Oppenheimer Reiterates an 'Outperform' on Accretive Health (AH); Settling Up with Minnesota AG

July 31, 2012 10:39 AM EDT
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Oppenheimer reiterates an 'Outperform' on Accretive Health (NYSE: AH) price target of $17.00.

Analyst, Bret Jones, said, "On 7/30, after the close, Accretive announced it has reached an agreement to settle the lawsuit brought by the Minnesota Attorney General. The settlement comes three days before the court was to hear the company's motion to dismiss. Our legal experts expected at least part of the AG's case to be dismissed and viewed the case as weak in its entirety, which we believe contributed to the timing of the settlement. The agreement brings to an end the lawsuit and all of the investigations by the various Minnesota departments. We believe the delay in announcing a renewal with Ascension was likely timed to allow the settlement with the AG to be finalized." (FY12 EPS estimate lowered from $0.46 to $0.43 and FY13 from $0.79 to $0.76)

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Shares of Accretive Health closed at $10.01 yesterday.


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