Health Care Facilities

According to Morgan Keegan, VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) reported first quarter EPS of $0.33, a cent below estimate and $0.02 below consensus. Morgan Keegan said that management reports that the results were better than it expected earlier this year when it issued its $1.42-$1.52 EPS guidance, which...

Jefferies is out with its report today on HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS), raising its PT to $30. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "HLS continues to deliver impressive earnings results driven by robust discharge growth and tight cost control. With HLS's guidance seemingly conservative (even before...

New CMS Proposal Puts Pressure on Skilled Nursing Facilities Related Tickers Include (NYSE: KND) (NYSE: SKH) (NASDAQ: SUNH) http://www.ofr.gov/(X(1)S(wg2wjdr14pciosspqvow41jo))/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-10555_PI.pdf

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) from $22 to $26 and maintains its Market Perform rating.

Morgan Keegan, citing a first quarter above estimates, is raising its price target from $29.25 to $32 and is maintaining its Outperform rating on HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS). Says Morgan Keegan, in the report, “HealthSouth reported stronger-than-expected first quarter earnings and announced, as...

Lifepoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) Reports EPS of $0.89 vs. $0.81 Estimate; Revenues $888.6M vs. $877.6M Estimate

LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, revenues from continuing operations were $888.6 million, up 13.0% from $786.2 million for the same period a year ago. Income from continuing...

Healthsouth (NYSE: HLS) Reports EPS of $0.60 vs. $0.26 Estimate; Revenues $538.1M vs. $519.51M Estimate.

VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) Reports EPS of $0.33 vs. $0.35 Estimate; Revenues $355.1M vs. $356.3M Estimate

In today's UBS research summary, UBS lowered the price target of Flextronics International (NASDAQ: FLEX) from $10 to $9.50. UBS increased the price targets of Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) from $47 to $52, Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) from $87 to $95, Buckeye Technologies (NYSE: BKI) from $28 to $29...

Five Star Quality Care (NYSE: FVE) Reports EPS of $0.11 vs. $0.11 Estimate; Revenues $308.3M vs. $312.23M Estimate

Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) Reports EPS of Continued Operations $0.80 vs. $0.78 Estimate; Revenues $3.405B vs. $3.45B Estimate

Hanger Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) Reports EPS of $0.19 vs. $0.19 Estimate; Revenues $200.4M vs. $204.81M Estimate

Morgan Keegan is out with its report today on Emeritus (NYSE: ESC), maintaining Outperform. In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "We believe that Emeritus is positioned to enhance operations through marketing, pricing, and cost containment. Our Outperform rating is based on our view that...

Universal Health (NYSE: UHS) guides 2011 adjusted EPS $3.85-$4.00.