Thoratec Corporation’s New Study, $30 Million Buyback Can’t Stave Off Wall Street’s Abandonment After Dismal Q2; Stock Falls

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Thoratec’s stock drops more than 26% in after-hours trading after the company lowers its full-year guidance on a dreary 2nd quarter.

Circulatory devices maker Thoratec (NSDQ:THOR) took a major hit yesterday as a bleak 2nd-quarter reports and a lowered outlook on the year sent its stock into a nosedive.

Company leadership called the quarter “disappointing,” but advised that near-term headwinds would ebb and that the long-term outlook remains strong for Thoratec. Wall Street’s response wasn’t so optimistic.

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