Life Sciences Tools and Services Equities Coverage - Agilent Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bruker, Quintiles Transnational, and Covance
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 08, 8:05AM CST
Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR), Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (NYSE: Q), and Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at: http://investor-edge.com/register. The US markets on Friday, December 05, 2014, ended on a positive note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 17,958.79, up 0.33% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,780.76, up 0.24%. The S&P 500 finished the session 0.17% higher at 2,075.37. During the trading session, five out of ten sectors finished on a higher note. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index ended the day at 817.34, up 0.77%, with the index advancing 10.21% in the previous three months. Register for your complimentary reports on these five stocks at:
Q: 57.37 (-0.11), TMO: 124.99 (-1.73), A: 39.72 (-0.90), BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44), CVD: 101.94 (-0.71)
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Bruker Enters High-Performance NanoIndenting Market, Launches NanoForce Nanomechanical Testing System for Challenging Nanomaterials Applications
Business Wire - Mon Dec 01, 6:00AM CST
At the 2014 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) today introduced the NanoForce Nanoindenting and Nanomechanical Testing System to enable new discoveries in nanoscience. Nanomaterials are now found not only in research but increasingly in the product design cycle, and are playing a prominent role in industry. Determining their suitability for use in specific applications requires robust analysis of their unique capabilities. The new NanoForce system supports complete investigations of nanomechanical properties, enabling both academic research and product development to go beyond nanoindentation into full-scale studies of nanoscale material behavior on a wide range of specimen geometries, including thin films, nanostructures, MEMS and various device components.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker Introduces UMT TriboLab for Unmatched Material Testing Functionality and Modularity
Business Wire - Mon Dec 01, 6:00AM CST
At the 2014 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the release of the UMT TriboLab(TM), the latest generation of the world-leading Universal Mechanical Tester (UMT) platform. TriboLab incorporates into a single, modular platform the full range of performance previously offered in several UMT models, with further increased load capacity and higher torques, all with greater ease of use and less training requirements.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Post Earnings Update: Bruker Has Sunk 9.7% Lower in Past 2 Weeks (BRKR)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Nov 24, 9:26AM CST
When Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) reported earnings 18 days ago on November 6th, 2014, analysts, on average, expected the company to report earnings of $0.15 on sales of $436.3 million. The company actually reported EPS of $0.14 on sales of $419.8 million, missing EPS estimates by $0.01 and missing revenue estimates by $16.5 million. Shares of Bruker have slipped from $20.89 to $18.87, representing a loss of 9.7%, since the company reported earnings 18 days ago.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Earnings Flashback: Since Reporting Quarterly Results 1 Week Ago Bruker Is Down 13.3% (BRKR)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Nov 17, 3:26PM CST
11 days ago, on November 6th, 2014, Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) reported its earnings. Analysts, on average, expected earnings of $0.15 per share on sales of $436.3 million. Bruker actually reported earnings of $0.14 per share on sales of $419.8 million, missing EPS estimates by $0.01 and missing revenue estimates by $16.5 million. Shares of Bruker have slipped from $20.89 to $18.11, representing a loss of 13.3%, since the company reported earnings 11 days ago.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker Downgraded to Sell on Disappointing Q3 Outcome - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Nov 14, 2:10PM CST
Bruker Corporation's (BRKR) adjusted gross margin contracted 90 basis points to 44.2% in the third quarter of 2014 from the year-ago period.
ACHC: 61.57 (-0.75), AFAM: 29.04 (-0.07), ADHD: 3.41 (+0.16), BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker (BRKR) Downgraded From Buy to Hold
at The Street - Wed Nov 12, 8:10AM CST
Bruker (BRKR) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from Buy to Hold with a ratings score of C+.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker DE-tector(TM) Explosives Trace Detector Meets New European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Standard for Airport Passenger and Baggage Screening
Business Wire - Mon Nov 10, 6:00AM CST
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced that the DE-tector(TM) has successfully met the new European Civil Aviation Conference's (ECAC) Common Evaluation Process of Security Equipment (CEP) for airport checkpoint screening of passengers and baggage. The DE-tector is the first European-built explosives trace detection (ETD) instrument to pass the demanding ECAC testing protocol which was established to set standards for the performance of security equipment across the forty four member nations of ECAC.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Humana and Salix are big market movers
AP - Fri Nov 07, 3:34PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
WFM: 48.32 (+0.62), TSLA: 207.00 (-1.88), FSLR: 42.12 (-0.92), RIG: 16.47 (-0.55), WWWW: 17.65 (-0.29), GNRC: 44.94 (-1.11), SLXP: 103.36 (-2.79), BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44), KATE: 28.94 (+0.04), GNW: 7.92 (-0.32), SHLD: 32.30 (+0.15), ANR: 1.52 (-0.10), MCO: 93.47 (-2.70), HUM: 143.60 (+1.12)
Downgrade Alert for Bruker (BRKR)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Nov 07, 8:02AM CST
Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) was downgraded from Buy to Hold at Cantor today. The stock closed yesterday at $20.89 on volume of 689,000 shares, below average daily volume of 940,000. Bruker share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $24.93 and a 52-week low of $18.20 and closed yesterday at 15% above that low price at $20.89 per share. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.03% lower and 0.21% higher over the past week, respectively.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker's (BRKR) CEO Frank Laukien on Q3 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 06, 8:10PM CST
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker misses Street 3Q forecasts
Automated Insights - Thu Nov 06, 4:37PM CST
BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) _ Bruker Corp. (BRKR) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $5.5 million.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker misses by $0.01, misses on revenue
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 06, 3:57PM CST
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results
Business Wire - Thu Nov 06, 3:01PM CST
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2014.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Notable earnings after Thursday’s close
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 05, 4:35PM CST
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Bruker Completes Divestiture of its Gas Chromatography Product Lines
Business Wire - Mon Nov 03, 11:24AM CST
Fourth paragraph, fourth sentence of release should read: Bruker will continue to service and support its GC-TQ and LC-TQ products indefinitely. (instead of Bruker will continue to service and support its GC-TQ and LC-TQ products unless Techcomp exercises its option to acquire the services business in the next twelve months.).
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)
Bruker Completes Divestiture of its Gas Chromatography Product Lines
Business Wire - Mon Nov 03, 6:00AM CST
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced that it completed the divestiture of its Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC single-quadrupole (GC-SQ) mass spectrometry products to Techcomp Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Techcomp (Holdings) Ltd, on October 31st, 2014. Techcomp intends to continue to manufacture the former Bruker GC and GC-SQ SCION(TM) products in the Fremont, CA, factory previously occupied by Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets (CAM) division.
BRKR: 18.57 (-0.44)