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Top 5 Stocks In the Hospitals Industry With The Highest 5-Y Earnings Estimates (CYH, RHB, AMSG, HMA, UHS)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:10am | 253Below are the top hospital stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of 5-Y earnings estimates. Community Health Systems Inc (NYSE: CYH) is likely to achieve 14.2% earnings growth over the next five years. CYH’s trailing-twelve-month revenues stand at $12.11 billion. Read more about this company...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Hospitals Industry With The Highest Gross Margins (CCM, AMSG, HMA, CYH, LPNT)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:07am | 223Below are the top five hospital stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of gross margins. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Concord Medical Services Holdings Ltd (NYSE: CCM) is 81.73%. CCM’s quarterly earnings growth stands at 62.40% y/y. Read more about this company here. The trailing-...
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Top 5 Stocks In the Hospitals Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (RHB, CYH, AMSG, HMA, UHS)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:04am | 224Below are the top hospital stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ, in terms of PEG ratio. Rehabcare Group Inc (NYSE: RHB) has a PEG ratio of 0.73. RHB’s quarterly revenue growth stands at 31.20% y/y. Read more about this company here. Community Health Systems Inc (NYSE: CYH) has a PEG ratio of 0.9. CYH...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For March 18 (CIGX, MDTH, FNSR)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3:42pm | 237The market was mixed today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising around 29 points to 10,762.62, while the S&P 500 slipping 0.65 points. While Dow is being influenced by Boeing (NYSE: BA), S&P 500 is getting pulled down following a round of economic data and corporate results. Some...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (FNSR, MDTH, SMRT, PANL, TEVA)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3:01pm | 264Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) shares climbed 7.01% to $15.12. The volume of FNSR shares traded was 648% higher than normal. FNSR has increased the amount of publicly offered stock, priced at $121 million. Read more about this company here. MedCath Corporation (NASDAQ: MDTH) shares jumped 26....
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (NKE, BF-B, CAR, BKC, MDTH)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 10:29am | 242Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) was upgraded by FBR Capital from “market perform” to “outperform.” NKE’s shares closed at $70.88 yesterday. NKE’s shares have gained 7.70% year-to-date. Read more about this company here. UBS upgraded Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BF-B) from “sell” to “neutral.” BF-B’s...
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MDTH Could Create Shareholder Value
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 8:33am | 61Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgrade MedCath (NASDAQ: MDTH) from "hold" to "buy." The target price for MDTH is set to $17. According to Deutsche Bank, MDTH’s potential asset sales could create shareholder value. MDTH’s shares gained 3.05% to close at $9.47 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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HealthSouth Corporation’s (HLS) 2011 Earnings Estimate Raised
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 2:29pm | 122Analyst Robert Hawkins at Stifel Nicolaus has released an update on HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS). After the comments made by the company’s management last week, Stifel Nicolaus has explored the company’s opportunity to redeem its 10.75% senior notes in June 2011. It expects the company will...
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CYH Upgraded To Neutral
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 11:10am | 41Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgrade Community Health (NYSE: CYH) from "conviction sell" to "neutral." CYH’s shares gained 0.48% to trade at $37.91. More Analyst Ratings here
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A Peek Into Today’s Analysts Ratings (CVH, ONXX, PRXL, SBUX, WU, WYN, PSYS, UAM, VRUS)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:43am | 360Some of today’s upgrades, downgrades and initiations are: Upgrades Goldman upgraded Coventry Health (NYSE: CVH) from “sell” to “neutral.” The upgrade in the rating is based on valuation, according to Goldman. CVH’s shares lost 1.25% in after hours trading. Analysts at Goldman upgraded Onyx...
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Top Performing Industries For March 15 (IKNX, WMT, THC, BBW, PHMD)
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 4:08pm | 337At 2:13 p.m., Dow lost 17.15, or 0.16%, to 10,607.54, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index dipped 4.00, or 0.35%, to 1,145.99. The Nasdaq composite index moved down 14.24, or 0.60%, to 2,353.42. The industries that are driving the market today are: Photographic Equipment & Supplies...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (CPO, PSYS, BUCY, MEND, BARI)
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 2:23pm | 264Corn Products International Inc (NYSE: CPO) was downgraded by Standpoint Research from “buy” to “hold.” CPO’s shares had lost 1.46% to $35.17 by 12:25 p.m. CPO has a 52-week trading range of $17.76 - $35.73. Read more about this company here. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded Psychiatric Solutions Inc (...
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RBC Capital Downgrades PSYS
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:48am | 62Analysts at RBC Capital Markets downgrade Psychiatric Solutions (NASDAQ: PSYS) from "outperform" to "sector perform." The target price for PSYS is set to $25. According to RBC Capital Markets, the downgrade in the rating is based on valuation. PSYS’ stock closed at $29.00 yesterday. More Analyst...
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Volume Talks Wednesday March 10: Two Option Ideas on One Hot Stock
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:32am | 3236Today I am going to introduce my new breakout report which will also include stocks which traded the session lower on heavier volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you...
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Market Roundup (PSYS, MHP, MCO, KCI, C, ZION, RF, HBAN, BCS)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 3:29pm | 309Psychiatric Solutions (NASDAQ: PSYS) is said to be in talks to be acquired by Bain Capital, with the mental health facilities operator seeking a 25% premium. Although the talks are in an advanced stage, they could still fall apart. If all goes well, the deal is likely within a week. Connecticut has...