Lincare Holdings Inc. (LNCR.O)
39.95USD
9 Feb 2010
$1.77 (+4.64%)
$39.95
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$40.30
$38.46
2,896,561
1,156,984
$38.82
$19.43
LNCR.O
About
Overall
| Beta: | 0.72 |
| Market Cap (Mil.): | $2,721.47 |
| Shares Outstanding (Mil.): | 68.12 |
| Annual Dividend: | 0.00 |
| Yield (%): | NA |
Financials
| LNCR.O | Industry | Sector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM): | 20.02 | 9.88 | 3.76 |
| EPS (TTM): | -33.56 | -- | -- |
| ROI: | -- | 3.98 | 2.30 |
| ROE: | -- | -33.52 | 2.82 |
WRAPUP 5-Senator's plan enters heated U.S. healthcare debate
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UPDATE 1-Chanos says shorting AstraZeneca, Siemens
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Famed hedge fund manager James Chanos said he is selling short drug company AstraZeneca Plc and industrial conglomerate Siemens AG as part of a broader bet that health-care companies are overvalued.
UPDATE 1-Lincare Q2 profit falls
July 20 (Reuters) - Oxygen supplier Lincare Holdings Inc reported a 44 percent drop in second-quarter profit, hurt by Medicare payment reductions.
UPDATE 1-Lincare sees 2009 results hurt by Medicare changes
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Oxygen supplier Lincare Holdings Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, but said it expects 2009 results to be hit by Medicare payment reductions, sending its shares down 17 percent.
UPDATE 1-Lincare Q2 profit beats Wall Street view
July 21 (Reuters) - Oxygen supplier Lincare Holdings Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit helped by a higher number of orders placed by customers concerned about the potential loss of Medicare coverage of the drugs, sending its shares up as much as 14 percent.
U.S. Senate blocks Medicare bill with HMO cuts
WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - By one vote, Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill to shave billions of dollars from health plans that contract with the federal Medicare program and avert a pay cut for doctors.
FACTBOX: Medicare companies watch bill impacting pay
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to cut billions of dollars in Medicare spending on private health plans to preserve funding for payments to physicians who treat Medicare patients.
Blackstone to buy Apria for $1.6 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home health-care services company Apria Healthcare Group Inc said on Thursday it would be acquired by an affiliate of private equity company Blackstone Group for $1.6 billion.
Medicare contractors suspend Sepracor pricing cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare contractors are suspending a planned pay cut for Sepracor Inc's asthma drug Xopenex, which will also benefit oxygen suppliers Apria Healthcare Group Inc and Lincare Holdings Inc.
Competitors
| Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV.OQ) | $24.87 | +0.10 |
| American HomePatient, Inc. (AHOM.OB) | $0.16 | 0.00 |
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