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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (LPNT)

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A holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates own, lease and operate their respective facilities and other assets. The Company operates general acute care hospitals.

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72 Outperforms
12 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Nashville (15), Healthcare (711), Value (1901), Healthcare Providers and Services (125), Defensive (1457), Small Cap (1645)
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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $29.69
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $29.32
Previous Close: $29.02
Daily Range: $28.88 - $29.73
52-Week Range: $17.74 - $33.99
Volume: 422,519
Market Cap: $1.63B
P/E Ratio: 10.67
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LPNT VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (LPNT)

Avatar Gumfactor (91.01) Submitted: 11/08/08 4:51 PM

Even in a recession, people will get sick. Maybe more often, even.

Top that off with the fact that the stock just lost 30% because of disappointing earnings due to a one time charge, and I think this is a super safe pick.

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Avatar Caligiuri (98.55) Submitted: 7/02/09 5:00 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.44 LPNT Score: -4.43

Considering Book value, earnings, and market cap...this should beat the market in 5 years.

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Avatar Gumfactor (91.01) Submitted: 11/08/08 4:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $22.81 LPNT Score: 14.57

Even in a recession, people will get sick. Maybe more often, even.

Top that off with the fact that the stock just lost 30% because of disappointing earnings due to a one time charge, and I think this is a super safe pick.

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Avatar Sebtor (< 20) Submitted: 4/10/08 7:15 AM : Outperform Start Price: $28.34 LPNT Score: 22.64

LPNT is not exactly a screaming bargain, but it's still cheap enough compared to it's peers.

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Avatar rvrstyx (< 20) Submitted: 11/27/07 4:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $30.67 LPNT Score: 18.90

buy backs
up in down mkt

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Avatar kristm (99.68) Submitted: 7/24/07 2:40 AM : Outperform Start Price: $31.75 LPNT Score: 19.80

Pulled back too sharply, punishing the company for operating in a segment instead of for its individual performance. Should rebound soon. People will always need hospitals and medical care.

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TrackSoleil 93.91 10/01/09 Outperform NS $27.90+6.42%+2.69%+3.72
TrackDeutscheSec 89.68 06/01/09 Outperform NS $28.82+3.02%+15.66%-12.64
TrackWellsFargo 80.02 05/28/09 Outperform NS $26.59+11.66%+19.77%-8.11
TrackCitigroup 85.92 05/11/09 Outperform NS $27.77+6.91%+18.14%-11.23
TrackLongbow 83.96 04/20/09 Underperform NS $22.19+33.80%+27.52%-6.28
TrackRBCCapMkts 86.33 01/27/09 Outperform NS $22.75+30.51%+29.30%+1.20
TrackSoros 82.58 09/30/07 Outperform NS $30.01-1.07%-26.38%+25.31 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
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