Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and investors who've bid the stock up to new 52-week highs have to think the news from the drugstore...
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September 17 - News
Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) -- the largest pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM, in America -- is also one of the most important companies in the health care ...
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September 11 - News
Back in June, Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) reported an earnings miss as the company continued to have trouble driving customer traffic.
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September 11 - News
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) will positively impact sales in the retail pharmacy sector.
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September 5 - News
After a disappointing third-quarter earnings report, Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) is ready to double down on efforts to blur the distinction between its pharmacy business and ...
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September 3 - News
We maintain a database of quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors.
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August 27 - Hedge Funds
The best way to stay invested in a bull market without getting burned in a market crash is to buy growth stocks selling for reasonable prices.
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August 26 - News
Opinions rage about whether health insurance costs will rise or fall with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
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August 19 - News
This could have been an enormously more difficult effort. I started out with the goal to identify the three best stocks in health care to buy and hold for years, even decades.
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August 19 - News
CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is one of my favorite “safety” stocks, that is, a company that is well positioned to do well in any type of economic environment.
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July 31 - News
As the implementation of Obamacare moves forward, drug stores are set to profit from it, as people who were previously not receiving treatment now have that option.
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July 30 - News
This morning the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI)'s two big drug companies and a number of smaller drug-related companies announced earnings.
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July 30 - News
Billionaire Leon Cooperman appeared at the CNBC Delivering Alpha conference last week to tout his top picks.
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July 26 - News
One of the most anticipated market players from this year’s Delivering Alpha conference on July 17th was billionaire Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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July 17 - News
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including Glenn Greenberg’s Brave Warrior Capital, using the results to help us develop investment strategies (we...
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July 9 - Hedge Funds
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) was down almost 10% last week despite an 18% year-over-year improvement in earnings.
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July 3 - News
Air Methods Corp (NASDAQ:AIRM) is a global leader in air medical transportation and has been in the business for three decades.
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July 2 - News
On Tuesday, Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) -- which operates the largest drugstore network in the country -- reported adjusted EPS of $0.85 for its fiscal third quarter.
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June 28 - News
Ouch. If you own Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) stock, you're likely feeling some pain after Tuesday's drop of nearly 6%.
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June 27 - News
Shares of Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), the largest drugstore chain in the U.S., recently tumbled after the company missed analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines for...
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June 26 - News
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) has been one of my favorite stocks in the market for some time now, and I have recommended it several times.
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June 14 - News
Thinking about investing and profiting from healthcare reform? CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS), with its unique position and well defined growth strategies, is poised for...
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June 12 - News
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors.
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June 11 - Hedge Funds
Rare is it for a company to push around the likes of Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) and CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS), but that is just what Express Scripts Holding Company...
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June 11 - News
Tucked away inside Obamacare are 18 pages that could create a new $20 billion-per-year market.
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June 4 - News
My grandfather still uses the word "drugstore" to describe a general retail establishment where one can purchase medication, food and beverage items, and a variety of other household...
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May 22 - News
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) recently made mistakes that temporarily affected its stock in a negative way.
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May 20 - News
There's always a flip side to any coin.
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May 15 - News
Are your neighbors throwing away tons of money? Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) says that they probably are.
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May 12 - News
The retail pharmacy sector had an excellent first quarter across the board. These outfits offer investors a safe harbor in the choppy water of the overdue economic recovery.
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May 10 - News
According to Barron’s, Maxim Group ranked Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) as a buy after its better-than-estimated first quarter earnings results.
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May 7 - News
In a series of articles over the past two months, I have argued that the apparent turnaround occurring at Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) over the past year or so has probably...
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May 6 - News
Yesterday, the S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) climbed above the 1,600 mark for the first time, setting the latest in a series of recent all-time record highs.
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May 4 - News
Janus Fund (JANDX) bares the name of the fund family behind it. The flagship offering focuses on growth.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
One of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX), has grown its revenues dramatically over the past decade, even if you...
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April 27 - News
Next Monday, Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 25 - News
A Form 4 filed with the SEC has disclosed that a corporation connected to Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) Board of Directors member Stefano Pessina, who became a billionaire from ...
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April 19 - Insider Trading
The drugstore industry is mainly driven by the growing demand for affordable medical treatment at feasible locations.
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April 18 - News
On Thursday morning, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) posted a fourth-quarter EPS of $0.13, which beat the average analyst estimate for a slight loss.
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April 15 - News
In the last year, the stock price of Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) has risen 48% following the settlement of its dispute with Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX).
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April 15 - Stock Analysis
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) continues to climb to new heights on little more than a central bank-induced asset levitation scheme and closing the day...
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April 12 - News
Next time you make a doctor's appointment, it may be with your local drugstore.
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April 9 - News
On Thursday morning, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) reported another month of lackluster sales results.
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April 5 - News
One way to estimate a stock’s upside potential is by looking for a low PEG ratio, which incorporates both the P/E multiple and analyst expectations for earnings growth.
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March 27 - Hedge Funds
Few things are certain in investing, but Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX)' dominance of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market is virtually assured after its $...
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March 27 - News
This year, health care stocks are leading the S&P 500 for the first time in well over a decade.
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March 25 - News
At the end of September, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the largest holding by market value in Brookside Capital’s portfolio.
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March 22 - Hedge Funds
Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) shares dropped more than 10% this week after Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) announced it wouldn't renew its contract with the drug distributor.
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March 21 - News
By definition, hedge funds are often thought of as being a tool for high net-worth investors only, but there are ways for their retail-focused peers to get in on the action. ...
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
