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Jefferies Reiterates Buy Following Verizon Communications (VZ) 3Q Results

October 21, 2015 9:04 AM EDT

Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating and $53.00 price target on Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) following the company's 3Q15 earnings results.

Analyst Mike McCormack commented, "Results reflected better profitability in both Wireless and Wireline. Wireless continues to perform well in a challenging environment, evident in... More

Cowen Reiterates Market Perform as Verizon Communications (VZ) Reports In-Line Results

October 21, 2015 6:55 AM EDT

Cowen reiterated a Market Perform rating and $48.00 price target on Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) following the company's 3Q15 earnings results. VZ reported mostly in line 3Q15 results including rev/EPS of $33.16B/$1.04 vs. the Streets $32.97B/$1.02E.

Analyst Colby Synesael commented, "VZ... More

Wall Street ends down with healthcare, IBM; United Tech rises

October 20, 2015 7:13 AM EDT

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday as a decline in healthcare and biotech stocks offset gains in United Technologies and Verizon.

A 5.7 percent drop to $140.64 in IBM (NYSE: IBM) also weighed on the market. The stock hit a five-year intraday low at $140.28 after it reported a bigger-than-expected decline in quarterly revenue and cut its full-year profit forecast.

The S&P healthcare sector fell 1.5 percent, while the Nasdaq Biotech Index dropped 3.2 percent. Concerns about drug pricing have hit biotech and other healthcare shares.

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