Shares of Emeritus Corp. (NYSE: ESC) and Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) were rising nicely Friday as investors cheered the merger of the big assisted-living companies and bet that more deals are ahead. Emeritus Corporation (NYSE:ESC) stock opened at $29.35 in last session, and closed at $29.01, while the day range of ESC stock is $28.83-$30.25.The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 33.38%.
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) Branded Drugs to Boost Actavis Product Pipeline, The deal will enhance Actavis’ presence in primary care doctor offices in the United States and bulk up its portfolio of branded drugs. It will also give Actavis more negotiating power with hospitals and other care providers because it adds to Actavis’ product pipeline, which has grown precipitously thanks to recent acquisitions. Last year the Dublin drugmaker bought New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott PLC in an $8.5 billion all-stock deal. Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) stock opened at $96.43, in last session and closed at $96.88, by loosed -0.43%.The 52 week range was $35.22-$97.97.Company’s market capitalization is $26.25 billion.
Zacks lowered shares of Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report released on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Zacks currently has $45.00 price objective on the stock. Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) (NYSE:NVO) stock gained 1.01% and finished the last session at $44.87.The EPS of the stock remained 1.72.Company’s market capitalization is $119.16 billion.
Horizon Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:HZNP) had its price objective raised by R. F. Lafferty from $11.00 to $13.00 in a research report released on Wednesday morning, Analyst RN reports. R. F. Lafferty currently has a buy rating on the stock. Horizon Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:HZNP) stock opened the session at $11.18, and closed the session at $12.04.The 52 week range of the HZNP stock remained $1.97-$12.25 and the day range was $11.11-$12.25.
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