William Blair Reaffirms a “Buy” Rating on LHC Group (LHCG); Braskem S.A. (BAK) Had 4 Bullish Analysts

January 25, 2018 - By Marie Mckinney

Among 4 analysts covering Braskem SA (NYSE:BAK), 4 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. Braskem SA had 5 analyst reports since September 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was upgraded on Monday, December 5 by JP Morgan. Bank of America upgraded the shares of BAK in report on Tuesday, May 24 to “Buy” rating. HSBC initiated the shares of BAK in report on Tuesday, October 11 with “Buy” rating. See Braskem S.A. (NYSE:BAK) latest ratings:

Among 12 analysts covering LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG), 11 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 92% are positive. LHC Group has $85 highest and $47 lowest target. $71.30’s average target is 11.42% above currents $63.99 stock price. LHC Group had 30 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Robert W. Baird maintained LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) on Monday, November 27 with “Hold” rating. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of LHCG in report on Monday, July 17 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Tuesday, June 6 by Jefferies. The stock has “Buy” rating by Benchmark on Friday, January 27. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, September 1 by Wells Fargo. Craig Hallum maintained LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) rating on Tuesday, November 7. Craig Hallum has “Buy” rating and $80.0 target. The company was initiated on Friday, June 17 by Stephens. RBC Capital Markets maintained it with “Buy” rating and $7000 target in Thursday, August 3 report. On Friday, February 5 the stock rating was initiated by Jefferies with “Buy”. RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to “Outperform” rating in Friday, March 10 report.

Since September 8, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 1 insider sale for $173,151 activity. Stelly Donald Dwayne sold $173,151 worth of stock.

Analysts await LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) to report earnings on March, 14. They expect $0.62 EPS, up 6.90% or $0.04 from last year’s $0.58 per share. LHCG’s profit will be $11.34 million for 25.80 P/E if the $0.62 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.64 actual EPS reported by LHC Group, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -3.13% negative EPS growth.

LHC Group, Inc., a health care provider, specializes in the post-acute continuum of care primarily for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. The company has market cap of $1.17 billion. The firm operates through four divisions: Home Health Services, Hospice Services, Community-Based Services, and Facility-Based Services. It has a 27.58 P/E ratio. The Home Health Services segment offers home nursing services, including wound care and dressing changes, cardiac rehabilitation, infusion therapy, pain management, pharmaceutical administration, skilled observation and assessment, and patient education; medically-oriented social services; and physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.5 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.03, from 1.53 in 2017Q2. It worsened, as 20 investors sold LHC Group, Inc. shares while 52 reduced holdings. 30 funds opened positions while 78 raised stakes. 15.33 million shares or 0.72% less from 15.44 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Hbk Investments L P stated it has 10,472 shares. Walthausen & Ltd Limited Liability Company has 187,890 shares for 1.24% of their portfolio. Wasatch Advisors accumulated 0.21% or 217,140 shares. 10,048 were accumulated by Los Angeles Cap Mngmt Equity. 12,533 were reported by American Intll Group. Chicago Equity Prtn Ltd Llc accumulated 27,315 shares. Mutual Of America reported 1,400 shares. Northern Corp, Illinois-based fund reported 363,765 shares. Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & holds 244,295 shares or 0.97% of its portfolio. Virginia Retirement System Et Al has invested 0.01% in LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG). Kbc Nv stated it has 0.01% in LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG). Riverhead Capital Limited Liability accumulated 0% or 1,469 shares. Ls Investment Advisors Ltd Limited Liability Company accumulated 709 shares. Systematic Mgmt Lp has 0.04% invested in LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG). Public Sector Pension Investment Board holds 0% of its portfolio in LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) for 10,280 shares.

The stock decreased 0.48% or $0.31 during the last trading session, reaching $63.99. About 171,649 shares traded. LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) has risen 42.98% since January 25, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 26.28% the S&P500.