ThinkstockIn 2012, the S&P 500 Healthcare Equipment & Supply index was up 15.1%, while the S&P 500 was up 13.4%. However, it was in-line with the broader S&P 500 Healthcare index, which…
ThinkstockHave some widely owned health care names hit a wall when it comes to growth and earnings? In a research report issued today, Credit Suisse Group Inc. (NYSE: CS) issues some not…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse. Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Markets opened higher this morning and by late-morning equities were trading down about 1.5% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. An upbeat auction on…
The trial begins today on a federal criminal charge against a unit of Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK), a $20-billion medical device maker. The company is charged with marketing an unapproved mixture of…
Paul Ausick Many research firms have been coming up with their best ideas lists for 2012. Today brought a list of top picks in the medical technology and medical devices sector from Zacks Investment…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. CareFusion Corporation…
Smith & Nephew plc (NYSE: SNN) is trading higher today on reports that it rebuffed an approach for a takeover by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). What is interesting about the implied…
There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced new buyback…
There have always been questions about whether stock buybacks are an effective return of cash to shareholders. The theory is a simple one: reducing the number of shares outstanding boosts the price…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning: ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Buy at ING. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Started…
These are this morning’s top research downgrades and cautious calls from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning with close to two hours until the market opens: Kansas City Southern (KSU) Cut to…
These are some of this Tuesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls from Wall Street that we have seen with more than two hours until the opens: ADTRAN (ADTN) Started…
While earnings season is slowly winding down and while the economy is obviously cooling, we still have many large and small companies alike with solid balance sheets or that have extra cash…
We have already noted the Van der Moolen (NYSE:VDM) exit of all NYSE Specialist activities and we’ve already covered some of the other key stocks where Van der Moolen acts as a…
