Medical Equipment Wholesale: Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO), Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI), Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC), Prestige Brands Holdings (NYSE:PBH)

Patterson Companies (Nasdaq:PDCO )’s chairman and chief executive officer and R. Stephen Armstrong, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Patterson Companies, presented at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference at the Loews Hotel in Miami, Fla., on March 12, 2014. Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) shares after opening at $41.74 moved to $41.86 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $41.15. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.06 and price to cash ratio as 8.95. Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) showed a negative weekly performance of -2.02%.

Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) was downgraded by analysts at Ned Davis Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI) shares advanced 0.31% in last trading session and ended the day on $35.12. OMI return on equity ratio is recorded as 13.60% and its return on assets is 5.80%. Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI) yearly performance is 13.84%.

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) SVP Michael Ettinger sold 3,537 shares of Henry Schein stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.20, for a total transaction of $421,610.40. Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) shares moved down0.07% in last trading session and was closed at $118.40 while trading in range of $ 118.02- $ 119.36 – year to date (YTD) performance is 3.62%.

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) could be a stock to avoid from a technical perspective, as the firm is seeing unfavorable trends on the moving average crossover front. Recently, the 50 Day Moving Average for PBH broke out below the 200 Day Simple Moving Average, suggesting short-term bearishness. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) weekly performance is 1.23%. On last trading day company shares ended up $29.63. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.10%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $33.50.

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