FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - The quarterly figures of the software provider Compugroup Medical, which specializes in doctors' practices and hospitals, were well received on the stock market on Thursday. After a weak start with a price slide to 34.24 euros, the shares turned positive and were trading at 35.96 euros in the afternoon, up 2.39 percent on the previous day's close.

In an initial reaction, expert Knut Woller from Baader Bank spoke of solid results, especially as the comparative figures from the previous year were very high. In addition, Compugroup should achieve its annual profit target, the lower end of the range seems less ambitious, the middle is achievable.

Analyst Yannik Siering from the investment house Stifel was also positive. Compugroup had even performed somewhat better than expected in the third quarter./mis/stk