Here are six recent news updates on dental device and practice management companies.
1. Equities researchers at Jefferies Group have reissued their "buy" rating to DENTSPLY International's stock.
2. Director of Danaher Corporation sold 8,000 shares of the company, equaling a sale of $696,000. As of yesterday, Walter Lohr has rights to .08 percent of the company's stock, reports OctaFinance.com,
3. The mean target price of nine research analysts covering 3M is $169.11, most recently revised May 18, reports The Markets Daily.
4. Biolase, as of yesterday, has a net profit margin of -41.30 percent, and a weekly performance of -19.23 percent, reports StockTranscript.com.
5. Shares of Patterson Companies received, on average, a "hold" rating from eight analysts. Patterson Companies has a 52 week low of $38.04, a 52 week high of $51.49 and a 50-day moving average of $47, reports Dakota Financial News.
6. Aspen Dental is opening a new office in Waco, Texas in early June, lead by Carlo Luna, DDS.
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