Health Care Technology

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) was today upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette and Woods from Market Perform to Outperform and price target set to $30. Jefferies Group is now trading at $5.51, 0.73% up in the pre-market session. So far in 2009, JEF gained over 225%. CTC Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCM) was...

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) has jumped 2.40% to $6.40 in the pre-market after Sinovac Biotech announced that it has filed a clinical trial application with China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for vaccine against hand, foot, and mouth disease. In the last trading session, SVA...

Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of highest return on assets. The return on assets for Life Partners Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPHI) is 53.72%. LPHI’s market capitalization is $330.89 million. LPHI’s shares have fallen by 25.87% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 29.08...

Below are the top 5 mid-cap stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of lowest short ratio. The short ratio for IMS Health Inc (NYSE: RX) is 0.1. RX’s market capitalization is $3.74 billion. RX’s trailing-twelve-month operating margins are 515.63%. The short ratio for Brazilian Telecommunications...

The most advanced shares in today's NASDAQ trade so far were of Starlims Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: LIMS), Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY), Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN), JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ: JASO) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAZZ). Starlims...

Starlims Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: LIMS) has soared 46% to $13.85 on 1.06 million shares. Yesterday, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) reported that it has reached an agreement to acquire Starlims Technologies for $123 million in cash, or $14 a share. Today, LIMS made a new 52-week high of $13....

Starlims Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: LIMS)(FREE stock trend analysis) is trading at $13.73, surged by 44% in the pre-market session. Yesterday, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT)(FREE stock trend analysis) reported that it has reached an agreement to acquire Starlims Technologies for $123 million in...

SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) has plunged 28% to $5.28 on 5.26 million shares after SIGA Technologies announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreements for the sale of 2,725,339 shares of common stock at a price of $7.35 per share. So far this year, SIGA is up over 125%. Deer...

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declined 1.43% to $63.98 in the morning session after Barclays downgraded KMB to from Equal-weight to Underweight and has lower the price target to $66 from $68. Micromet Inc. (NASDAQ: MITI) fell 1.07% to $6.48 after Roth Capital downgraded Micromet from...

MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS) declined 7.18% in the pre-market trade to $18.5 as the company’s 2010 guidance was below the market estimates. Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) declined 1.84% in the pre-market trade to $26.25. Dendreon had earlier announced a public offering of its common stock...

The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE: MW) decreased $3.54 or 16.21% to $18.20 after Men's Wearhouse reported Q3 net income rose to $19.7 million, or 37 cents a share, from $14.6 million, or 28 cents a share, in the a year ago period. Revenue increased to $462 million from $459.7 million in the same...

QuadraMed Corporation (NASDAQ: QDHC) shares surged by 29.80% to $8.32. QDHC has agreed to be acquired by a private-equity firm Francisco Partners in a $126 million deal. Francisco will pay $8.50 a share for the health-care information-technology company, representing a 33% premium to its Monday...

RELM Wireless Corporation (AMEX: RWC)has soared 86.50% to $4.50 on 2.65 million shares after RELM announced that it has been named as a contractor under a contract issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Today, RWC made a new 52-week high of $5.75. The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE: TLB) has...

QLT Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ: QLTI) hits a new 52-week high at $4.87 in today’s morning trade. Currently, QLTI is trading at $4.81, up 6.89% in the morning trading hours. In the last six months, QLTI is up over 90%. Amicas, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCS) soared 1.72% to $4.58 on 35K shares. Today, AMCS has made a...

Recently, Mylan Inc.‘s (MYL) subsidiary, Matrix Laboratories received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Lansoprazole Delayed-release (DR) capsules in two dosage forms (15 mg and 30 mg). Mylan plans to begin shipment of...