Health Care Services

Jefferies & Company has downgraded LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) from Hold to Underperform and has lowered the price target from $28 to $19.

Jefferies & Company has downgraded Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ: GTIV) from Buy to Hold and has lowered the price target from $34 to $21.

Jefferies & Company has upgraded DaVita (NYSE: DVA) from Hold to Buy.

Jefferies & Company has downgraded Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) from Buy to Hold and has lowered the price target from $45 to $29.

Jefferies & Company has downgraded Almost Family (NASDAQ: AFAM) from But to Hold and has lowered the price target from $45 to $29.

Below are the top mid-cap medical laboratories & research stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) is 24.61%. LH's PEG ratio is 1.24. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity...

Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) earnings are right around the corner! Don't be caught off-guard: The company unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Want to get all the facts ahead of this Thursday's announcement? We thought so. Here's an advanced look at Medco Health...

It's time to get ready for Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) earnings! Don't be caught off-guard: The company releases its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 21, 2011. Need to cram before Thursday's earnings release? We've got just the thing. Here's an advanced look at...

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) today announced that LabCorp is extending until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 12, 2011, LabCorp's previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of Orchid Cellmark Inc. (NASDAQ: ORCH). On May...

Jefferies provided color on the health care facilities sector. In a research report published today, Jefferies stressed it believes the sector's stock will remain volatile as uncertainties remain over the cuts in Medicare and Medicaid. In the report, Jefferies states, “We expect the healthcare...

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM) announced today that it has acquired North Florida Acute Care Specialists, LLC., headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The practice represents an annualized volume of approximately 62,000 patient encounters.

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) and Genomic Vision today announced a multi-year exclusive collaboration involving Genomic Vision's proprietary molecular combing genomic-analysis technology.  

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM) announced today that it has acquired Coast To Coast Physicians Alliance, P.A. Based in Orlando, Florida, the acquisition is IPC's first in the Orlando area and represents the Company's entry into another new metropolitan market. IPC expects to add...

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM) announced today that it has acquired Coast To Coast Physicians Alliance, P.A. Based in Orlando, Florida, the acquisition is IPC's first in the Orlando area and represents the Company's entry into another new metropolitan market. IPC expects to add...

Deutsche Bank has changed the price target on the following companies: Aetna (NYSE: AET) - Buy, tgt $50 to $51, AmeriGroup (NYSE: AGP) -Buy, tgt $73 to $76, CIGNA (NYSE: CI) - Buy, tgt $59 to $61, Centene (NYSE: CNC) - Hold, tgt $36 to $38, Coventry Health Care (NYSE: CVH) - Hold, tgt $33...