Health Care Facilities

Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) is trading higher today pre-market. At last check, UHS was trading at $44.00, up 1.31% from yesterday's close.

Stifel Nicolaus downgrades the following companies: Ctrip.com (NASDAQ: CTRP) from Buy to Hold. Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) from Buy to Hold.

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ: USPH) has acquired a majority interest in a 14 clinic physical therapy group located in the Southeast. The practice presently sees approximately 100,000 patient visits per year and produces approximately $9.0 million in annual revenue. The purchase price for U....

MedCath Corporation (Nasdaq: MDTH) announced today the completion of the sale of substantially all the assets of TexSan Heart Hospital, owned by MedCath and its physician investors, to Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio. The transaction, which was announced in November, and was subject to...

Below are the top small-cap hospital stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Rehabcare Group Inc (NYSE: RHB) has a PEG ratio of 0.91. RHB's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 10.53%. Amsurg Corp (NASDAQ: AMSG) has a PEG ratio of 1.08. AMSG's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 32....

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) is moving sharply higher in the last day of trading. At last check, shares of ENSG were up $1.54 to $26.08, a gain of 6.3%. The Ensign Group provides nursing and rehabilitative care services in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho.

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGR) today announced that it has completed its previously announced offer to exchange all of its outstanding $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7 1/8% Senior Notes due 2018 for new 7 1/8% Senior Notes due 2018 that have been registered under the...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: SSY) announced that its policy is to not comment on unusual market activity or rumors. In view of the unusual market activity in the stock of SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: SSY), the NYSE has contacted the company in accordance with its usual practice; the...

Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) announced today that a subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 140-bed Riley Hospital, located in Meridian, Mississippi to Anderson Regional Medical Center, also located in Meridian. The transaction is expected to be completed as of...

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) from $24 to $27.

Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE: CSU) announced today that joint ventures in which it holds a five percent partnership interest, have entered into an agreement to sell four senior living communities to Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN). Upon closing the transaction, anticipated in the...

Wells Fargo is downgrading shares of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) to Market Perform from Outperform. “We believe that ultimately Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) will acquire shares of THC at about $6.50-7.50 offering investors limited upside from its recent price of $6.83,”...

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ: USPH) has acquired a majority interest in a six clinic physical therapy group located in the mid-Atlantic region. The practice presently sees approximately 55,000 patient visits per year and produces approximately $4.8 million in annual revenue. The purchase...