Health Care Facilities

According to a research report this morning, Cantor Fitzgerald raises its PT for LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) from $44 to $46 to reflect a strong first quarter as they reiterate a Buy rating. Cantor Fitzgerald stated, “Key basic measures of demand improved substantially in 1Q:12, including...

By Howard Simons The market is not even trying to handicap the court. Pass the popcorn and enjoy the show. One of the stranger pieces of baggage associated with being a free-market economist, and one that Southwest Airlines (LUV) will not charge me $25 to schlep across the country, is...

By Howard Simons The market is not even trying to handicap the court. Pass the popcorn and enjoy the show. One of the stranger pieces of baggage associated with being a free-market economist, and one that Southwest Airlines (LUV) will not charge me $25 to schlep across the country, is...

Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded OmniVision Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OVTI) from “neutral” to “outperform.” OVTI's shares closed at $15.83 yesterday. OmniVision's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 13.45%. Credit Suisse upgraded LifePoint Hospitals Inc (NASDAQ: LPNT) from “underperform” to “neutral...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session. Benzinga's Top News AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC) to Acquire World Courier Group for $520M. CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNL) Temporarily Idles Longwall...

Credit Suisse raises its rating on LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) to Neutral from Underperform and raise its price target to $42 from $37 as bad debt concerns did not materialize. Credit Suisse says, "Bad Debt Up, But Under Control: Over the past year, bad debt has risen 17%. However, strong...

US stock futures are flat this morning, after a strong rise in the previous session. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 8 points to 12,878.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 0.20 points to 1,354.60. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 2 points to 2,591.50. US stocks closed higher on...

Barnes Group Inc (NYSE: B) is estimated to post its Q4 EPS at $0.32 on revenue of $311.95 million. Pilgrim's Pride Corp (NYSE: PPC) is expected to post a Q4 loss at $0.29 per share on revenue of $1.88 billion. H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ) is projected to post its FQ3 earnings at $0.86 per share...

Below are the top small-cap hospitals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) is 44.39%. CCM's revenue for the same period is $70.78 million. The trailing-twelve-month...

LifePoint Hospitals® (NASDAQ: LPNT) is one of 26 organizations chosen by the Department of Health and Human Services to receive funding for additional resources and support to help hospitals make healthcare safer and less costly by targeting and reducing preventable injuries and complications from...

Below are the top small-cap hospitals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) is 44.39%. CCM's ROE for the same period is 6.13%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin...

HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at HCA Holdings' third quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 44 cents/share and revenues of $7.99 billion. Stock...

Below are the top small-cap hospitals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) is 44.91%. CCM's PEG ratio is 0.33. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Amsurg Corp (...

Citi is out with its report today on LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT), maintaining Buy. In its report, Citi writes, "We rate Lifepoint Hospitals Buy/Low Risk (1L). We expect consistent outpatient growth to drive SS revenues and profitability above market expectations. We believe consistent...

Jefferies is out with its report today on LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT), reiterating Buy. In its report, Jefferies writes, "LPNT's new $250 million share repurchase plan could take down 14% of the shares outstanding and add as much $0.48 per share to annualized earnings . This announcement...