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Emergency Care Now Top Priority - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 3:01pm | 372Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMS) is in an acquisition spree. Recently, the company's EmCare segment acquired Florida based North Pinellas Anesthesia Associates and Northwood Anesthesia Associates, an anesthesia provider. This acquisition will increase Emergency Medical's clinician...
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Emergency Care Now Top Priority - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 2:00pm | 372Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMS) is in an acquisition spree. Recently, the company's EmCare segment acquired Florida based North Pinellas Anesthesia Associates and Northwood Anesthesia Associates, an anesthesia provider. This acquisition will increase Emergency Medical's clinician...
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Benzinga's Rumor Mill (PMCS, GXDX, STI, EXPE)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 1:13pm | 221PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS) is up 2% on the back of a potential buyout of the name. Options, specifically calls are seeing heavy volume today on the rumor. 4,700 calls have traded today, as opposed to 80 puts. PMC-Sierra engages in the design, development, marketing, and support of semiconductor...
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LHCG Set For Nice Growth, Jefferies Reports
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:52am | 75After a difficult 2010, Jefferies believes that LHC Group. (NASDAQ: LHCG) is well positioned to adjust to reduced reimbursement levels and benefit from increased consolidation opportunities. “Investor interest is building in the space and is likely to accelerate as good earnings results validate...
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Stifel Nicolaus Downgrades Gentiva Health to Hold (GTIV)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:43am | 19Stifel Nicolaus downgrades Gentiva Health (NASDAQ: GTIV) from Buy to Hold.
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:31am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Caresource Holdings (ANCI) Apollo Commercial Real Est (ARI) Bemis Co (BMS) Bucyrus Intl Inc (BUCY) Cameco Corp (CCJ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER CARESOURCE (ANCI): Free Stock Analysis Report APOLLO...
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Jefferies: IPCM Still In The Sweet Spot
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:18am | 72Jefferies reports that IPC The Hospitalist Company (NASDAQ: IPCM) remains well-positioned to benefit from increasing hospitalist demand in the acute and sub-acute sectors. “The company has ample liquidity to continue making accretive acquisitions,” Jefferies writes. “And while the stock's momentum...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:14am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Caresource Holdings (ANCI) Apollo Commercial Real Est (ARI) Bemis Co (BMS) Bucyrus Intl Inc (BUCY) Cameco Corp (CCJ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER CARESOURCE (ANCI): Free Stock Analysis Report APOLLO...
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Jefferies Raises PT On LHC Group
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:00am | 27Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) from $32 to $38 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Options Brief: Omnicare (OCR)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 12:17pm | 74Shares of Omnicare (NYSE: OCR) are higher on the session by 1.36%, trading at $25.28. Overall put volume is now running at 2.63x the daily average, with 1% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,185 contracts have traded on the session so far. Omnicare, Inc. is a pharmaceutical...
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Emergency Medical Services Acquires North Pinellas Anesthesia Assoc.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 11:21am | 80Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS)today announced that its EmCare segment has acquired North Pinellas Anesthesia Associates and Northwood Anesthesia Associates, an anesthesia provider based in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 1983, North Pinellas/Northwood has approximately 40 clinicians...
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No Trend Reversal Has Materialized Yet 01-10-2011
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 7:28pm | 862Cusick's Corner The market is at excessive levels and in condition of being overbought (with no real selling except for a small amount last week); no trend reversal has materialized yet. There are two ways that this environment can work itself out: 1) by grinding in a range, which the Small Caps...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 9:31am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Avanir Pharma (AVNR) Bebe stores (BEBE) BioScrip Inc (BIOS) China Integrated Energy Inc (CBEH) Foster Wheeler (FWLT) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AVANIR PHARM (AVNR): Free Stock Analysis Report BEBE STORES INC (BEBE...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 9:14am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Avanir Pharma (AVNR) Bebe stores (BEBE) BioScrip Inc (BIOS) China Integrated Energy Inc (CBEH) Foster Wheeler (FWLT) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AVANIR PHARM (AVNR): Free Stock Analysis Report BEBE STORES INC (BEBE...
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Friday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (CHTP, CCK, GCI, THRX, GXDX)
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 1:27pm | 82Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Chelsea Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CHTP) 10,505 puts, 6 calls 2. Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK) 5,218 puts, 24 calls 3. Gannet Co. (NSYE: GCI) 3,882 puts, 31 calls 4. Theravance Inc. (NASDAQ:...