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RBC Raises Price Target On LifePoint Hospitals (LPNT)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 2:50pm | 106RBC Capital Markets released a research report today, in which they bumped their price target on shares of LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) from $33 to $39. RBC has an Outperform rating on the stock. LifePoint (LPNT) reported Q4 EPS of $0.63, which was $0.03 above consensus estimates. In today's...
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LPNT Downgraded To Market Perform
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:33am | 42Analysts at Wells Fargo downgrade LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) from "outperform" to "market perform." LPNT’s shares gained 5.10% to reach $31.95 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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HLS Initiated With Outperform
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 12:13pm | 51Analysts at RBC Capital initiate coverage of HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS) with an "outperform" rating. The target price for HLS is set to $24. HLS’s shares have risen 3.57% to reach $18.57 at 10.20 am. More Analyst Ratings here
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BKD Initiated With Outperform
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 12:10pm | 54Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) with an "outperform" rating. The target price for BKD is set to $22. BKD’s shares have risen 3.12% to reach $19.18 at 9.53 am. More Analyst Ratings here
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (LCAV, TMRK, ERTS, TRGL, CONN)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 10:44am | 191LCA-Vision Inc (NYSE: LCAV) decreased 9.48% to $5.35 in the pre-market session. LCAV closed at $5.91 in yesterday’s closing. The 52-week trading range for LCAV is $1.99-$8.02. LCA-Vision has gained 7.26% over the past six months. Terremark Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: TMRK) tumbled 4.39% to $7.06 in the...
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AmSurg Corp. (AMSG) Maintains Hold Rating
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 2:08pm | 112BOE Research Services, Inc. has maintained a Hold rating for AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSG). Amsurg Corp. recently appointed John W. Popp to its board of directors. The research firm expects the appointment to give a boost to the company’s leadership, given John W. Popp’s significant experience in...
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BofA/Merrill Says BKD Is A Buy
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 8:30am | 42BofA/Merrill upgraded Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) from “neutral” to “buy.” The target price for BKD has been raised from $22 to $24. After falling 2.15% in yesterday’s closing, BKD gained 1.43% to $17.06 in after hours.
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VCA Antech, Inc Outlook (WOOF)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 1:28pm | 158Northcoast Research released an update on VCA Antech, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF) in which they disclose that they are raising 2010 full year EPS estimates. The firm said that they are anticipating 2010 EPS of $1.67, which is $0.01 below Wall Street consensus and $0.01 higher than Northcoast's prior...
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Distribution Alert: Tuesday's High-Volume Selloffs
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 6:12pm | 176Losers were few and far between on Tuesday, so to see a loser falling on heavy volume is particularly concerning. Not that it was the proverbial nail in the coffin for any of these names, but Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST), Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH), Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB...
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Wednesday's Hot Stocks: Finding A Rose Among Many Thorns
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 9:42am | 2317With the major indices ticking slightly higher Wednesday, there were many stocks which broke out to the upside on BIG 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 should...
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Barclays Feels It is Time To Hold BKD
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 3:20am | 56Barclays upgraded Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) from “underweight” to “equal weight.” BKD’s shares last traded at $18.03. The shares of BKD have risen 190.34% in the past 52 weeks. The target price for MEE has been raised from $18 to $22.
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Solid Top Line Expected For HealthSouth Corp. (HLS)
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 10:03am | 81SunTrust Robinson Humphrey reiterated a Buy rating on HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) and raised the price target from $20 to $24, reflecting strong core trends, a solid reimbursement backdrop and improving financial flexibility, which should lead to increased free cash flow deployment and...
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Company News for January 07, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 10:20am | 232• General Motors' CEO Whitacre promised the company's first year of profitability in 2010 following five years of losses • Microsoft's (NYSE:MSFT) CEO Ballmer's opening address in Las Vegas focused on the company's touch-tablet from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), planned for introduction this year • ...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (SNDK, GLW, SLB, PNFP, NEWP, THC)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 10:07am | 283SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) was today upgraded by ThinkEquity from Hold to Buy with a price target of $35. SanDisk Corporation is now trading at $7.86, 1.53% up in the pre-market session. So far in 2009, SNDK gained over 185%. Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) has climbed 0.99% to $19.43 in...
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Earnings Visibility Improves At UHS
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 2:25pm | 126Analyst Justin Lake of UBS upgrades Universal Health Services Inc (NYSE: UHS) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for UHS has been raised from $31 to $38. Universal Health Services is likely to post its Q4 results inline with or better than expectations, as hospital checks do not indicate any...