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Leerink Suggests 4 Health Care Plays On Recent Weakness
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - 11:46am | 669Health care stocks for the most part traded notably lower Tuesday in reaction to the formation of a new not-for-profit company spearheaded by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s Jeff Bezos, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s Jamie Dimon and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) (...
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Amazon's Pharma Aspirations: Cowen Finds No New License Applications
Friday, January 19, 2018 - 12:37pm | 434Is Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) looking to enter the pharmacy space? A review of statewide pharmacy licenses answers the pressing question, according to Cowen. The Analyst Cowen's Charles Rhyee does not directly cover Amazon's stock. The firm has an Outperform rating...
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3 Likely Health Care Disruptors In 2018
Friday, January 5, 2018 - 1:21pm | 484After 2017 ended less eventfully than many expected for the health care industry, investors are now turning their attention to the business trends impacting the industry in the new year. In a new note, Bernstein analyst Lance Wilkes describes what he views as the three most important sector...
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Aetna Acquisition Puts CVS Growth Prospects Back In Good Health
Friday, January 5, 2018 - 10:05am | 411CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS)'s proposed acquisition of Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) is reason enough for at least one Wall Street analyst to turn bullish. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Ricky Goldwasser upgraded CVS' stock from Equal-weight to Overweight with a price target boosted from $...
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With Rite Aid Uncertainty Behind It, Could Walgreens Go Shopping?
Monday, December 4, 2017 - 2:44pm | 465For more than two years, pharmaceutical giant Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) has been "tap dancing horizontally" with smaller rival Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD). In the end, Rite Aid agreed to sell Walgreens 1,932 of its stores in a $4.4-billion deal that now frees up...
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Analyst Lays Out Pros, Cons Of The CVS-Aetna Deal
Monday, December 4, 2017 - 11:36am | 415CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) and Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) agreed to merge over the weekend, and some of Wall Street's top analysts released their initial take on the deal. The Analyst Baird's Eric Coldwell maintains a Neutral rating on CVS' stock with an unchanged $77 price target...
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Analyst: Amazon's Entry Into Pharmacy Sector Isn't As Lucrative As Many Assume
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - 7:43pm | 376Many pharmacy investors are concerned that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) could soon enter the pharmacy space by partnering with or acquiring a pharmacy benefit manager. But these concerns may be overblown, at least according to one analyst. The Analyst Cowen's John Blackledge. The...
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Buy Thermo Fisher On Amazon Fear-Inspired Dip
Monday, October 30, 2017 - 2:28pm | 489Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) came under heavy selling pressure last Friday, which continued into Monday's trading session amid ongoing concerns that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is looking to enter lab supplies and other health care related businesses. But Thermo Fisher's...
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Impending Headwinds Blow Walgreens Rating Down To Equal-Weight
Friday, October 6, 2017 - 11:56am | 351The bullish case for owning Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) has come to an end, says analysts at Morgan Stanley. The firm's Ricky Goldwasser downgrades Walgreens Boots' stock rating from Overweight to Equal-Weight with a price target lowered from $95 to $85. Walgreens is expected to...
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Why Amazon Needs To Partner With Or Buy A Pharmacy Benefit Manager
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 3:14pm | 488Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is expected to take a big step into pharmacy ━ because it can. “We think that Amazon will enter the retail pharmacy industry, in large part because this is a large and disruptable market,” Bernstein analyst Lance Wilkes said in a Thursday note. But its...
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Looking For Signs Of Life In Rite Aid Shares After Walgreens' Deal Disappointment
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 11:16am | 4902017 continues to be a challenge for Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) from a fundamental point of view, especially at the pharmacy retail segment, Loop Capital Markets' Andrew Wolf commented in an initiation note. Although the company is now positioned for a turnaround in the second quarter now is...
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Chin Up, Rite Aid Holders: This Deal Is Probably Better Than No Deal At All
Friday, June 30, 2017 - 12:06pm | 391Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) proposed back in 2015 to fully acquire Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) in a deal that would value the smaller pharmacy retail chain at $9 per share. But regulatory concerns are part of the reason why the merger agreement is officially off the table....
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Fred's Is The Big Loser In The Rite Aid-Walgreens Deal
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 8:19am | 420Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA)'s proposed acquisition of smaller rival Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) was unlikely to receive regulatory approval unless it were to divest hundreds of stores to ease competitive concerns. Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED), a relatively small pharmacy...
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Rite Aid To Sell Half Its Stores To Walgreens
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 8:04am | 443Shares of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) lost nearly 20 percent Thursday morning after the retail drugstore chain confirmed a finalized asset purchase agreement with rival Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA). Walgreens has attempted to acquire the entirety of Rite Aid since 2015, but...
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Walgreens Is Falling While Rite Aid Ticks Higher
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 11:32am | 338Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) were trading lower by more than 3 percent Wednesday after the company reported its third quarter results and updated its full year fiscal 2016 expectations. Walgreens said it earned $1.18 per share in the third quarter on revenue of $29.5...