5 – Amedisys – NASDAQ:AMED

4 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC

3 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS

2 – Citigroup – NYSE:C

1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

* An analyst from Robert W. Baird raised his earnings estimates for home health care companies Thursday, saying that the sector is in for "a much softer legislative landing than feared." Amedisys fell 1.8 percent to $40.47 on Thursday.

* Bank of America said Wednesday it has fully repaid the entire $45 billion it owed U.S. taxpayers as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Shares of BAC closed down 1.2 percent to $15.21 on Thursday.

* This time last year Las Vegas Sands' shares had tumbled 95 percent in 12 months. Since then, the stock has more than tripled. LVS fell 1 percent to $15.10 on Thursday.

* Citigroup shares closed Thursday up just a penny as the bank kept investors wondering if it could strike a deal with the federal government to end its TARP entanglement. Shares of C inched up .30 percent to $3.87 on the NYSE.

* DryShips fell Thursday after Deustsche Bank recently initiated the company with a Buy rating and a $10 price target, citing undervalued cash flows. Shares of DRYS fell .80 percent to $6.06 on the Nasdaq.

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