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Quest Diagnostics Announces Completion of Final Extension of the Subsequent Offering Period and Intent to Exercise Top-Up Option and Complete Merger
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 8:08am | 157Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) and Spark Acquisition Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, announced today the completion of the final extension of the subsequent offering period with respect to Spark's cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Celera...
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Medco Research Institute and AssureRx Health Initiate Pilot Program to Evaluate Adoption and Clinical Impact of Pharmacogenetic Testing for Selection of Psychotropic Medications
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 8:07am | 96Medco Research Institute LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MHS), and AssureRx Health Inc. today announced the initiation of the PREDICT PSYMEDS pilot to evaluate antidepressant and antipsychotic drug adherence and medical care utilization by Medco members after...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Medical Laboratories & Research Industry With The Highest Cash (DGX, PPDI, ALR, CVD)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 2:19am | 134Below are the top mid-cap medical laboratories & research stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) had $994.20 million in total cash and $4.22 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc (NASDAQ:...
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Jefferies Maintains Rating, PT On DGX
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 8:55am | 106Jefferies is maintaining its Buy rating and $67 price target on Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) as the company plans nears the end of a medical billing lawsuit. Says Jefferies, in its report, “We are encouraged that DGX is nearing ultimate resolution of the civil lawsuit alleging non-compliance with...
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Earnings Scheduled For May 10 (DF, MCP, DIS, ACMR, MBI, MDR, WEN, ACAD, BLD, LIWA, AHCI, FRM, BKH, TAST, RDNT)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 2:13am | 405Dean Foods Co (NYSE: DF) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.06 on revenue of $3.07 billion. Molycorp Inc (NYSE: MCP) is estimated to post its Q1 EPS at $0.10 on revenue of $41.68 million. Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is projected to report its FQ2 EPS at $0.56 on revenue of $9.13...
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Quest Diagnostics Reaches Agreement in Principle to Settle California Lawsuit Related to Medi-Cal Billing (DGX)
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 4:16pm | 200Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) today announced it has reached an agreement in principle to settle a previously disclosed civil lawsuit, brought by a California competitor, in which the State of California intervened. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs alleged, among other things, that the...
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Quest Diagnostics Announces Final Extension of Subsequent Offering Period for Shares of Celera, Says 880,139 Celera Shares Tendered (CRA, DGX)
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 8:14am | 254Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that Spark Acquisition Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, has extended the cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Celera...
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Allied Healthcare International Inc. Acquires BiJu Limited (AHCI)
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 7:01am | 120Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI), a leading homecare provider of health and social care in the United Kingdom and Ireland, announced today that its U.K. subsidiary, Allied Healthcare Group Limited, has acquired the entire issued share capital of BiJu Limited. Operating from...
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Options Brief: AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (AHS)
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 10:15am | 66Shares of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS) are higher on the session by 5.41%, trading at $8.97. Overall call volume is now running at 20.67x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,013 contracts have traded on the session so far. AMN Healthcare...
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JP Morgan Raises PT On Catalyst Health Solutions To $66
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 7:22am | 28JP Morgan has raised the price target on Catalyst Health Solutions (NASDAQ: CHSI) from $60 to $66 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Top Scientific & Technical Equipment Stock Picks to buy on 5/6/11- OSIS, FLDM, CALP, CBMX, IRIS, ZIGO, TRMB, SMIT, MEAD, OYOG
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 6:24am | 2070OSI Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS) is trading at a price of $37.57, a dramatic change of +1.06 with Change% of 2.90 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 715.78M. OSI Systems announced that its...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Specialized Health Services Industry With The Highest Revenue (PRSC, HGR, HWAY, ASGR)
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 1:01am | 134Below are the top small-cap specialized health services stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Providence Service Corporation (NASDAQ: PRSC) is $879.70 million. PRSC's ROE for the same period is 31.28%. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Air Methods Reports EPS of $0.47 vs. $0.49 Estimate; Revenues $131.9M vs. $136.51M Estimate
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 4:17pm | 22Air Methods (NASDAQ: AIRM) Reports EPS of $0.47 vs. $0.49 Estimate; Revenues $131.9M vs. $136.51M Estimate
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AMN Healthcare Services Reports EPS of $0.07 vs. $0.01 Estimate; Revenues $229.4M vs. $224.9M Estimate
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 4:09pm | 23AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE: AHS) Reports EPS of $0.07 vs. $0.01 Estimate; Revenues $229.4M vs. $224.9M Estimate
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Gentiva Health Svcs (NASDAQ: GTIV) Reports EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.59 Estimate; Revenues $458.8M vs. $473.36M Estimate
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 7:02am | 125Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ: GTIV) today reported first quarter 2011 results. Gentiva acquired Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., ("Odyssey") one of the largest providers of hospice care in the United States, on August 17, 2010. The Company's results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 included...