Notable Ups And Down: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Restoration Hardware (NYSE:RH)

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post on Friday lifted his rating on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) post raised his rating on Yahoo to buy from neutral and his price objective on the company’s stock to $62 from $50, based in large part on its stake in and ties to Chinese Internet kingpin Alibaba Group. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is … Continue reading Notable Ups And Down: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Restoration Hardware (NYSE:RH)

Today’s Watch List: Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX), NephroGenex, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRX), Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS)

On Nov. 5, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) reported that for the month of October 2014, the Company had an average of 211 drilling rigs operating in the United States and 10 rigs in Canada. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 5.30% and weekly performance is -3.79%. On last trading day company shares ended up $21.08. Patterson-UTI Energy … Continue reading Today’s Watch List: Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX), NephroGenex, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRX), Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS)

Trending Tickers : Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI), dELiA*s (NASDAQ:DLIA)

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Including the non-cash charge discussed below, the Company reported net income of $16.0 million, or $0.11 per share, for the third quarter of 2014, compared to net income of $74.4 million, or $0.51 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) belongs to … Continue reading Trending Tickers : Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI), dELiA*s (NASDAQ:DLIA)

Today’s Watch List : Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN), Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV), Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT), Home Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOMB), Nymox Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:NYMX)

In a report published Tuesday, Wunderlich Securities analyst Jason A. Wangler reiterated a Hold rating on Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), and raised the price target from $34.00 to $37.00. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN)’s stock on 31 July traded at beginning with a price of $35.85 and when day-trade ended the stock finally moved down -5.22% to end at $34.35. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN)’s showed weekly … Continue reading Today’s Watch List : Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN), Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV), Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT), Home Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOMB), Nymox Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:NYMX)

Basic Material Stocks In News: Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP), U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA), Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ:PTEN), Gastar Exploration, Hess (NYSE:HES)

Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE:TRGP) and Targa Resources Partners LP (NGLS: Quote) Thursday said they had previously engaged in high level preliminary discussions regarding a potential business combination with Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and certain of its affiliates, but those discussions have been terminated. Targa Resources Corp (NYSE:TRGP) stock performance was 20.45% in last session and finished the day at $150.62. Traded volume was 1.37million shares … Continue reading Basic Material Stocks In News: Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP), U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA), Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ:PTEN), Gastar Exploration, Hess (NYSE:HES)