Lincare Holdings Inc. (Lincare) is a provider of oxygen, respiratory and other chronic therapy services to patients in the home. The Company's customers suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis or asthma, and require supplemental oxygen, respiratory and other chronic therapy services. As of December 31, 2011, the Company served more than 800,000 customers in 48 states of the United States and Canada through 1,108 operating centers. Lincare primarily provides oxygen, respiratory and other chronic therapy services to patients in the home. It also provides a variety of durable medical equipment (DME) and home infusion therapies in certain geographic markets. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company acquired companies that were contracted to provide home oxygen equipment and positive airway pressure devices. In August 2012, Lincare announced that The Linde Group completed its previously announced acquisition of the Company.
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Lincare (NASDAQ:LNCR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lincare's stock symbol?
Lincare trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LNCR."
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Media headlines about LNCR stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lincare earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the healthcare company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
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Shares of LNCR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
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Lincare's mailing address is 19387 US Highway 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33764-3102, United States. The healthcare company can be reached via phone at +1-813-5307700.
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