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Leerink Swann Positive on NxStage Medical (NXTM) After Aetna (AET) Update Adds Confirmation

June 18, 2012 9:58 AM EDT
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Price: $30.00 --0%

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    5 Buy, 6 Hold, 1 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 9 | Down: 14 | New: 50
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Leerink Swann maintains an 'Outperform' on NxStage Medical (NASDAQ: NXTM) price target of $25.00.

Analyst, Danielle Antalffy, said, "On 6/15, Aetna (NYSE: AET)(Outperform) released its policy update supporting home hemodialysis with NXTM's System One machine as "medically necessary" vs. its prior designation as "experimental". We view this change positively for NXTM as: 1) it is another step closer to establishing routine care, in line with UnitedHealth's (NYSE: UNH)(Market Perform) policy update earlier this year and 2) it could potentially serve as further evidence supporting possible improvements in home hemodialysis reimbursement from CMS. With NXTM shares trading nearly 30% off YTD highs despite no real change to fundamentals, we believe current levels offer an attractive entry point. Investors seem to be searching for an inflection point in home hemo adoption, which is difficult to predict."

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Shares of NxStage Medical closed at $15.62 yesterday.


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