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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ACLI, VECO, SWIR, LNCR, TISI)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:31pm | 182American Commercial Lines Inc (NASDAQ: ACLI) shares jumped 26.24% to $20.40. The volume of ACLI shares traded was 756% higher than normal. ACLI’s Q4 profits beat the Street view. Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) shares climbed 8.58% to $33.72. The volume of VECO shares traded was 315% higher...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ACLI, VECO, SWIR, LNCR, TISI)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:30pm | 182American Commercial Lines Inc (NASDAQ: ACLI) shares jumped 26.24% to $20.40. The volume of ACLI shares traded was 756% higher than normal. ACLI’s Q4 profits beat the Street view. Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) shares climbed 8.58% to $33.72. The volume of VECO shares traded was 315% higher...
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LNCR Posts Robust Results For Q4, Gains Market Share
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:02pm | 147Analysts at Jefferies & Co maintain their "buy" rating on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for LNCR has been raised from $40 to $46. Lincare reported its Q4 EPS ahead of the consensus, driven by strong organic revenue growth and...
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Athena Moving Lower Today (ATHN)
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 2:54pm | 97Athena Health (NASDAQ: ATHN) has lost 4% of its market cap today, and is trading at $38.99. Over 1 million shares have already been exchanged, versus an average of 468,000. An article in Barrons, mentioned a couple of negative developments, which may be driving the stock lower. According to...
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Amedisys Inc. (AMED) Price Target Raised
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 12:47pm | 109SunTrust Robinson Humphrey has raised the price target for Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) to $70. SunTrust expects that Amedisys will continue to register steady growth in volume and rate which will be boosted by an uptick in acquisition activity. SunTrust expects the company to generate strong free...
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Athena Health Puts Active
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 11:45am | 130Athena Health (NASDAQ: ATHN) is receiving a large roll of puts this morning. The Feb $45 puts were sold on the bid 5,000 times for 3.90 and the proceeds were used to purchase an equal amount of the March $40 puts for 2.30. The open interest on the Feb and March contracts is 7,000 and 626,...
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Amedisys Receives Bear Trade
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 11:23am | 197Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED), provider of home health services to the chronic, co-morbid, aging American population, is receiving a large call play this morning. 5,000 February 30 calls were just traded between the bid and the ask for $25.45 each; there is effectively no open interest on that line,...
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Weak Top-Line Trends Pressure DGX Stock
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 10:45am | 147Analysts at Credit Suisse maintain their "neutral" rating on Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for DGX has been set to $58. According to Credit Suisse, Quest Diagnostics' shares traded down despite the company's 4Q results beating the...
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Almost Family (AFAM) Is A Good Buy
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 9:12am | 116Amidst the growing uncertainty over the passing of the healthcare bill, the home nursing sector has outdone the broader markets. However, late last week, the sector saw some profit taking. According to a report released by Jefferies & Co. Inc. yesterday, the buyers should take this pull back...
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Quest Dazzles (DGX)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 3:25pm | 89Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) has reported a 7% rise in quarterly profit. According to Reuters, the increase can be attributed to rigorous cost controls and an augmented demand for specialized tests. Gene based tests and cancer tests were the standout categories that saw exceptional demand. Quest...
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Company News for January 25, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 10:26am | 161• Walmart (NYSE:WMT) reported plans to cut about 11,200 jobs, or 10% of its Sam's Club workforce • Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) co-founders, Page and Brin, are slated to sell $5.5 billion in company shares over the next five years • Eaton (NYSE:ETN) reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.25, two cents...
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Earnings Overview For Companies Reporting Today (ETN, HAL, DGX, ERIC, TXN, AMGN, AAPL)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 9:34am | 390More than 25% of S&P 500 companies are scheduled to post results this week, including Dow components Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ). The round-up of some of the heavyweight companies due to report results today are: Before the bell:...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (CNH, ETN, DGX, HAL, PVTB, SEE)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 9:02am | 447CNH Global N.V. (ADR) (NYSE: CNH) reported today a fourth-quarter profit of $28 million, or $0.12 per share on sales of $3.21 billion. Analysts expected CNH Global N.V. (ADR) to report earnings of $0.01 per share. The 52-week trading range for CNH is $5.69 - $29.11. CNH closed at $25.48 in the last...
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Jim Cramer Thinks It Is Time To Sell UNH, HUM, RHB
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 2:21pm | 222CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer thinks that investors should sell UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and RehabCare Group, Inc. (NYSE: RHB). The main reason for selling these stocks is that easy money has been made and it is not wise to be greedy at this point. Another...
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Underperform Rating For Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), athenahealth, Inc. (ATHN) And Cerner Corporation (CERN)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 1:13pm | 287Bank of America provided update on Healthcare firms, including Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX), athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) and Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN). Bank of America believes that Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions faces challenges on the grounds of lower...