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UPDATE: Piper Jaffray Raises PT on Healthways to $13 (HWAY)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:07am | 141Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Healthways (NYSE: HWAY), increasing its price target from $11 to $13. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "The company missed revenues but reported inline EPS. Due to the startup costs associated with the new large contracts, the company's FY10...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Healthways To $13
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 9:33am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) from $11 to $13 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Chemed Reports Q4 EPS of $0.98 vs. $1.05
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 5:43pm | 68Chemed Corporation (NYSE: CHE), which operates VITAS Healthcare Corporation reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Revenue increased 10.9% to $336 million Net Income increased 25.8% to $22.6 million Adjusted Net Income increased 15.1% to $27.9 million ...
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Chemed Reports Fourth-Quarter 2010 Results
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 5:17pm | 133Chemed Corporation (NYSE: CHE) reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010, versus the comparable prior-year period, as follows: Consolidated operating results: Revenue increased 10.9% to $336 million Net Income increased 25.8% to $22.6 million Adjusted Net Income...
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Healthways Reports Q4 EPS of $0.45 vs. $0.26
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 5:15pm | 98Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Total revenues for the quarter were $195.3 million compared with $175.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $15.6 million, or...
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UPDATE: Piper Jaffray Raises PT on athenahealth to $49 (ATHN)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 9:23am | 124Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), raising its price target from $46 to $49. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We are connecting the dots on two independent datapoints to add context to ATHN's growth in the Enterprise pipeline. Our last note...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On athenahealth To $49
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 8:30am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) from $46 to $49 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Insurance Brokers Industry With The Highest Cash (BRO, AJG, WSH, CHSI)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 6:22am | 148Below are the top mid-cap insurance broker stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Brown & Brown Inc (NYSE: BRO) had $264.82 million in total cash for the latest quarter. Meanwhile, BRO's total debt stood at $251.76 million. Arthur J Gallagher & Co (NYSE: AJG) had $249.80...
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Emergency Medical Services Provides Additional Transaction Details on Acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 12:46pm | 82Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) earlier today issued a press release announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC. This release referred to a $3.2 billion transaction value. This value comprises an...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 8:44am | 391Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, after previous week's gains. Investors are awaiting the release of President Obama's budget. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3 points to 12,238 and S&P 500 futures dropped 0.40 point to 1,327. Nasdaq 100 futures...
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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to Acquire Emergency Medical Services for $64 per Share Totaling $3.2B
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 8:25am | 77Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC announced today a definitive merger agreement under which an affiliate of CD&R formed to complete the merger will acquire EMSC. Under the terms of the agreement EMSC stockholders would receive, at the...
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Emergency Medical Services Close To Being Acuired
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 2:55am | 159Emergency Medical Services (NYSE: EMS), the provider of ambulance and facility-based physician services, is reportedly close to being acquired for $3.1 billion private-equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC. The deal is believed to be a leveraged buyout. Colorado-based Emergency Medical...
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Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Home Health Care Industry With The Highest ROE (LHCG, AFAM, LNCR, AMED)
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 1:44am | 125Below are the top home health care stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) is 25.99%. LHCG's PEG ratio is 0.62. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Almost Family Inc (NASDAQ: AFAM) is 19.32%. AFAM's PEG...
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Piper Jaffray Increases DaVita PT To $70, Maintains Underweight Rating (DVA)
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 9:48am | 136Piper Jaffray increased its DaVita (NYSE: DVA) price target to $70 from $64 and maintained DaVita's Underweight rating in a research report published today. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "DVA reported in-line Q4 revenues and a slight beat on earnings, helped by share repurchases above our...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On DaVita To $70
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:52am | 27Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on DaVita, Inc. (NYSE: DVA) from $64 to $70 and maintains its Underweight rating.