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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (BCR, NKA, TZOO, MDRX)
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 7:22am | 134C.R. Bard Inc (NYSE: BCR) was downgraded by Goldman from "buy" to "neutral." BCR's shares closed at $100.88 yesterday. BCR's PEG ratio is 1.43. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC (NYSE: NKA) from “buy” to “hold.” NKA's stock closed at $22.09 yesterday. NKA's PEG ratio is 6....
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Piper Jaffray Reports Allscripts CTO To Leave Company
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 6:51am | 115According to Piper Jaffray, Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) announced that John Gomez (CTO) will leave the company effective May 31st but will remain as a consultant for 18 months. Piper Jaffray reported that it believes that John is the key executive to drive MDRX-ECLP technology/product integration...
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Citi Maintains Buy Rating On MDRX
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 6:42am | 149Citi is maintaining its Buy rating on shares of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX). “Allscripts filed an 8-K after market close in which it made three announcements: 1) A new credit arrangement reduces interest margin for borrowings under the senior credit facilities by 75 bps,”...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 6:21am | 387Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, as investors are awaiting economic data and the European Central Bank (ECB) interest-rate meeting. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 6 points to 12,351.00, while those for the S&P 500 index fell 0.90 point to 1,...
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Auriga Downs MDRX To Hold
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 5:37am | 51Analysts at Auriga downgrade Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: MDRX) from “buy” to “hold.” The target price for MDRX has been lowered from $25 to $24. MDRX shares fell 0.97% to close at $22.49 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Allscripts Healthcare, Yum! Brands (VMW, EMC, YUM, DPZ, VRUS, ANW, NAT, NLY, MDRX)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 11:18pm | 241On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that VMware (NYSE: VMW) is a “pure play on cloud computing, but I'd rather be in parent EMC (NYSE: EMC) because it's cheaper and represents better value." He believes that Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) is “doing well. It's a China play and...
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Calls Purchased on Cerner Corporation (CERN)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 12:14pm | 124Shares of Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) are higher on the session by 1.47%, currently trading at $115.30. 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 name today...
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Stocks Near Or Above 52-Week High (CERN, MCHP, PCS, WAT, DTE, GENZ)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 10:38am | 135Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) is currently trading at $114.92, which is at the 52-week high of $114.92. Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) is currently trading at $38.66, which is at the 52-week high of $38.66. MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS) is currently trading at $16.60, which is at the 52-week...
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Fast Money Picks For April 5th (EEM, CERN, TXN, NSM)
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 6:50pm | 181On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour advised the viewers to take some profits in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ETF) (NYSE: EEM). He explained that he is a huge fan of the emerging markets, but you should not own EEM at this level. He expects a 5% pull back. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Buy on Allscripts (MDRX)
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 6:40am | 132Deutsche Bank is out with its "Health IT Update" today, and it reiterates Buy on Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Given the pending start of the attestation period for meaningful use certification, we have analyzed the implied EPS growth for the EHR vendors...
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Piper Jaffray Updates Model on MedAssets (MDAS)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 8:31am | 123Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS), updating its model on MDAS. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We are distributing operating expenses more evenly across quarters and updating Acquisition related charges to be less 1H heavy, while keeping the $25...
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Auriga Reduces Its PT On MedAssets To $21; Reiterates Buy Rating
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 8:27am | 163Auriga is reiterating its Buy rating on MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS) while reducing the price target modestly to $21 from $22, as it refines model assumptions for FY11 and FY12. Auriga had overstated G&A expense and stock-based compensation relative to guidance while understating the amount of...
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HealthStream Acquires 50% Stake in Laerdal Medical's Advanced Video System
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 8:25am | 78HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM) announced today that it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Laerdal Medical's Advanced Video System, a product that enables users of advanced patient simulators to easily capture simulation video, audio, data logs, and “patient” responses, creating a powerful...
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HealthStream Announces Amendment of its Line of Credit to Increase and Extend its Availability
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 8:20am | 44HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM) announced today that it has signed an amendment to its line of credit with SunTrust Bank, increasing the availability under the line from $15.0 million to $20.0 million and extending its availability to July 2012.
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Healthcare Information Services Industry With The Highest Operating Margin (CPSI, MEDQ, MDAS, MRGE)
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 12:40am | 132Below are the top small-cap healthcare information services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Computer Programs and Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CPSI) is 18.99%. CPSI's ROE for the same period is 42.03%. The trailing-twelve-month...