J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) has announced a proposed offering of senior unsecured notes, as well as the commencement of tender offers. The company has said it will commence an underwritten public offering of senior unsecured notes with an aggregate principal amount of $350 million. According to the press release, the company’s wholly-owned subsidy J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. will be the co-obligor for this offering. J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s stock on 15 September traded at beginning with a price of $11.08 and when day-trade ended the stock finally fell -1.90% to end at $10.85. J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s showed weekly performance of -0.82%.

Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) which operates mines in eight U.S. states and Australia, recorded $1.1 billion in losses over the last two years, mainly because of price swings, and is poised to be in the red again this year. It also is loaded with debt: $6 billion—twice the level of 2010. Much of that stems from the $5 billion acquisition in 2011 of an Australian coal company, purchased to give the St. Louis company greater access to growing Asian markets for coal used to make steel. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) on Monday closed at $14.12. Stock institutional ownership is 90.90% while insider ownership includes 0.10%. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.28%.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of QTS Realty Trust (NYSE:QTS) in a research note released on Wednesday morning. The firm issued a buy rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS)’s shares on Monday traded in the range of 30.97 – 31.64and ended up on $30.99. QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) distance from 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) is 18.80%.

Zacks downgraded shares of American Science & Engineering (NASDAQ:ASEI) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report issued on Wednesday. They currently have $72.00 target price on the stock. American Science & Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:ASEI)’s stock on 15 September increased 1.24% to the closing price of $59.83. Its fifty two weeks range is $55.66 – 74.75. The total market capitalization recorded $472.1M. American Science & Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:ASEI) monthly performance is 3.78%.

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) CFO Anthony Tripodo sold 4,557 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.75, for a total value of $121,899.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 182,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,872,887. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX) on Monday closed at $24.99. Stock institutional ownership is 93.10% while insider ownership includes 0.70%. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -3.33%.