Vanguard Health Syst (VHS) issued an update on its FY13 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.74-0.93 for the period.

Shares of Vanguard Health Syst (VHS) traded down 3.24% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $10.45. Vanguard Health Syst (VHS) has a 52 week low of $6.92 and a 52 week high of $12.79. The company has a market cap of $804.8 million and a P/E ratio of 15.13.

Vanguard Health Syst last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.52 billion. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Vanguard Health Syst (VHS) will post $0.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Barclays Capital initiated coverage on shares of Vanguard Health Syst in a research note to investors on Thursday, October 11th. They set an overweight rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. On a related note, analysts at Avondale Partners initiated coverage on shares of Vanguard Health Syst in a research note to investors on Tuesday, September 25th. They set an outperform rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at Imperial Capital initiated coverage on shares of Vanguard Health Syst in a research note to investors on Thursday, September 6th. They set an outperform rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock.

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (Vanguard) owns and operates acute care hospitals, complementary outpatient facilities and related health plans principally located in urban and suburban markets.

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