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A Walgreens Analyst's Takeaways From Q3 Earnings
Friday, June 28, 2019 - 12:50pm | 336Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter results, which prompted Wells Fargo to reaffirm a bullish stance. The Analyst Wells Fargo's Peter Costa maintains an Outperform rating on Walgreens with a $65 price target. The Thesis Walgreens reported an...
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CVS Turnaround Plan May Be 'Good Enough,' But Timeline Is The Question
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 3:27pm | 651CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) laid out its ideas for growing earnings growth from the low single digits expected next year, giving analysts a look at a plan that includes a turnaround in its retail long-term care business, growth at its acquired health insurer Aetna and faster-than-expected ramp up...
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Analysts React To The Walgreens Q2 Earnings Miss
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 12:32pm | 820Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter results that fell short of expectations in what management described as the "most difficult" quarter since late 2014. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print....
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Analysts: Cigna Offers Earnings Growth Potential, But Faces Legal Risks Tied To Aborted Anthem Deal
Thursday, January 3, 2019 - 1:28pm | 628Cigna Holding Co (NYSE: CI) recently completed its acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts. The combined business is poised for above-peer earnings growth, according to Raymond James. The Analysts Raymond James analyst John Ransom upgraded Cigna from Market Perform to...
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UnitedHealth Group Highlights Technology, Areas Targeted For Improvement At Investor Day
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 12:37pm | 503UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) hosted an investor day Tuesday highlighting the company’s growth, special technologies and 2019 guidance. The Analysts Morgan Stanley analyst Zack Sopcak reiterated an Overweight rating on UnitedHealth and $308 price target. Wells Fargo analyst Peter Costa...
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'Transaction Risk' Leaves Tabula Rasa HealthCare Shares With Little Upside, Stock Downgraded
Thursday, September 7, 2017 - 12:32pm | 436Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc (NASDAQ: TRHC) shares are slumping Thursday following the company's announcement that it has consummated the purchase of SinfoniaRx, a provider of Medication Therapy Management technology and services, for $35 million in cash and 520,883 shares of Tabula Rasa....
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A Positive View On Walgreens Doesn't Depend On Rite Aid Deal
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 4:24pm | 376Wells Fargo says its Outperform rating on Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) isn't contingent on the closing of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) deal even as it believes the accretive acquisition would propel Walgreens to the largest market share again. “We believe Walgreens...
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Peter Costa Likes Brazil (EWZ)
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 3:04pm | 73Peter Costa is on CNBC and he picked iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF (NYSE: EWZ) as his pick for 2011. Costa said that he likes that Brazil has a stable government, a growing middle class to the tune of 150-200 million, and he also likes the dividend that the Brazilian ETF offers. It's currently...
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Markets To Slide Down (UBS)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 7:22am | 117The euro has continued its slide. On Monday, the sixteen nation currency hit a four-year low. In an interview with CNBC, Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services (NYSE: UBS), said, “Everyone’s looking wearily to see if the euro is going to come back and bite them again...
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NBTY Inc. (NTY) Is A Good Buy: Analyst Tells CNBC
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 3:52pm | 155Talking with CNBC, Peter Costa of Empire Executions shared his favorite stock picks. He liked NBTY Inc. (NYSE: NTY). NBTY Inc. is engaged in the manufacturing of vitamin supplements. According to him, the company has been steadily improving its financials from the last three years. NBTY Inc. also...