St. Jude Medical and Thoratec Announce Definitive Agreement

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Wells Fargo Downgrades Thoratec (THOR) to Market Perform

July 23, 2015 7:12 AM EDT

Wells Fargo downgraded Thoratec (NASDAQ: THOR) from Outperform to Market Perform.

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Shares of Thoratec closed at $63.46 yesterday.

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St. Jude Medical (STJ) PT Raised to $80 at Evercore ISI on Thoratec Accretion

July 22, 2015 1:57 PM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst Vijay Kumar raised estimates and his price target on St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) to $80.00 (from $77.50) following the acquisition of Thoratec (NASDAQ: THOR) but maintained a Hold rating.

Kumar commented, "STJ's quarterly results took a backseat with investors mainly focused on the announcement of acquisition of Thoratec, a leading LVAD (left ventricular assist device) player for Class IV heart failure patients. Strategically the acquisition makes sense for STJ, given its... More

Thoratec (THOR) Prelim. Q2 Revenue Tops Expectations

July 22, 2015 7:06 AM EDT

Thoratec (NASDAQ: THOR) announced preliminary unaudited revenue in the range of $128 million to $129 million for the second quarter of 2015.

*** The Street was looking for revenue of $115.5 million.

"Our strong second quarter performance resulted from a broad increase in utilization of our... More