Medical Equipmenr Wholesale: Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO), Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI), Prestige Brands Holdings (NYSE:PBH), MWI Veterinary Supply (NASDAQ:MWIV)

Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO), announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 10th, American Banking and Market News reports. Investors of record on Friday, July 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.20 per share on Friday, July 25th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.02%. Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO), net profit margin is 7.10% and weekly performance is -0.83%. On last trading day company shares ended up $39.51. Analysts mean target price for the company is $40.50. Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.48%.

Healthcare logistics firm Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI), has inked a definitive deal to acquire all outstanding shares of Medical Action Industries Inc. (MDCI: Quote), a producer of custom procedure trays and minor procedure kits, for $13.80 per share cash, representing a total transaction value of about $208 million, including assumed debt, net of cash. Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI), fell 1.76% in last trading session and ended the day on $33.98. OMI, Gross Margin is 12.30% and its return on assets is 5.80%. Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI), quarterly performance is -2.30%.

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH), EVP Timothy Connors sold 22,807 shares of Prestige Brands Holdings stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.63, for a total value of $766,999.41. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 45,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,545,803. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH), shares moved up 1.71% in last trading session and was closed at $33.89, while trading in range of $33.14 – 33.91. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH), year to date (YTD) performance is -5.34%.

Zacks reiterated their neutral rating on shares of MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWIV), in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning. The firm currently has a $146.00 price target on the stock. MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWIV), ended the last trading day at $141.99. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.13% and price to cash ratio as 760.83. MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWIV), showed a negative weekly performance of 3.11%.