** Shares of ZimVie ZIMV.O down 26.8% at $27.80 after
separating from Zimmer Biomet ZBH.N
** Dental and spine business of former parent Zimmer started
trading as independent firm on Tues on Nasdaq with symbol "ZIMV"
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** Zimmer's shareholders received one share of ZimVie for
every ten shares of ZBH they held
** Zimmer retains approx 19.7% of Zimvie's stock under terms
of the separation
** Credit Suisse early Tues initiated coverage of ZimVie
with "underperform" rating and $34 PT
** ZimVie slated to join S&P SmallCap 600 index .SPSY
prior to market open Weds, replacing Tabula Rasa Healthcare
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** Meanwhile, ZBH's shares down 0.1% at $123.24. Stock has
lost ~22% over the past year
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-332-219-1430))