Health Care Facilities

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Skilled Healthcare Group (NYSE: SKH) from $13 to $16 and maintains its Buy rating.

In addition to raising the PT on Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH), Morgan Keegan is raising its EPS estimates on the stock. “We are raising our 2011 and 2012 EPS estimates by $0.01 each to $1.28 and $1.46, respectively,” Morgan Keegan writes. “We are raising our target EV/EBITDAR multiple...

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on Skilled Healthcare Group (NYSE: SKH) from $14 to $17 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) today announced its consolidated financial operating results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2010. Consolidated revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was $220.7 million, an increase of 17.2 percent when compared to...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), previewing CYH's Q4 10 earnings. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "For the quarter we have $0.74, compared to consensus of $0.73, and look for a same-store adjusted admission decline of -1.0% and net revenue...

Jefferies & Co. expects an inline quarter from HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE: HLS). In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "HLS has already provided its initial 4Q observations, with mgmt anticipating discharge growth of 5.3% Y/Y (SS +2.9%) and a 2.5%-2.7% Y/Y increase in rev/discharge. We expect...

Masco (NYSE: MAS) is projected to post a loss of $0.02 per share on revenue of $1.78 billion in the fourth quarter. Marriott International Inc (NYSE: MAR) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.36 on revenue of $3.59 billion. Diebold Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0....

Morgan Stanley is upgrading shares of HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) to Overweight from Equal-weight, establish a $28.00 price target “and raise our 2011/2012 EBITDA estimates from $445mm / $478mm to ~$450mm / $480 mm, above current consensus of ~$440mm / $470mm.” “Our Overweight rating...

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that its subsidiary has executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Mercy Health Partners, located in northeast Pennsylvania, from Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners. The health system includes two...

Shares of Austin, Texas-based Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGR) are trading up 22.2% at $27.82 per share during the Thursday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc has been between $24.63 and a 52-week high of $27.87 per share. Analysts...

The health care industry seems to have a better grasp of what President Obama's reforms mean for business. Now executives can calculate their next steps, and investors are pushing up prices for shares of health care related stocks. For income investors...

The health care industry seems to have a better grasp of what President Obama's reforms mean for business. Now executives can calculate their next steps, and investors are pushing up prices for shares of health care related stocks. For income investors...

Hanger Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) reported adjusted 4Q10 EPS of $0.46 (vs. $0.40 consensus) that was driven by a 6.2% increase in same-unit revenue at its patient care division and a 110 bps Y/Y EBIT margin increase, Jefferies reports. “Mgmt guided FY11 EPS to a range of $1.63-$1.68 (vs. $1.58...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Hanger Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) from $27 to $28 and maintains its Buy rating.

MedCath Corporation (Nasdaq: MDTH) today announced operating results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010. Net revenue of $88.9 million, up 1.2% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Income (loss) from continuing operations of $7.2 million, or $0.36 per share, compared to...