Jefferies Group gives Amsurg shares a “buy” rating — 7 quick facts

In a recent report, Jefferies Group gave a “buy” rating to AmSurg, the owner and operator of short stay ambulatory surgery centers in the United States.

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Here are seven quick facts:

1. In the last few days, Jefferies Group has changed their ratings on a number of healthcare stock.

2. Christopher A. Holden, CEO of AmSurg, sold 3,000 shares of AmSurg stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred Wednesday.

3. The average price for the stock was sold at $69.02, totaling $207,060 for the entire transaction.

4. Shares of AmSurg went down 0.49 percent on Tuesday hitting a low of $68.76.

5. AmSurg has a market cap of $3.28 bullion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.38.

6. Analysts anticipate AmSurg will post $3.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

7. Various other analysts have commented on the stock with Goldman Sachs analysts setting a buy rating and $81.00 price target on AmSurg stock.

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