Nashville-based HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) is interested in buying Australia-based Healthscope Ltd., according to reports. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) shares after opening at $51.24 moved to $53.73 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $53.44. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.69 and price to cash ratio as 57.28. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) showed a positive weekly performance of 9.04%.
Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $54.22. Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) shares advanced 9.13% in last trading session and ended the day on $46.12. THC return on equity ratio is recorded as -15.10% and its return on assets is -1.20%. Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) yearly performance is 15.68%.
Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its first quarter 2014 conference call. The Company will issue a press release announcing its results on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, after the regular close of trading. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Central time, 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) shares moved up 6.60% in last trading session and was closed at $39.92, while trading in range of $37.85-$40.08. Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) year to date performance is 1.66%.
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) reported first quarter EPS of $0.78 Friday morning, up from $0.69 in the previous year. Analysts expected EPS of $0.65. LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) weekly performance is 11.07%. On last trading day company shares ended up $56.87. LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 7.05%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $58.11.