Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Fusion Acquires Ringadoc

Practice Fusion Acquires Ringadoc Acquisition sets the stage for Practice Fusion’s vision of a telemedicine platform PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Practice Fusion, the nation’s largest cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform , today announced the acquisition of Ringadoc , an innovator of next-generation patient-doctor communication tools […]

Upgrades

FIRST NBC BANK (NBCB) Upgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of FIRST NBC BANK (NBCB) from UNDERPERFORM to NEUTRAL on August 06, 2014, with a target price of $32.10. First NBC Bank Holding Company is a bank holding company that conducts its business activities through its subsidiary, First NBC Bank. The company offers personal and commercial banking services to businesses, professionals and individuals. […]

Upgrades

DICE HOLDINGS (DHX) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of DICE HOLDINGS (DHX) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on August 06, 2014, with a target price of $9.40. Dice Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized career websites for select professional communities, including technology and engineering, capital markets and financial services, accounting and finance, and security clearance. […]

Stock Analysts

ProAssurance Q2 Earnings in Line, Down Y/Y on High Expenses

ProAssurance Corporation ( PRA ) reported second-quarter 2014 operating earnings per share of 69 cents, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the reported figure decreased from 72 cents per share earned in the year-ago quarter. A strong competitive pricing environment and higher expenses mainly led to the year-over-year decline. […]

Stock Analysts

Office Depot Posts Q2 Loss as Expected, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Office Depot Inc. ( ODP ) posted impressive second-quarter 2014 results, buoyed by expectations of increased synergies from the merger with OfficeMax. More importantly, this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock is now on a store rationalizing drive and will close 400 overlapping locations (165 stores in 2014) by 2016, to generate synergies of at least $100 million annually, as compared to $75 million forecasted earlier […]

Stock Analysts

AECOM Q3 Earnings In line, Revenues Down on Weakness in MSS

AECOM Technology Corporation ( ACM ) reported third-quarter fiscal 2014 (ended Jun 30, 2014) adjusted earnings of 65 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, earnings were down 7.7% compared with the prior-year quarter earnings of 70 cents. Including one-time costs, the GAAP earnings for the quarter came in at 70 cents per share. […]