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Top Performing Industries For December 21 (JBL, RCL, AMED, NFLX)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 11:18am | 191At 10:16 am, the Dow gained 0.27% to 11,508.63, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.33% to 1,251.17 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.37% to 2,659.38. The industries that are driving the market today are: Printed Circuit Boards: This industry jumped 3.09% by 10:16 am. The top...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold Rating on LHC Group (LHCG)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:30am | 144Deutsche Bank is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on LHC Group Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG); it has a $34.00 price target on the stock. The DB analysts cited the recent Medicate rate cut for its further downside revision to estimates. The analysts are maintaining...
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades Amedisys to Buy (AMED)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 10:25am | 108Deutsche Bank is out with a research report this morning, where it upgrades shares of Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) to Buy, from Hold; it has a $39.00 price target on the stock. The DB analysts cited compelling risk/reward to the upside for the upgrade, noting that, while they believe consensus...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (THOR, AMED, TWTC, RGS)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 9:48am | 127Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR) was upgraded by UBS from “neutral” to "buy." THOR's shares closed at $28.19 yesterday. Thoratec's PEG ratio is 0.89. Deutsche Bank upgraded Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED) from "hold" to "buy." AMED's shares closed at $29.23 yesterday. Amedisys' PEG ratio is 0.49....
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 9:33am | 327Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZOY) Alliance HealthCare (AIQ) Amdocs Ltd (DOX) Avon Products Inc (AVP) Banco Bilbao (BBVA) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock Analysis Report AKZO NOBEL NV (AKZOY):...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 9:14am | 334Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZOY) Alliance HealthCare (AIQ) Amdocs Ltd (DOX) Avon Products Inc (AVP) Banco Bilbao (BBVA) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock Analysis Report AKZO NOBEL NV (AKZOY):...
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IntegraMed Appoints Tim Sheehan as Interim-CFO
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 8:37am | 53IntegraMed America, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMD) announced today that the Company's Executive Vice President and CFO, John W. Hlywak, Jr., 63, will retire at year-end. Additionally, the Company announced the appointment of Timothy P. Sheehan, 33, Vice President, Finance, to the position of Interim CFO...
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades AMED To Buy
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 8:02am | 48Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgrade Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for AMED is set to $39. AMED shares surged 6.29% to close at $29.23 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Deutsche Bank Upgrades AMED From Hold to Buy
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 7:40am | 20Deutsche Bank is upgrading Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) from Hold to Buy.
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Takeover Candidates In Medical Tech
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 3:31pm | 176Roth Capital analyst Matt Dolan said that merger & acquisitions in the medical technology space are expected to increase in the next couple of years and offers up a few names. Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC), Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE: EW), Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPTS), Align...
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JP Morgan Initiates RHB With Neutral
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 7:00am | 52Analysts at JP Morgan initiate coverage of RehabCare Group Inc (NYSE: RHB) with a “neutral” rating. The target price for RHB is set to $25. RHB shares gained 6.66% to close at $23.54 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 4 Stocks In The Specialized Health Services Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (HLS, CNU, HWAY, TMH)
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 5:06am | 111Below are the top specialized health service stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) has a PEG ratio of 0.86. HLS' trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 16.63%. Continucare Corp (NYSE: CNU) has a PEG ratio of 0.90. CNU's trailing-twelve-month...
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Gentiva Issues 2011 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 5:09pm | 506Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV) has provided its financial guidance for fiscal 2011, while it has unchanged the outlook for fiscal 2010. For fiscal 2010, Gentiva reiterates its outlook for revenues in the range of $1.42 billion−$1.45 billion and adjusted income from continuing operations...
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Gentiva Issues 2011 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 4:14pm | 506Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV) has provided its financial guidance for fiscal 2011, while it has unchanged the outlook for fiscal 2010. For fiscal 2010, Gentiva reiterates its outlook for revenues in the range of $1.42 billion−$1.45 billion and adjusted income from continuing operations...
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Athenahealth Bouncing Back On Thursday (ATHN)
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 1:39pm | 122Yesterday, during the middle of the trading session, Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) lowered their FY11 guidance, triggering a steep sell off in the name. During Friday's trading session, however, ATHN is bouncing back. Currently, the shares are trading 2.77% higher to $40.85. Volume has been heavy...