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Health Management Associates Inc.

5/25/2013, 9:49 PM ET

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Monday, April 23, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Monday's close: AGNC, AMP, HMA, ILMN, NFLX, STM, TXN, ZION Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Monday's close: AGNC, AMP, HMA, ILMN, NFLX, STM, TXN, ZION 1 Comment [Earnings]
Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:55 PM Credit Suisse is recommends taking advantage of recent weakness to buy Health Management (HMA +0.7%). The firm says it's not concerned with recent headlines and believes organic growth estimates will prove conservative. The firm rates the shares at Outperform with a $12 price target. Comment! [Healthcare]
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:43 PM Health Management (HMA +1.3%) moves up on positive comments out of Susquehanna following the company's conference call this morning. The firm says it's comfortable with the health care operator's ability to achieve 2012 guidance, noting that it continues to post impressive top and bottom line growth rates. Comment! [On the Move, Healthcare]
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8:49 AM Heath Management Associates (HMA) +4.5% premarket after affirming its 2012 forecast for adjusted profit from continuing operations, pegged in a range of $0.80-$0.90/share. The update came as the hospital operator reported Q4 and 2011 results; on an adjusted basis, full-year EPS from continuing operations came to $0.86. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:30 PM Health Management Associates (HMA): Q4 EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $1.58B (+17.5% Y/Y) in-line. Shares +5.4% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Healthcare, On the Move]
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Monday's close: FIS, GPRO, HMA, LPS, MAS, RAX, RGC, SGEN Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Monday's close: FIS, GPRO, HMA, LPS, MAS, RAX, RGC, SGEN 1 Comment [Earnings]
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 7:51 AM Shares of Health Management Associates (HMA) gain 2.8% in premarket trading after catching an upgrade from Deutsche Bank to Buy. Comment! [On the Move, Healthcare]
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 9:25 AM Premarket gainers: VQ +50%. CNVO +48%. DNN +17%. PVX +15%. TSLA +15%. ISTA +11%. EK +10%. ING +8%. AEG +8%. FRO +8%. AVL +7%. QCOR +7%. BRD +6%. NBG +6%. RBS +6%. NOK +6%. TTM +5%. JASO +5%. MTL +4%. BHP +4%. SINA +4%. RIO +4%. ASML +4%. HMA +4%. WFR +4%. GMCR +3%. TSL +3%. HL +3%. AVNR +3%. HMY +3%. NDCO +3%. CLWR +3%. BIDU +3%. TOT +3%. BSBR +3%. BUD +3%. FCX +3%. CS +3%.
Losers: CUK -16%. CCL -15%. KGC -8%. RCL -7%. C -5%. MTG -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 1:10 PM More on the turmoil at Health Management Associates (HMA -22.1%) (previous): The lawsuit that has unsettled shares of HMA involves allegations made by a whistleblower who alleges that he was fired for reporting repeated Medicare overbilling issues. Though the drama adds to concerns over federal subpoenas the firm received earlier this year, Susquehanna's A.J. Rice sees opportunity in the panic-selling - telling clients an "extraordinary buying opportunity" exists. Comment! [On the Move, Healthcare]
Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 10:20 AM The bloodbath continues for Health Management Associates (HMA) as investors fret over the implications of a lawsuit filed by one if its ex-auditors. Shares are down 24.9%, extending losses tipped off in AH trading yesterday. Comment! [On the Move, Healthcare]
Monday, January 9, 2012, 6:36 PM Health Management Associates (HMA) trades lower after hours, despite raising its Q4 outlook, citing improved cost controls and effective hospital partnerships that boosted its bottom line. The company now expects to earn an EPS of $0.25 to $0.26 per share on $1.58B in revenue, compared to the Street view of $1.58B in revenue and earnings of $0.18 per share. Shares -2.6% AH. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Monday, January 9, 2012, 12:55 PM Shares of Health Management (HMA -7.8%) head straight north after Susquehanna's AJ Rice advises clients of the firm to buy on weakness. HMA was down over 12% earlier due to concerns about a CRT Capital report on a lawsuit from one of the firm's ex-auditors. Comment! [On the Move, Healthcare]
Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 5:22 PM Shares of hospital firms extended their decline over concerns that government spending may dry up. A Citigroup note yesterday pinpointed eight firms heavily reliant on Medicare funding that could be especially vulnerable, and each has dropped sharply over two days: HCA -5.6%, HMA -3.4%, LPNT -4.1%, SUNH -3.9%, UHS -4.8%, THC -8.8%, LNCR -4.4%, AHS -8.4%. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 12:34 PM Citigroup sends hospital stocks lower with an in-depth report in which it downgrades eight firms in the sector and provides a gloomy forecast for government health-care spending. THC -2.73%, SUNH -1.03%, LNCR -2.94%, AHS -5.6%, HCA -1.7%, HMA -1.9%, LPNT -1.88%, and UHS -2.75%. Comment! [On the Move, Quick Ideas, Healthcare]