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Top 4 Stocks In The Drugs Wholesale Industry With The Highest ROE (MHS, ABC, CAH, MCK)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 2:30am | 147Below are the top drugs wholesale stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at MedcoHealth Solutions Inc (NYSE: MHS) is 27.52%. MHS' PEG ratio is 0.89. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at AmerisourceBergen Corporation (...
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CalPERS Terminates Contract Renewal Negotiations with Medco
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 4:45pm | 108The California Public Employees' Retirement System has provided notice that it has terminated negotiations for renewing a contract awarded to Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) for pharmacy benefit management services, the company said today. The renewal was scheduled to commence on January...
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PDI Announces Exclusive Partnership With Qforma
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 7:52am | 41PDI, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDII) today announced the signing of an exclusive strategic partnership with Qforma, the leading provider of advanced analytics and predictive modeling technologies for the health sciences industry.
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Medical Laboratories & Research Industry With The Highest Revenue (PRXL, ICLR, AIQ, BRLI)
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 3:03am | 144Below are the top small-cap medical laboratories & research stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL) is $1.40 billion. PRXL's ROE for the same period is 12.58%. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Landauer Shares Rise 11% On Radiation Business (LDR)
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:26pm | 96Doing your homework can really pay off, just ask traders who went long Landauer (NYSE: LDR) at the open today. That stock, after opening flat, is now trading more than 11% higher to $67.68. The company is a provider of technical and analytical services to determine occupational and environmental...
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Providence Service Corporation Announces New $140M Credit Agreement
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 8:35am | 138The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC) today announced that it has refinanced its existing credit facility with a new senior secured credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $140.0 million. The new credit facility is comprised of a $100 million, five year term loan facility...
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Citi Raises CCRN Target From $7.50 To $8.00
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 7:41am | 34Citi is raising its PT on shares of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN) from $7.50 to $8.00. Cross Country Healthcare closed Friday at $7.01.
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Bulls Have Conviction Going into Weekend 03-11-11
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 7:23pm | 778Cusick's Corner Nice bounce with authority. The After Hours were solid, trading with strong volume and wider scope. The bulls have the conviction coming into the weekend. All eyes will be on Asia, monitoring Japan, and any further activity in the Middle East. Have a good weekend. Stocks are...
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Piper Jaffray Maintains Alliance HealthCare Overweight, $6 PT (AIQ)
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 10:30am | 84Piper Jaffray maintained its Alliance HealthCare (NYSE: AIQ) Overweight rating and $6 price target in an Earnings Update report. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "We are updating our model and introducing FY12 estimates for AIQ following the company's Q4 earnings conference call earlier this...
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Hooper Holmes Reports Q4 EPS of $0.03
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 9:07am | 115Hooper Holmes (NYSE: HH) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Consolidated revenues totaled $43.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, representing a 4% revenue decline from $45.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. The Company recorded net...
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BioScrip Reports Q4 EPS of $(1.25) vs. $0.04
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 8:20am | 98BioScrip, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOS) today announced 2010 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. Fourth quarter revenue was $450.4 million with a net loss of $67.1 million, or $1.25 per share, which included a deferred-tax asset valuation allowance expense of $54.0 million and $9.2 million of...
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Earnings Scheduled For March 11 (AWR, HIBB, BIOS, ANN, ARNA, LMIA, HALO, UTSI, PKT, NGPC, SNTA)
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 4:12am | 321American States Water Company (NYSE: AWR) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.46 per share on revenue of $96.70 million. Hibbett Sports Inc (NASDAQ: HIBB) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.43 on revenue of $178.47 million. BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ: BIOS) is expected to report its Q4 EPS...
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HealthPlus Awards Overpayment Recovery and Cost Avoidance Contract to HMS
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 11:33am | 61HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY), today announced that it had been awarded a contract by Health Plus of New York to perform full source overpayment recovery and cost avoidance services. The contract runs for two years, with the option to extend for future years.
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Oppenheimer Comments On Cross Country (CCRN)
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 10:05am | 116Oppenheimer provided color on Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ: CCRN) in a research report published today, regarding Cross Country Healthcare's Q4 2010 earnings report. Oppenheimer has previously given Cross Country Healthcare a Perform rating. In the report, Oppenheimer states, "The core...
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UPDATE: J.P. Morgan Raises PT on Catalyst Health Solutions to $60 (CHSI)
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 9:45am | 126J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Catalyst Health Solutions (NASDAQ: CHSI), raising its PT from $53 to $60. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We reiterate our Overweight rating on CHSI. We continue to believe the long term fundamental outlook for CHSI remains strong, based on...