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Jefferies Maintains a 'Buy' on Cepheid (CPHD); HBDC Program Gaining Momentum; Raising PT

October 21, 2011 10:03 AM EDT
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Price: $52.95 --0%

Rating Summary:
    11 Buy, 14 Hold, 1 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 15 | Down: 11 | New: 13
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Jefferies maintains a 'Buy' on Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) price target raised from $37 to $42.

Jefferies analyst says, "CPHD's 3Q11 GAAP EPS of $0.03 was $0.01 ahead of consensus on better- thanexpected revenue growth and profit trends. We are trimming our 2011 EPS forecast by $0.01 (to $0.09) on stepped-up R&D outlays planned for 4Q11. Our 2012 EPS forecast ($0.55) in unchanged."

For more ratings news on Cepheid click here and for the rating history of Cepheid click here.

Shares of Cepheid closed at $38.55 yesterday.


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