LifePoint Hospitals Earnings Review: 17 Days after Announcement Shares Up 1.3% (LPNT)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 12, 11:57AM CDT
17 days ago, on April 25th, 2014, LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT) reported its earnings. Analysts, on average, expected earnings of $0.65 per share on sales of $1.0 billion. LifePoint Hospitals actually reported earnings of $0.65 per share on sales of $1.0 billion, beating EPS estimates by $0.00 and missing revenue estimates by $1.3 million. Since the company's report, shares of LifePoint Hospitals have risen from $56.87 to $57.61, representing a gain of 1.3% in the past 17 days.
LifePoint Hospitals prices add-on offering of USD400m senior notes
M2 - Fri May 02, 6:59AM CDT
Hospital company LifePoint Hospitals (NasdaqGS:LPNT) said on Thursday that it has priced its private offering of USD400m in aggregate principal amount of its 5.5% senior notes due 2021.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Announces Pricing of Add-on Offering of $400 Million of 5.5% Senior Notes Due 2021
Business Wire - Thu May 01, 4:11PM CDT
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) announced today the pricing of a private offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.5% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "Notes"
Fitch Rates LifePoint's Proposed Senior Notes 'BB'
Business Wire - Thu May 01, 1:17PM CDT
Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB' rating to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.'s (LifePoint) $400 million proposed senior unsecured notes. Proceeds of the notes will be used to partially retire the company's $575 million convertible subordinated notes maturing later this month. A complete list of ratings follows at the end of this release. The ratings apply to approximately $2.4 billion of debt at March 31, 2014. The Rating Outlook is Stable.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. Announces Proposed Add-on Offering of $400 Million of 5.5% Senior Notes Due 2021
Business Wire - Thu May 01, 8:17AM CDT
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) announced today its intention to sell through a private offering $400 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.5% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "Notes"
Technical Briefing on Stocks Marking New Milestones -- Research on DeVry Education, LifePointHospitals, Phillips 66, and Unit
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 28, 9:35AM CDT
The markets on Friday, April 25, 2014 ended on a lower note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day at 16,361.46, down 0.85%, and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,075.56, down 1.75%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.81% lower at 1,863.40. During the trading session, eight out of ten sectors finished negative. Investor-Edge looks at some of the equities that hit a new 52-week high during the last session. These include DeVry Education Group Inc. (NYSE: DV), LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and Unit Corp. (NYSE: UNT). Free technical research on DV, LPNT, PSX and UNT can be downloaded upon signing up at:
LifePoint Hospitals announces rise of 14.9% in income & 8.2% in revenues in Q1 2014
M2 - Mon Apr 28, 5:59AM CDT
Hospital company LifePoint Hospitals (NasdaqGS:LPNT) stated on Friday its income from continuing operations of USD37.1m, or USD0.78 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended 31 March 2014.
LifePoint hits high on EPS beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 25, 5:36PM CDT
Shares rose 6% to a high of 56.87 as LifePoint Hospitals (LPNT) reported EPS of 78 cents, down a penny from Q1 '13 but beating views by 13 cents. Revenue grew 8.2% to $1 bil, narrowly beating views, despite a decrease in hospital admissions....
Why Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT) Stock Was Up Today
at The Street - Fri Apr 25, 3:25PM CDT
Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT) shares are up after beating first quarter revenue and earnings guidance
Stocks Fall In Lower Volume; Cerner Drops On Earnings
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 25, 3:14PM CDT
The major averages fell across the board Friday, led by a sell-off in tech stocks, as weak earnings reports outweighed improved consumer confidence. The tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 1.8%, led by declines in software, Internet and biotech stocks. The Dow...
Watch Out: Barbarians At The Gate For LifePoint Hospitals (LPNT)
at The Street - Fri Apr 25, 8:58AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified LifePoint Hospitals (LPNT) as a "barbarian at the gate" (strong stocks crossing above resistance with today's range greater than 200%) candidate
LifePoint Hospitals Reports First Quarter 2014 Results
Business Wire - Fri Apr 25, 6:01AM CDT
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.
LifePoint Hospitals to Broadcast Its First Quarter 2014 Conference Call Live on the Internet
Business Wire - Thu Apr 10, 10:00AM CDT
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) announced today that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its first quarter 2014 conference call on Friday, April 25, 2014. The Company's results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014, will be released before the open of the market on Friday, April 25, 2014.
LifePoint Hospitals' board elects Dr. Reed V. Tuckson as its member
M2 - Thu Apr 10, 6:41AM CDT
Hospital company LifePoint Hospitals (NasdaqGS:LPNT) said on Wednesday that its board of directors has appointed Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, M.D. as its Class II director.
LifePoint Hospitals Names Reed V. Tuckson, M.D. to Board
Business Wire - Wed Apr 09, 4:27PM CDT
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Reed V. Tuckson, M.D. as a Class II director of the Company, increasing the size of the Board from eight to nine members. Dr. Tuckson's initial term expires at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders. He will serve on the Board's Audit and Compliance Committee, Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Quality Committee.
Healthcare Companies Announce Awards, Partnerships, Milestone Payments, and Conference Schedules - Analyst Notes on Inovio, LifePoint, Mallinckrodt, Ligand, and Theravance
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 02, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT: INO), LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT), Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND), and Theravance Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register
Congress Attempts to Fix Medicare: Winners and Losers
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 30, 7:00AM CDT
Medicare has been in the news lately, as Congress is embroiled in another fight over the so-called "Doc Fix," which would temporarily repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR. The SGR dates from 1997, and attempts to control health care...
Obamacare and the Sequester: What You Need to Know
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 23, 6:30PM CDT
Did you know that the sequester could affect Obamacare? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, recently released a draft letter indicating that it intends to implement the 7.3% sequester cut to reduce reinsurance fund by $731...
Should Doctors Fear This Little-Known Obamacare Change?
Michael Douglass and David Williamson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 7:41AM CDT
The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is well known by now for a variety of changes it is making in the U.S. health care system -- changes such as the Medicaid expansion, the individual mandate requiring people to purchase insurance,...
Conemaugh Health System to Partner with Duke LifePoint Healthcare
Business Wire - Fri Mar 14, 10:30AM CDT
--Duke LifePoint commits to invest more than half a billion dollars over next decade to strengthen and grow the system