Health Care Services

Shares of Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) are higher on the session by 1.57%, currently trading at $25.87. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. The strike seeing...

Deutsche Bank raises its price target to $100 from $94 on LabCorp of America (NYSE: LH) on mixed results from Q4. Deutsche Bank says, "EPS beat and margins demonstrated progress w/M&A integration, yet rev was slightly below expectations. On a sql w/Q3, mgmt characterized MCO pricing as better...

Friday, February 10, 2012 This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session. Keynes was the first to introduce the concept of a multiplier in 1929. Benzinga's Top News Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Reports Q4 EPS EUR0.19 vs...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting consumer-sentiment data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 54 points to 12,788.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 7.50 points to 1,340.80. Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 10.50 points to 2,550.50. US stocks closed...

Alliant Energy Corp (NYSE: LNT) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.56 per share on revenue of $784.6 million. Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $1.51 on revenue of $1.38 billion. Calpine Corp (NYSE: CPN) is projected to report a Q4 loss...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) to report its Q4 EPS at $1.51 on revenue of $1.38 billion. LH shares gained 0.35% to $92.43 in after-hours trading. LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) reported its Q4 adjusted...

Credit Suisse reiterates its Hold rating on Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) and raises its price target by $1.50 to $29 as the company's Q4 results came in largely in line with expectations. Credit Suisse comments, "LNCR reported Q4 revs of $492.2M (+16.6% yoy), driven by +6% internal/organic, +...

Deutsche Bank has downgraded Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) from Buy to Hold and maintains its $27.50 price target.

LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) The Company also announced its net revenue and fully diluted earnings per share guidance for fiscal year 2012. Fiscal year net service revenue is expected to be in the range of $640 million to $660 million, and fully diluted earnings per share are expected to be in...

Piper Jaffray initiated coverage of LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) with an Overweight rating and $15 price target in a research report published today. In the report, Piper Jaffray said, "LHCG is one of the leading home health providers with a slightly differentiated strategy as the majority of its home...