Health Care Services

Piper Jaffray is maintaining its Overweight rating and its $95 price target on DaVita (NYSE: DVA) following investor meetings with the company's management. Says Piper Jaffray, in its report, “We are incrementally more confident in our outlook and positive thesis on DaVita following a day of...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) is a “great story. If it goes back down, I'm going to recommend it." For Covidien (NYSE: COV), he said, "You hold on and buy more. That is a great company that is a buy, buy, buy." Cramer said that Alcoa (...

Morgan Stanley is out with a research report on Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) and it has an Overweight rating on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "Express Scripts is reaching out to clients/members who use Walgreens pharmacies. According to our channel checks, Express...

Sterne Agee upgraded Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) from “sell” to “neutral.” DKS' shares closed at $32.78 yesterday. Dick's Sporting Goods' PEG ratio is 1.02. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc (NYSE: MMI) from “underweight” to “neutral.” MMI's shares closed at $...

Goldman Sachs has upgraded Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) from Sell to neutral and has established a $51 price target.

Below are the top small-cap home health care stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Almost Family Inc (NASDAQ: AFAM) is 12.85%. AFAM's ROE for the same period is 14.13%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at LHC Group...

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE: AMS) announced today that it has entered into a contract to supply a Gamma Knife Perfexion system to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. The Perfexion system will be an upgrade to an existing Gamma Knife supplied by AMS to another hospital...

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) today announced that LabCorp is extending until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 9, 2011 LabCorp's previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Orchid Cellmark Inc. (NASDAQ: ORCH). On May...

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) had its rating reiterated at Buy. At the same time, its price target was reduced to $20 from $22. On Thursday, SLE lost 1.27% of its value to end the day at $17.09. SodaStream (NASDAQ: SODA) had its...

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) announced today that it is notifying holders of its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021 that they have the right, pursuant to the terms of the Notes, to require LabCorp to purchase, on September 12, 2011, all or a portion of...

Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) announced a five-year expansion and extension of its seven-year relationship with Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield in support of the Healthiest State Initiative announced today by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad. The nation's first statewide comprehensive well-being...

Morgan Keegan is out with its report today on Alliance HealthCare Services (NYSE: AIQ), lowering its PT to $1.60 from $4.75. In its report, Morgan Keegan writes, "We are lowering our price target to $1.60 based on a 4.5x forward EV/EBITDA, which we believe reflects our expectation of a continued...

Esoterix Clinical Trials Services, a division of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE: LH), today announced a strategic alliance with the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) to provide its clients with access to enhanced assay development services. Assays developed at DHMRI for...

Morgan Keegan has lowered the price target on Alliance Healthcare Services (NYSE: AIQ) from $4.75 to $1.60 and maintains its Market Perform rating.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) reported a 0.6% rise in its second-quarter net profit. Dollar Thrifty's quarterly net profit increased to $42.5 million, from $42.3 million, in the year-ago period. Its revenue dropped 0.3% to $395.1 million. Dollar Thrifty's earnings per share...