Hospital Stocks: HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC), Community Health Systems(NYSE:CYH), LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ:LPNT)

Investment analysts at FBR Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of HCA Holdings (NYSE:HCA) from $53.00 to $55.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, American Banking & Market News reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. FBR Capital Markets’ price target points to a potential upside of 13.71% from the stock’s previous close. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) stock opened at $49.99 in last trading session, and closed at $49.76, trading in the range of $49.71 – $50.55. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.96%.

Research analysts at Leerink Swann increased their price target on shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE:THC) from $107.00 to $130.00 in a report released on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Leerink Swann’s price target indicates a potential upside of 186.79% from the company’s current price. Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) shares closed at $46.56 on last trade day, by losing -0.94%. Stock 52 week range is $36.29 – $49.47. Company’s market capitalization is $4.62 billion.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) had its price target reduced by Mizuho from $48.00 to $45.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, American Banking News.com reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Community Health Systems(NYSE:CYH) stock decreased -0.70% and finished the last session at $41.20. The EPS of the stock remained 1.92. Company’s market capitalization is $4.67 billion.

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) issued an update on its FY14 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.38-2.78 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.14, Stock Ratings Network reports. LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) stock opened at $52.35 in last trading session and closed at $53.60. The 52 week range of the stock is $42.09 – $56.77 and the day range was $51.67 – $54.60.