Oppenheimer Cuts Price Target on HCA Holdings (HCA) Following 3Q Results Preview

Pre-Open Stock Movers 10/15: (FPRX) (BOFI) (DXCM) Higher; (IMPR) (MTW) (VRX) (STX) (GRMN) (HCA) (NFLX) Lower (more...)

October 15, 2015 9:31 AM EDT

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.(Nasdaq: FPRX) 70% HIGHER; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:... More

Mizuho Securities Cuts Price Target on HCA Holdings (HCA) Following 3Q Outlook

October 15, 2015 7:46 AM EDT

Mizuho Securities maintained a Buy rating on HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA), and cut the price target to $86.00 (from $103.00), following preliminary 3Q outlook.

Analyst Sheryl Skolnick commented, "HCA missed, but not because volumes were bad - they were good - but because payer mix... More

Wall Street jumps to eight-week high on financials, healthcare

October 15, 2015 7:17 AM EDT

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - A tame inflation reading and strong earnings from Citigroup led investors to pile back into stocks on Thursday, pushing Wall Street to its best level in eight weeks.

Equities added to gains late in the session, and eight of the S&P 500 sectors registered increases of more than 1 percent. More than four stocks rose for every one that fell on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.

The S&P 500 health care index jumped 2.2 percent despite a disappointing forecast from HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA),... More

After-Hours Movers 10/14: (DXCM) (MBI) (XNLX) Higher; (IMPR) (HCA) (NFLX) Lower (more...)

October 14, 2015 6:14 PM EDT

Imprivata (NYSE: IMPR) 25.6% LOWER; announced preliminary results for three months ended September 30, 2015. Sees revenues $28.9m-$29.2m and Non-GAAP Loss Per Share $(.23)-$(.22). (Street sees Q3 loss per share of 20 cents on revenue of $31.4 million)

DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXCM) 14% HIGHER; Reported preliminary unaudited revenues of approximately $105 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, an increase of $36 million, or 52%, year over year. Dexcoms third quarter 2015 revenues are preliminary and subject to adjustment as the Company evaluates the... More

Market Wrap: Wal-mart Outlook Pressures Stocks; Square Files for IPO; Netflix Slumps on Light Sub Additions

October 14, 2015 5:28 PM EDT

Market wrap for October 14th

End of the Day: S&P 500 down 9.5 to 1,994.24; Dow Jones down 157.1 to 16,924.75; Nasdaq down 13.8 to 4,782.85

Market Brief: Wal-mart dragged stocks down following its gloomy outlook issued for FY17. The company had the largest one-day percentage loss since early 1988.

Netflix missed Q3 EPS expectations and reported sluggish U.S. subscriber growth.

Twitter tapped a former Google executive as its Executive Chairman.

Payments processor Square disclosed plans to go public.

Crude oil fell 0.8 percent to $46.29 per barrel... More

HCA Holdings' (HCA) Peers Weaken as Outlook Disappoints (THC) (UHS) (CYH)

October 14, 2015 5:15 PM EDT

HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA) and its peers were under heavy selling pressure post-market Wednesday after HCA reported preliminary Q3 results and full year guidance that disappointed... More

HCA Holdings (HCA) Prelim. Q3 EPS Misses Expectations

October 14, 2015 4:33 PM EDT

HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA) announced preliminary financial and operating results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015. The financial results are subject to finalization of the Companys quarterly financial and accounting procedures.

HCA anticipates revenues for the third quarter of 2015 should approximate $9.856 billion compared to $9.220 billion in the third quarter of 2014. Income before income taxes for the third quarter is expected to approximate $921 million compared to $929 million in the prior year period. Net income per diluted share for the third quarter of 2015 is expected to be approximately $1.17 per diluted share compared to $1.16 per... More