Long-term Care Facilities: Emeritus (NYSE:ESC), Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND), Capital Senior Living (NYSE:CSU)

Emeritus Corporation (NYSE:ESC) agrees to be acquired by Brookdale Senior Living; Wal-Mart to spend more than $200M on investigations in the next fiscal year. Emeritus Corporation (NYSE:ESC) stock opened at $29.35 in last session, and closed at $29.01, while the day range of Emeritus Corporation (NYSE:ESC) stock is $28.83 – $30.25. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 33.38%.

Thursday’s $2.8 billion merger announcement of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) and Emeritus Corporation (NYSE: ESC) may redefine the senior housing landscape and drive more consolidation amongst other operators, suggests a recent Barclays report on the merger. Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:BKD) stock opened at $31.50 in last session, and closed at $30.55 by gaining 1.53%. The 52 week range of $24.42 – $32.38. Company’s market capitalization is $3.80B.

Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:KND) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.02, American Banking and Market News reports. Kindred Healthcare updated its FY14 guidance to $1.05-1.25 EPS. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) stock increased 1.02% and finished the last session at $19.75. The EPS of the stock remained -1.53. Company’s market capitalization is $1.03B.

Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU), one of the country’s largest operators of senior living communities, today announced that management will make a presentation regarding the Company at the Raymond James 35(th) Annual Institutional Investor Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 12:10 p.m. Eastern time. Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU) stock opened the session at $24.24, and closed the session at $24.53. The 52 week range of the Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU) stock remained $19.87 – $27.90 and the day range was $24.01 – $25.21.

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