BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) announced that it has completed its previously announced sale of substantially all of its Home Health Business, the Deaconess HomeCare to LHC Group, Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $60 million. “With the completion of the Home Health transaction, we now have additional financial flexibility to continue building on BioScrip’s solid foundation in home infusion services,” said Rick Smith, President and CEO of BioScrip. BioScrip Inc (NASDAQ:BIOS) stock opened today at $7.37 and is currently trading at $7.05. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -2.58%.
Alkermes Plc (NASDAQ:ALKS) announced positive topline results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial of aripiprazole lauroxil in patients with schizophrenia. Patients treated once monthly with either 441 mg or 882 mg of aripiprazole lauroxil demonstrated statistically significant reductions from baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total scores at week 12, compared to placebo (p
In the past week, Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTRP) moved swiftly to fix a security issue with its system which placed credit card details of its users vulnerable to attack. The timely red flag was raised by an Internet monitoring platform. The company said that the loophole made it possible for fraudsters to obtain crucial user information such as card verification value (CVV), real name, credit card number and identification card number. Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTRP) stock is currently trading at $53.37 .The EPS of the stock is 1.06. Company’s market capitalization is $6.93 billion.
Taiwan Based, Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX), continues to sink in the market something that seems to have caught many analysts as a surprise. Last year, the company’s stock was a blaze with many analysts running up and down to purchase them at the back of the company striking a deal with Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) for the supply of LCOS micro displays. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) stock opened the session at $11.14, and now is at $11.09. The 52 week range of the HIMX stock remained $4.76-$16.15 and the day range was $11.00-$11.35.