Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WAIR) has closed on its purchase of Haas Group Inc., a privately held supply-chain management firm previously owned by The Jordan Company LP. WAIR funded the $550 million transaction using proceeds from a new, $525 million syndicated term loan added to the company’s existing senior secured credit facilities as well as…
LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) is higher this morning after RBC upgraded the shares to Outperform from Sector Perform and set a price target of $250 per share, up from $225 per share. JPMorgan analysts have downgraded their coverage of industrial manufacturer Dynamic Materials Corporation (NASDAQ:BOOM) to a Neutral rating from Overweight. The firm also lowered its price…
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is posting gains in early pre-market trade Wednesday, gaining momentum in the wake of reports the company is in talks with Panasonic about investing nearly $1 billion in a battery factory in the U.S. Panasonic said it was considering various options to strengthen its ties with Tesla, according to multiple media reports citing…
Zulily (NASDAQ:ZU) needed to deliver upside to consensus projections in the fourth quarter, and the magnitude of the top- and bottom-line beat was more than adequate.. The doubling of the active customer base year-to-year is encouraging, and the leverage on marketing spending highlights that there is still significant untapped demand. Flow-through to profitability on higher…
On Monday, February 10, Blount issued a broad press release lowering its 2013 guidance and offering 2014 guidance that was below the Street expectations. Management held a conference call Tuesday afternoon to explain the results and outlook. Other corporate information was offered as well, including new 2018 targets and an update on the company’s long-term…
InterActiveCorp is set to report 4Q13 results tomorrow before the market opens. Shares have risen steadily following soft 3Q Search results as a company-wide reorganization in December sparked expectations of a pending Match.com spin-off. We do not currently anticipate a spin announcement tomorrow, the absence of which could drive shares lower despite extremely low fundamental…
