Top Stories : SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY)
SouFun Holdings (NASDAQ:SFUN) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors acquired 8,543 put options on the stock, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of 156% compared to the typical volume of 3,343 put options. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at T.H. Capital cut their price target on shares of SouFun Holdings to $14.00 in a … Continue reading Top Stories : SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY)
Hot Stocks : Covidien (NYSE:COV), Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ:MARPS), Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN), Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF), FAB Universal (NYSEMKT:FU)
Medtronic Inc., Fridley, will acquire Ireland-based Covidien PLC (NYSE:COV) for $46.2 billion. The largest acquisition in Minnesota history is pending regulatory approval. Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 14.50% and weekly performance is -4.59%. On last trading day company shares ended up $82.54. Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.64%. On May 22, 2014, … Continue reading Hot Stocks : Covidien (NYSE:COV), Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ:MARPS), Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN), Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF), FAB Universal (NYSEMKT:FU)
Stock Highlights : Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX), Discovery Laboratories (NASDAQ:DSCO), Timberland Bancorp (NASDAQ:TSBK), Seadrill Partners LLC (NYSE:SDLP), NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH)
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.03, StockRatingsNetwork reports. The company had revenue of $68.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $72.17 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly … Continue reading Stock Highlights : Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX), Discovery Laboratories (NASDAQ:DSCO), Timberland Bancorp (NASDAQ:TSBK), Seadrill Partners LLC (NYSE:SDLP), NMI (NASDAQ:NMIH)
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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has just expanded its HP Helion portfolio with the launch of a new, low-cost virtual private cloud offering. Called HP Helion Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Lean, the new infrastructure-as-a-service product touts enhanced workload performance and better service delivery at a significantly reduced cost compared to HP’s other cloud services. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 4.90% … Continue reading Why Need to Watch : Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Sonus Networks (NASDAQ:SONS), Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RCPI), OncoMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OMED), Lamar Advertising. (NASDAQ:LAMR)
Fast Moving Stocks : Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW), MBIA (NYSE:MBI), Celadon Group (NYSE:CGI), Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF-B), EastGroup Properties Inc. (NYSE:EGP)
Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE:GNW) had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $16.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $19.00. Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 6.80% and weekly performance is -2.90%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.72. Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW) distance from 50-day simple moving … Continue reading Fast Moving Stocks : Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW), MBIA (NYSE:MBI), Celadon Group (NYSE:CGI), Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF-B), EastGroup Properties Inc. (NYSE:EGP)
Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)
Much to the delight of investors, Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ) has increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 1 cent per share to 5 cents. The new dividend will be paid on Sep 26 to shareholders of records as of Sep 5. This four-fold hike in dividend marks the first increase in quarterly common stock dividend by the Bank of America (BofA) … Continue reading Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)