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Jefferies' Healthcare Report Outlook
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 8:09am | 165Jefferies & Co. has published a economic forecast outlook for this week, starting with: "Prospects of a mid-term Republican House win, blocked funding of healthcare reform and stabilizing economic conditions should drive continued NT rotation into healthcare services stocks." This week's...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (AFFX, ESRX, NOK, ZMH)
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 7:44am | 146Affymetrix Inc (NASDAQ: AFFX) was downgraded by Piper Jaffray from “overweight” to "neutral." AFFX's shares closed at $4.82 on Friday. Affymetrix's quarterly earnings plunged 175.60% y/y. Goldman downgraded Express Scripts Inc (NASDAQ: ESRX) from "buy" to "neutral." ESRX's shares closed at $49.60...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Insurance Brokers Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (NFP, CISG, CHSI, AON)
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 6:53am | 124Below are the top insurance broker stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. National Financial Partners Corp (NYSE: NFP) has a PEG ratio of 0.55. NFP's quarterly earnings advanced 20.40% y/y. Cninsure Inc (NASDAQ: CISG) has a PEG ratio of 0.61. CISG's quarterly earnings gained 40.20...
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Omnicare Announces Executive Appointments (OCR)
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 2:42pm | 74Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE: OCR) today announced Erin E. Ascher has been appointed Vice President – Human Resources, and Timothy J. Hopkins has been appointed Vice President – Trade Relations. Erin Ascher is responsible for leading Omnicare's human resources function, including designing and...
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Deutsche Bank Breaking News On Managed Care
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 7:22am | 329Deutsche Bank published a managed care industry alert report that stated: "As indicated in the NAIC press conference held on 9/22, the draft NAIC regulation excludes from the premium calculation (for the purpose of MLR rebates) federal and state taxes, with the exception of certain items such as...
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Medco Shares Up Strong In Early Trade
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:56am | 49Shares of MedcoHealth Solutions Inc (NYSE: MHS) are up more than 3% today, after it was initiated Outperform at FBR Capital. Shares of MHS are up $1.92 to $51.94, a gain of 3.8%. Medco provides clinically driven pharmacy services for various groups around the world.
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J.P. Morgan Reiterates Overweight on Omnicare (OCR)
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:50am | 191J.P. Morgan is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on Omnicare inc. (NYSE: OCR); it has a $29.00 price target on the stock. The JPM analysts cited a recent meeting with company management, including Denny Shelton (interim CEO), John Workman (CFO),...
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Call Spreads Active in the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX)
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:29am | 1615I'd like to share a quick update on a large eight-part options trade we saw in the CBOE SPX Volatility Index (VIX) yesterday. A trader appears to have bought to close 23,000 October 24/26 call spreads (buying the 24 calls and selling the 26 calls) for a net debit of 60 cents. Looking at...
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FBR Capital Initiates CHSI With Outperform
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 7:29am | 52Analysts at FBR Capital initiate coverage of Catalyst Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: CHSI) with an "outperform" rating. The target price for CHSI is set to $49. CHSI's shares lost 11.79% to close at $32.69 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Amediysis Trading Resumed.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 4:37pm | 13Amediysis (Nasdaq: AMED) trading resumed.
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Amedisys Shares To Resume Trading At 4:35PM EST
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 4:28pm | 18Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) shares To Resume Trading At 4:35PM EST
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The Diagnosis Looks Favorable for Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 12:03pm | 183Shares of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) are higher on the session by 0.02%, currently trading at $49.07. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, but has managed to regain the 50-day moving average as of late, bouncing off of historical support at $45.00....
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Genoptix Downgraded To Neutral
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 9:56am | 28Genoptix, Inc. (NASDAQ: GXDX) has been downgraded by Wedbush from Outperform to Neutral with a lowered price target of $16 from $23.
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Top 4 Stocks In The Air Services, Other Industry With The Highest ROE (AIRM, AAWW, BRS, ASR)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 5:57am | 140Below are the top air services, other stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Air Methods Corp (NASDAQ: AIRM) is 14.51%. AIRM's quarterly earnings gained 47.50% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Atlas Air...
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Amedisys Skyrocketing (AMED)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 2:52pm | 53Shares of Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) are skyrocketing, gaining nearly 12%. Shares are trading up $3.12 to trade at $32.06. Amedisys, Inc. provides home health and hospice services to the chronic, co-morbid, and aging American population. Its home health services include skilled nursing and home...