Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) delivered a surprisingly solid quarter, after having missed the last six out of seven quarters. Shares were range-bound in the $30s through all of 2013 because of choppy quarters and end-markets. While we believe that uncertainty persists, particularly in mining and government highway funding, wood pellet plants could become an incremental driver…
Shares of Cardica (NASDAQ:CRDC) climbed in Thursday’s pre-market session, after the developer of endoscopic microcutter products said it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 white cartridge and for an additional plastic material contained within the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 blue cartridge for use in medium-thickness tissue. The…
Real estate investment trust American Tower (NYSE:AMT) is preparing a bid for an Indian telecommunications tower company, Viom Networks, that could amount to $1.6 billion to $1.9 billion, according to the Economic Times, an Indian newspaper. Citing unnamed sources, the Times said the bid may come by March 7, and that American Tower is likely…
Cooper-Standard Holdings (NASDAQ:CPS), the parent company of automotive systems and components supplier Cooper Standard Automotive, is considering buying TI Automotive, Reuters reported citing unnamed people with knowledge of the matter. Cooper-Standard is evaluating a takeover bid for TI Automotive, which is estimated to have an enterprise value of more than $2 billion, Reuters said. The…
Workday, Inc. (NYSE:WDAY) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect very active trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in WDAY indicates that the price change in the extended hours is…
Shares in Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:AINV) dropped more than 5% pre-market after the company said it has priced a public offering of 12.0 million shares. Underwriters have the option to buy an additional 1.8 million shares. The company didn’t give the price of the offer. XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA) is moving nearly 5% higher after the…
