Health Care Facilities

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD) from $24 to $30 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Oppenheimer published a report earlier today discussing the quarterly results for LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT). LPNT reported Q42010 EPS of $0.70, which beat Oppenheimer's and the Street's consensus estimate of $0.67. This was driven by a lower tax rate and revenue growth of 14.2% yoy....

Shares of HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) are lower on the session by 0.62%, currently trading at $22.43. The stock had been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today....

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (NYSE: FVE) today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 5.4% to $315.7 million from $299.5 million for the same period the previous year. Income from continuing...

Sun Healthcare Group (NASDAQ: SUNH) will report fourth quarter earnings after the market close next Tuesday, March 1. Morgan Keegan's EPS estimate of $0.37 is $0.01 below the First Call consensus and up from $0.28 in the prior year period. Morgan Keegan's investment thesis for skilled nursing...

HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS) reported adjusted fourth quarter income per share of $0.48, “$0.04 ahead of our estimate,” Morgan Keegan reports. “Adjusted EBITDA of $117 million topped our $107 million estimate,” Morgan Keegan writes. “Adjusted free cash flow of $31 million was well above our $10 million...

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) form $25.50 to $29.25 and maintains its Outperform rating.

By Dian L. Chu, EconForecat  On Wednesday, Feb. 16 Israel said Iran is sending two warships into the Suez Canal on way to Syria, and that the action is considered a “provocation.”  Due to the long history of bad blood between Israel and Iran, this very possible scenario was enough to even send...

Shares of LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) are lower on the session by 0.76%, currently trading at $36.75. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) from $23 to $26 and maintains its Neutral rating.

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, revenues from continuing operations were $853.3 million, up 14.3% from $746.9 million for the same period a year ago. Income...

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) from $18 to $22 and maintains its Market Perform rating.

HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) today reported its results of operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Consolidated net operating revenues were $520.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to $486.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, or an increase of...

Jefferies & Co. is raising its price target on shares of LCA-Vision, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCAV) to $7 from $5, but is keeping its Hold rating on shares. In a note to investors, Jefferies writes, "We continue to view shares of LCAV as a late cycle recovery play that could yield attractive returns for...

Jefferies remains buyers of Skilled Healthcare Group (NYSE: SKH) believing that its solid 4Q10 results provide further evidence of the company's improving fundamentals and robust growth potential. Given SKH's strong cash flow characteristics, we continue to view shares attractively. Jefferies...