Showing posts with label HCP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HCP. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

Cisco (CSCO) (URI) (BAGL) (BEAV) (GT) (HCP) Downgraded

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAGL), BE Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV), Goodyear (NYSE: GT) and HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) downgraded by analysts.

United Rentals, Inc. (URI) was downgraded by Macquarie from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. (BAGL) was downgraded by Oppenheimer from an “Outperform” rating to a “Perform” rating.

BE Aerospace (BEAV) was downgraded by RBC Capital to an “Outperform” rating.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) was downgraded by Pacific Crest from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Goodyear (GT) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Sell” rating.

HCP, Inc. (HCP) was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target $36.00 on the company.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Infosys (INFY) (MJN) (NWY) (GPN) (HBAN) (HCP) Upgraded

Infosys Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: INFY), Mead Johnson Nutrition (NYSE: MJN), New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE: NWY), Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) and HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) upgraded by analysts.

Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating.

New York & Company, Inc. (NWY) was upgraded by Brean Murray from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $6.00 on the company.

Infosys Technologies Ltd (INFY) was upgraded by Susquehanna to a “Neutral” rating.

Global Payments Inc. (GPN) was upgraded by SunTrust (NYSE:STI) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) was upgraded by Compass Point from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $7.00 on the company.

HCP, Inc. (HCP) was upgraded by Hilliard Lyons from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) Misses on Earnings

Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) missed in its quarterly earnings by 3 cents a share, generating 70 cents a diluted share, down from 75 cents a diluted share. Analysts had been looking for 73 cents a share.

Revenue came in at $255 million for the quarter.

“Health Care REIT remains on target to deliver strong 2011 earnings growth of 8-11%,” commented George L. Chapman, Health Care REIT’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “We recently closed the Genesis HealthCare and Benchmark Senior Living transactions on or ahead of schedule. These closings allowed us to recently raise our 2011 FFO guidance by seven cents as these transactions will be immediately accretive to earnings. The $7 billion of new partnerships formed in 2010 and 2011-to-date demonstrates the successful execution of our relationship investment strategy and positions the company for a strong period of earnings and dividend growth over the next several years,” said Health Care leadership.

Major competitors of Health Care REIT include Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (NYSE:NHP), HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP), Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR), Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT), Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI), National Health Investors Inc (NYSE:NHI), LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC), Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH), Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:HR) and Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Health Care Reit was trading at $53.05, falling $1.01, or 1.87 percent, as of 12:21 PM EDT.