Jefferies Downgrades Lincare Holdings (LNCR) to Hold; Competing Bids Unlikely

July 9, 2012 7:31 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $41.49 --0%

Rating Summary:
    1 Buy, 4 Hold, 1 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 13 | Down: 28 | New: 14
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Jefferies downgraded Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ: LNCR) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $41.50 (from $38.00).

Analyst, Brian Tanquilut, said, "Downgrades to Hold given our view that the $41.50 per share cash offer from Linde fully values the company and that a higher, competing offer is unlikely to emerge at this point. Consistent with Linde management's guidance, we expect the deal to close this year as we do not foresee any regulatory hurdles for the transaction."

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Shares of Lincare Holdings closed at $41.62 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $19.65-$41.64.


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