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athenahealth (ATHN) PT Raised to $160 at Baird Following Acquisition Offer by Elliot Management

May 8, 2018 9:16 AM EDT

Baird raised its price target on athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) to $160.00 (from $150.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating following offer by Elliot Management.

Elliot Management proposed to acquire ATHN for $160/share in cash, which equates to an enterprise value of ~$6.9B and 17-18x forward... More

Jefferies Remains Sidelined on Athenahealth (ATHN) Following Unsolicited Offer

May 8, 2018 8:17 AM EDT

Jefferies reiterated a Hold rating and $130.00 price target on Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) as the company receives an unsolicited offer from Elliott Management to acquire the company for $160/share in cash. Elliott is asking for three weeks to perform some highly-targeted additional due... More

Athenahealth (ATHN) Could Receive Higher Bid - SunTrust

May 7, 2018 11:32 AM EDT

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey maintains Buy on athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) price target of $180.00.

Analyst Sandy Draper comments "As we laid out in our prior note (Link), lack of execution by ATHN could present upside in the form of an activist push. We think... More

Athenahealth (ATHN) Offer May Improve after Due Diligence - Piper

May 7, 2018 10:44 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray maintains Overweight on athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) price target of $155.00.

Analyst Sean Wieland remains positive on the company following Monday's offer from Elliot Management at $160 per share or $6.9 billion EV. The analyst sees a possible increase to the price... More

Athenahealth (ATHN) Board Likely to Reject Offer from Elliott - Evercore ISI

May 7, 2018 10:38 AM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst Ross Muken expects Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) Board to reject the $160/share offer from Elliott as undervaluing the company but said this is par for the course in these situations.

Muken notes this is not a new strategy... More