LifePoint Hospitals News

The new Sumner County Emergency Services Building, which houses some of the county's key first response agencies at one location, was officially opened Monday.

Hospital companies that tie up with top medical research facilities to improve their access to the latest treatments and bolster their reputations are increasingly finding the partnerships also make it easier for them to do takeovers.

Not-for-profit Billings Clinic and RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a for-profit hospital company based in Brentwood, Tenn., formed a joint venture that seeks to draw on the operational expertise and financial resources of both organizations.

The Prizery is undertaking another fundraiser, this one to help finance Summer Theater shows which will include Oliver, Red, White and Broadway and Legally Blonde.

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates general acute care hospitals in non-urban communities in the United States.

The firm currently has a $52.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $48.00. LPNT has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

Some of the world's top hedge fund managers will be sharing their top picks and investment views at the highly-anticipated industry event that benefits the treatment of pediatric cancer and other childhood illnesses.

The firm currently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. LPNT has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

A number of other firms have also recently commented on LPNT. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Lifepoint Hospitals from $40.00 to $45.00 in a research note to investors on Tuesday.

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This morning, UBS increased its price target on shares of Boston Beer to $143 as sales from the Angry Orchard line are coming in higher than originally anticipated.

A number of other firms have also recently commented on LPNT. Analysts at UBS AG upgraded shares of Lifepoint Hospitals from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note to investors on Monday.

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We recommend that you read this discussion together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report, as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 .

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the LifePoint Hospital's First Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call.

Lifepoint Hospitals announced its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.12, Stock Ratings Network reports.