Health Care Technology

Oppenheimer & Co. has an Underperform rating and a $90 price target on shares of Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN). In a note to investors, Oppenheimer writes, "Cerner reported better than expected 1Q11 results. On the surface, results appear to point to a strong start to the year. Outside of...

Auriga reiterates its Buy rating on shares of Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) on Friday, noting that analysts "view CERN as a core holding and the best stock to own in healthcare IT, if you could own just one." Cerner reported EPS of $0.80 on $492 million in revenue, beating Auriga's estimate of...

Cerner Corp (NASDAQ: CERN) Reports EPS of $0.80 vs. $0.76 Estimate; Revenues $491.66M vs. $485.47M Estimate

As traders start packing away lunch and thinking about their after-trading martinis, benzinga takes a look at five top gainers so far today. Vital Images (NASDAQ: VTAL) Vital Images is a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis software for physicians and healthcare specialists. The...

By 10:20 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10.29 points, or 0.08%, to 12,701.25, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 0.29 point, or 0.02%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 3.40 points, or 0.12%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets are...

Vital Images Inc (NASDAQ: VTAL) shares jumped 31.59% to create a new 52-week high of $18.66. Toshiba Medical Systems Co announced its plans to purchase VTAL for $273 million in cash. TPC Group Inc (NASDAQ: TPCG) shares gained 2.04% to touch a new 52-week high of $39.43. TPCG is scheduled to report...

Kent Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ: KENT) shares surged 43.36% to $2.05 at 9:45 am. KENT had $10.51 million in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter. Vital Images Inc (NASDAQ: VTAL) surged 31.59% to $18.66. Toshiba Medical Systems Co announced its plans to purchase VTAL for $273 million...

Vital Images Inc (NASDAQ: VTAL) added 31.88% to $18.70 in the pre-market session. Toshiba Medical Systems Co announced its plans to purchase VTAL for $273 million in cash. InfoSpace Inc (NASDAQ: INSP) moved up 17.31% to $10.30 in the pre-market session. INSP reported upbeat Q1 results. Fortinet...

Vital Images Inc. (NASDAQ:VTAL)- Toshiba Corporation (TYO:6502) announced that its sub-subsidiary will fully acquire Vital Images, Inc. through takeover bid, no later than May 11, 2011. The price of share purchase is USD 18.75 per share. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been...

Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM), change- +0.62 (1.54%): Akamai Technologies Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose thanks to higher revenue boosted by demand for its cloud computing solutions. But its second-quarter outlook disappointed analysts and shares fell. Net income in...

Vital Images Resumes Trading (NASDAQ: VTAL)

Vital Images Acquired; to Resume Trading at 4:30pm (NASDAQ: VTAL)

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Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation and Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTAL) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a subsidiary of TMSC will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Vital Images for $18.75 per share, or approximately $273...

According to Auriga, Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) is well positioned across the board for 2011. Auriga said that it continues to recommend purchase of Cerner (CERN) following our upgrade last month as the single best way to play the health IT stimulus, domestically and abroad. “Our checks suggest that...