Energy stocks were sharply higher Monday with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising about 1.9% while shares of energy companies in the S&P 500 were ahead nearly 2.3% as a group. Crude oil for April delivery was up 59 cents at $102.79 per barrel while March natural gas shed 11 cents today to $4.90 per…
GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT) was higher more than 8% in early trading Monday, having earlier hit $13.47 – its highest level since July 2011 – after reporting a Q4 loss that was smaller than analysts had expected, while its FY guidance straddled estimates. The maker of materials for the consumer electronics, power electronics, solar and…
Shares of Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) hit a new all-time high Monday, after the cyber security company reported adjusted fiscal Q2 results above analysts’ expectations, boosted by strong demand as companies increased their investments in security against cyber attacks. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, the company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders…
Some of the notable analyst actions for Monday morning include: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has been downgraded by Wells Fargo to a Market Perform rating from Outperform. The firm left its price target on the stock unchanged at $57 a share. HAL shares are just higher in pre-market activity at $55.75, and move within a 52-week…
Shares in Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (NASDQ:OCLS) fell more than 9% pre-market Monday after the company said it will sell 450,620 units to two institutional investors for $3.00 each. The units will be made up of common stock, and Series A and Series B warrants. The company will raise about $1.35 million gross from the sale…
Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) is up 1.5% in pre-market trade on Monday as it provided updated NI 43-101 silver and gold reserve and resource estimates for its three producing silver mines in Mexico (the Guanacevi Mine in Durango State and the Bolanitos and El Cubo Mines in Guanajuato State) as well as one exploration project…
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