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Arrow Acquires Nu Horizons - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:33pm | 347Arrow Electronics, Inc. (ARW) recently completed the acquisition of Nu Horizons Electronics for $7.00 per share, or a total of $130 million. Headquartered in Melville, NY, Nu Horizons Electronics is a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination and...
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Arrow Acquires Nu Horizons - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:07pm | 347Arrow Electronics, Inc. (ARW) recently completed the acquisition of Nu Horizons Electronics for $7.00 per share, or a total of $130 million. Headquartered in Melville, NY, Nu Horizons Electronics is a leading global distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination and...
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HMS Awarded Dependent Eligibility Audit Contracts
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 10:35am | 78HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY), today announced that it had been awarded contracts by both the Iowa Department of Administrative Services and the Maine State Employee Health Commission to perform dependent eligibility audit services for their State Employee...
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Conversion Right Triggered For LabCorp's Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2021
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 6:06pm | 78Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) announced today that its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2021 may be converted as set forth below. The Zero Coupon Notes are convertible into cash and Common Stock of LabCorp, if any, subject to the terms of the Zero Coupon Notes...
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Options Brief: Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 12:24pm | 87Shares of Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH) are higher on the session by 2.06%, trading at $89.73. Overall call volume is now running at 3.47x the daily average, with 36% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,159 contracts have traded on the session so far. Laboratory...
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Medco Health In Agreement With MemberHealth (MHS)
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 10:32am | 158Medco Announces Update on Status of Agreement With MemberHealth, LLC Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) today reported that it has received notice of termination, effective December 31, 2011, of its Medicare Part D prescription benefits management agreement with MemberHealth, LLC, a...
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Lincare Holdings Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.20/sh
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 9:36am | 48Lincare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LNCR) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share. The dividend is payable on January 28, 2011 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 14, 2011.
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Jefferies Raises PT On IPC The Hospitalist
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 8:12am | 29Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on IPC The Hospitalist Company (NASDAQ: IPCM) from $41 to $46 and maintains its Buy rating.
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JMP Securities Downs CHE To Market Perform
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 7:54am | 42Analysts at JMP Securities downgrade Chemed Corporation (NYSE: CHE) from “outperform” to “market perform.” CHE shares lost 0.86% to close at $63.51 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Hospitals Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (RHB, AMSG, CCM, LPNT)
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 5:30am | 120Below are the top small-cap hospital stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Rehabcare Group Inc (NYSE: RHB) has a PEG ratio of 0.91. RHB's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 10.53%. Amsurg Corp (NASDAQ: AMSG) has a PEG ratio of 1.08. AMSG's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 32....
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Air Services, Other Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (BRS, AAWW, ASR, AIRM)
Friday, December 31, 2010 - 3:47am | 150Below are the top small-cap air services, other stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Bristow Group Inc (NYSE: BRS) for the March quarter is $0.93 per share. BRS' trailing-twelve month operating margin is 13.08%. Atlas Air...
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Calls Purchased on Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 4:32pm | 158Shares of Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH) are higher on the session by 0.81%, currently trading at $88.78. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the...
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Allscripts EHR Wins Certification - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 11:03am | 596Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), a leading provider of clinical software and information solutions meant for medical providers, recently announced that both its Sunrise Emergency Care, Version 5.5 as well as Sunrise Acute Care, Version 5.5 are currently in compliance with 2011/2012...
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Allscripts EHR Wins Certification - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 10:15am | 596Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), a leading provider of clinical software and information solutions meant for medical providers, recently announced that both its Sunrise Emergency Care, Version 5.5 as well as Sunrise Acute Care, Version 5.5 are currently in compliance with 2011/2012...
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Piper Jaffray Raises Price Target on Laboratory Corp. (LH)
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 10:12am | 115Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on Laboratory Corp. (NYSE: LH); it has a $98.00 price target on the stock, up from $88.00. The PJ analysts cited the company's recent Genzyme Genetics acquisition, which adds ~$30M and ~$350M in...