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Whats Hot Today: HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF), SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS), CRH plc (NYSE:CRH)

Whats Hot Today: HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF), SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS), CRH plc (NYSE:CRH)
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Charles Donlon
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October 17, 2014
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HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) revealed that it's recording roughly $94 million in Medicare revenue as an estimated settlement amount for claims previously denied by recovery audit contractors working for the CMS. The CMS has been offering providers with backlogged claim appeals, a settlement offer of roughly 68% of their claim amounts, which apparently HCA plans to accept. HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) in last trading activity increased 5.23% to close at $68.23. Company weekly performance is -1.80% while its quarterly performance stands at 9.27%. HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) is -7.72% away from its 52 week high.There are earnings reports due out today from two major firms. General Electric and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) will release their quarterly financial results before the market opens. On last trading day Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) decreased -0.25% to close at $32.53. Its volatility for the week is 3.16% while volatility for the month is 2.33%. MS's sales growth for past 5 years was 183.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 23.40%. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) monthly performance is -8.52%.Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) invites you to listen to the live Internet broadcast of its conference call to discuss third-quarter 2014 results on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at 11 a.m. ET. The company plans to release its results on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, after the close of regular trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. On last trading day Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF) decreased -0.07% to close at $46.08. Its volatility for the week is 1.97% while volatility for the month is 1.70%. CINF's sales growth for past 5 years was 3.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 3.50%. Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF) monthly performance is -3.98%.Taiwan headquartered LED chips and components manufacturer SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS) is due to release its fourth quarter and year end annual results for period ending 31th August. In the run up to the Q4 results announcement, the stock of this lighting solutions firm has been posting an impressive bull run at the markets last week. SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS) has 11.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 9.20%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $0.41.CRH PLC (NYSE:CRH) was upgraded by equities researchers at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday. On Thursday shares of CRH plc (NYSE:CRH) closed at $20.59. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -2.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 21.80%.

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