Services Sector Most Active: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD)

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) received a vote of confidence and a rare Wall Street upgrade on Tuesday. The Plano-based department store was labeled an “American comeback story” by Citigroup’s retail analyst Oliver Chen, who upgraded the retailer’s stock from “neutral” to “buy” on Tuesday. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) stock performance was 2.97% in last session and finished the day at $8.67. Traded volume … Continue reading Services Sector Most Active: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD)

Services Sector Stocks Touching New Lows: CTC Media (NASDAQ:CTCM), Pearson (NYSE:PSO), NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC)

CTC Media (NASDAQ:CTCM) declared a dividend on Thursday, March 6th, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 19th will be given a dividend of 0.175 per share on Friday, March 28th. CTC Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTCM) stock performance was -2.52% in last session and finished the day at $9.28. Traded volume was 926,586 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Services Sector Stocks Touching New Lows: CTC Media (NASDAQ:CTCM), Pearson (NYSE:PSO), NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC)

Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) posted a rise in traffic for Feb 2014. The traffic – measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) – came in at 7.14 billion, up 1.2% from 7.06 billion recorded in the comparable month a year ago. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) stock performance was 0.76% in last session and finished the day at $23.78. Traded volume was 7,451,101 million shares … Continue reading Services Sector Stocks Touching New Highs: Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), Macy’s (NYSE:M), The Men’s Wearhouse (NYSE:MW), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS)

Resort, and gaming products operator Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) vaulted higher by 16.5% after hedge fund Elliott Management disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had obtained 4.99% of Boyd’s outstanding shares and had additional exposure of 2.05% through derivatives. Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) stock performance was 16.53% in last session and finished the day at $13.75. Traded volume was 18,916,590 million shares in the last … Continue reading Services Sector Bullish Stocks: Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD), Knightsbridge Tankers (NASDAQ:VLCCF), Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE:PNK), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA)

Deutsche Bank initiates coverage of National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) and of Alpha Bank in a report dated March 10, saying that the target prices also reflect its assumption that 25% of delinquent loans could become performing over time. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was 12.66% in last session and finished the day at $5.43. Traded volume was 9,578,128 million shares … Continue reading Most Volatile Stocks: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE:TRQ), Himax (NASDAQ:HIMX), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL)

Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ:CVTI) VP Ralph Lovin, Jr. sold 1,409 shares of Covenant Transportation Group stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.55, for a total transaction of $16,273.95. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 90,442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,044,605. Covenant … Continue reading Services Sector Unusual Volume: Covenant Transportation (NASDAQ:CVTI), Chanticleer Holdings (NASDAQ:HOTR), Hemisphere Media (NASDAQ:HMTV), Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR)