiliates of LifeCare Holdings, Inc. The primary purpose of the amendment is to remove HealthSouth Hospital of Houston (HHH) from...

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Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Hospitals (Nasdaq: LPNT), and the board of directors of Maria Parham Medical Center today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to jointly own and operate MPMC. The transaction is...

Oppenheimer has issued a report following the AmSurg Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSG) 2Q results. According to the report, "AmSurg reported 2Q11 EPS of $0.41, in line with our estimate and consensus. This includes $0.02 in transaction costs related to the pending acquisition of National Surgical Care (...

Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) today announced plans for a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital (“IRH”) in Houston, Texas, and the replacement of an existing IRH in Austin, Texas. Once completed, these projects will expand Kindred's capacity to grow and provide a continuum of post-acute care in...

Shares of Skilled Healthcare Group (NYSE: SKH) are lower on the session by 2.69%, currently trading at $9.05. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...

HCA (NYSE: HCA) unveils its next round of earnings this Monday, July 25, 2011. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to HCA's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Ahead of the company's earnings announcement, analysts are expecting a positive EPS reading of 59 cents per share and...