Health Care Services

ValuEngine Issued a Buy recommendation on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR). On Tuesday, LNCR had a difficult day as its shares lost 7.72% of their value to end the day at $26.29.

Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.53 on revenue of $4.43 billion. QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is projected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.71 on revenue of $3.59 billion. eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY)is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.46 on revenue of $2.61...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL): Shares of Apple...

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) today announced that Timothy Pearson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, effective August 22, 2011. Mr. Pearson, 43, currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of MedImmune, the...

HMS (NASDAQ: HMSY) announced today that the State of Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has awarded a contract to Permedion, Inc., HMS's wholly owned subsidiary, to provide Medicaid hospital utilization management services, including focused precertification and retrospective reviews;...

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is trading down over 11% after S&P cut its view. Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) is trading down roughly 8% after the company reported earnings lower than the street's expectations. rown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) is trading down over 4.70% after the company reported...

Citi reiterated its Buy rating on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR). At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $41 to $35. On Monday, LNCR closed the day at $28.49. Its shares had a difficult session in today's pre-market trading, losing 6.11% of their...

Jefferies reiterated its Hold rating on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR). At the same time, Jefferies left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $29. On Monday, LNCR closed the day at $28.49. Its shares lost 3.83% of their value in today's pre-market trading to stand around $27.40.

Analysts at Robert W. Baird downgraded Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) from “outperform” to “neutral.” AVY's stock closed at $37.81 yesterday. AVY's PEG ratio is 1.79. Analysts at Jefferies & Company downgraded Almost Family Inc (NASDAQ: AFAM) from “buy” to “hold.” AFAM's shares closed...

Analysts at Kaufman Bros upgraded Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) from “hold” to “buy.” AIXG's shares closed at $27.26 yesterday. Aixtron's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 38.76%. Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott upgraded Talbots Inc (The) (NYSE: TLB) from “sell” to “neutral.” TLB's shares closed at $3....

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Tuesday, July 19, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Tuesday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading higher after several blue-chip companies reported positive quarterly...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting quarterly earnings from major companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 68 points to 12,396.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 8.30 points to 1,308.70. Nasdaq 100 futures gained...

Citigroup has lowered the price target on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) from $41 to $35 and maintains its Buy rating.

Oppenheimer has raised the price target on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) from $29 to $32 and maintains its Perform rating.

Jefferies & Company has downgraded the following companies: Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) Buy to Hold, PT from $67.00 to $64.00 RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT) Buy to Hold, PT from $5.00 to $4.50 Skilled Healthcare Group (NYSE: SKH) Buy to Hold, PT from $16.00 to $10.00 Sun Healthcare Group (...