Healthcare Facilities & Managed Care
ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
ARDT Ardent Health Partners, Inc.
BTSG BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.
CNC Centene Corporation
CI Cigna Corp
CON Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
EHC Encompass Health Corp
HCA HCA Healthcare Inc
MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
HUM Humana Inc.
MOH Molina Healthcare
SEM Select Medical Holdings Corp.
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc.
THC Healthcare Corp.
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UHS Universal Health Services, Inc.
Healthcare Technology & Distribution
CVS CVS Health Corp
LH Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
CROs
CRL Charles River Laboratories Intl.
FTRE Fortrea Holdings
ICLR ICON PLC
IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc.
MEDP MEDpace Holdings, Inc.
Differentiated Product
Ann is one of the most tenured analysts on Wall Street, covering the Healthcare Services sector as an associate or Senior Analyst for over 28 years. Ann is known for her high-quality research and ability to get high-quality corporate access with C-suite management. On the research side, she covers seven sub-sectors within healthcare services (managed care, hospitals, retail pharmacy, clinical labs, CROs, behavioral health and post-acute facilities), highly specialized in each one. Each sub-sector has its own industry-specific dynamics that drive underlying trends and stock movements, as well as major macro drivers (e.g. political/Washington) that she must stay abreast of to make the best investment recommendations for her clients. Ann writes a weekly research note called Hynes Healthcare Insights to help clients stay abreast with the constantly shifting healthcare services universe.
Key Reports
• Q1:25 Physician Survey: Utilization Trends Appear To Peaking
• 2025 Legislative Outlook: Highlights from Discussions with Washington Consultants
• Love That Dirty Water, but Near-Term Visibility Murky: Initiate CRL with Neutral Rating
• Highlights From HCA CFO Fireside Chat
Notable Events
Notable Events
We hosted the Mizuho Medical Device, Services, Technology and Distributions Healthcare Conference, featuring Universal Health Services, Concentra, Surgery Partners and Select Medical. We hosted corporate visits with Humana and Elevance. We hosted CEO Insight Series events with Tenet Healthcare and HCA Healthcare, and also hosted non-deal roadshows with Centene, Universal Health Services, Ardent Health Services, CVS, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, Cardinal Health, IQVIA, ICON, Medpace, Charles River Laboratories, BrightSpring Health Services, and Encompass Health.
Analyst Bio
Ann joined Mizuho in June 2011 as a senior analyst based in Boston, covering the healthcare services sector. Prior to joining Mizuho, Ann was a senior member of Leerink’s health care research team, recognized by Institutional Investor Magazine as the ‘Best of the Boutiques’ in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. She also worked as a senior research analyst at Caris & Company, FTN Equity Capital Markets, and Cowen and Company. She placed third in a Starmine ranking for accurate stock recommendations in the Health Care Provider & Services sector and is widely recognized by media and investors alike for her stock picking acumen. Ann holds an MBA from Boston College Carroll School of Management and a BS from Fairfield University.