Beacon Equity Research announces the release of Stock Alerts covering healthcare facilities stocks: Universal Health Services Inc. (NYSE: UHS), Community Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: CYH), Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. (Nasdaq: LPNT), Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC), Health Management Associates Inc. (NYSE: HMA) and AmSurg Corp. (Nasdaq: AMSG).
In the Stock Alert, the author highlights Universal Health’s first-quarter financial results:
“Shares of Universal Health Services (UHS) climbed 2.71% to trade at $50 this morning. Universal Health Services recently reported its first-quarter financial results, beating mean analysts’ estimates surveyed by Thomson Reuters. … Net income increased to $67.5 million for the first quarter of 2009, or 9.4%, compared with $61.7 million for the same period last year. Earnings per share rose 14% to $1.37 per diluted shares, an increase from $1.20 per share for the first quarter last year, and handily beating analysts’ mean estimate surveyed by Thomson Reuters of $1.14 per diluted common share. … Income from continuing operations increased 17% to $67.5 million for the first quarter 2009, compared with $60.1 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.”
The Stock Alert author also featured Community Health’s first-quarter 2009 financial results:
“Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) shares gained 5.21% this morning, moving to $22.42. The company recently announced its first-quarter 2009 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2009. … The company reported revenue for the first quarter 2009 increased to $2.89 billion, or 7.6%, compared with $2.69 billion for the same quarter last year. … Earnings from operations increased to $71.1 million for the most recent quarter, up 20.3% from $59.1 million for the same period last year. Per diluted share earnings increased to 63 cents and 52 cents on a weighted average shares basis, respectively. … Community Health is an operator of hospitals in the United States. The company provides healthcare services through these hospitals that it owns and operates in non-urban and selected urban markets throughout the United States.”
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