Health Care Facilities

Based on recent news and valuation, Goldman Sachs said that it has removed senior housing operator Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD) from the Americas Conviction Buy List and the Americas Investment List and now rate the shares Neutral. “BKD shares rose 19% on the heels of health care REIT...

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) announced that it will purchase 118 senior living assets from Atria Senior Living Group. Ventas will pay $3.1 billion in stock, cash, and debt assumption/retirement, or $230,000 per unit, for the facilities, which it will operate via a taxable REIT subsidiary. “We have...

Hilliard Lyons is Neutral on AmSurg Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSG) in a research report released today. In a note to clients, Hilliard Lyons writes, "There was little change in AmSurg's operating environment in the third quarter. As in previous quarters, same center revenue declined 2% as same center...

AmSurg Corp. (AMSG) reported an EPS of 43 cents in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, earnings were lower than 44 cents reported in the year-ago period. Results for the third quarter of 2010 had a negative impact of 1 cent from the...

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Co (NYSE: BKD) is the best gainer on the NYSE today, gaining more than 16% on very healthy volume. The stock has already traded more than 1.4 million shares, and the daily average volume is just under 900,000 shares. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. owns and operates...

AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSG) reports Q3 earnings of $0.42 versus consensus of $0.42. AmSurg Corp. reports revenues of $180.275 million versus consensus of $180.57 million.

Psychiatric Solutions Inc. (PSYS) reported an EPS from continuing operations of 94 cents in the third quarter of 2010, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents. EPS increased 88% from 50 cents in the year-ago quarter due to an increase in overall revenue on the back of heightened...

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSYS) reports Q3 earnings of $0.94 versus consensus of $0.59. Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. reports revenues of $508.5 million versus consensus of $487.27 million. Revenues increased 12.2% year over year. PSI's same-facility revenue for the third quarter of 2010...

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSYS) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Revenue increased 12.2% for the quarter to $508.5 million from $453.2 million for the third quarter of 2009. Income from continuing operations attributable to PSI...

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGR) announced preliminary net sales of $206.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $14.4 million, or 7.5%, from $192.3 million in the prior year. Preliminary adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes the cost of relocating...

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE: HGR) today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for the acquisition of Reno, Nevada-based Accelerated Care Plus, the nation's leading provider of integrated clinical programs for sub-acute and long-term care rehabilitation providers....

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ: IBKR) 4,385 puts, 52 calls 2. Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) 6,597 puts, 255 calls 3. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) 11,303 puts, 932 calls 4. Tenet...

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) is expected to report its third quarter earnings after the market close next Wednesday, October 27, followed by a conference call on Thursday at 1:00 PM EDT to discuss the results. Morgan Keegan says that its EPS estimate of $0.23 is $0.01 above the First...

Piper Jaffray has published a research report on VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) as it remains cautious on shares of the company for the time being. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes "We remain cautious on shares of WOOF ahead of the company's Q3 earnings release scheduled for after the markets close...