Earnings Event to Watch for on Friday: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Newcastle Investment Corp (NYSE:NCT)
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect light trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in DDD indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price … Continue reading Earnings Event to Watch for on Friday: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Newcastle Investment Corp (NYSE:NCT)
Afternoon Stocks Watch: APEI; PRGO; MAIN; CSG; NCT
American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was the target Friday of an investment-rating downgrade by BMO Capital Markets, which cut the stock to market perform from outperform following the online-postsecondary education provider’s late-Thursday release of lower-than-expected Q4 earnings and Q1 EPS guidance that was well below the Street view. BMO also cut its target price on APEI, lowering it to $36 from $44. In a note to … Continue reading Afternoon Stocks Watch: APEI; PRGO; MAIN; CSG; NCT
Stocks in the News Friday: USO; UNG; DRQ; PMC
Energy shares were flat in pre-market trade Friday while crude oil futures were trading lower. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery was down 0.11% at $102.29 per barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was down 0.13% at $3.00 per gallon while natural gas was up 0.20% at $4.52 per million British thermal units. In energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) was … Continue reading Stocks in the News Friday: USO; UNG; DRQ; PMC
Investor Alert: BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) and Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENDP)
BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect very active trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in BSFT indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price … Continue reading Investor Alert: BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) and Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENDP)
Notable Analyst Actions: MWE, ECA, STT, WPC, RTN
Markwest Energy Partners LP (NYSE:MWE) has been downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo to a Market Perform rating form Outperform. The firm lowered its price target range on the stock to $66-$70 from $70-$74. In the pre-market session, shares of MWE are down 1.12% to $66.50, and move within a 52-week range of $54.60 – $75.79. North American energy producer Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA, ECA.TO) says … Continue reading Notable Analyst Actions: MWE, ECA, STT, WPC, RTN
Pharmaceutical Stocks to Watch: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL), Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS)
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect light trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in AUXL indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price … Continue reading Pharmaceutical Stocks to Watch: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL), Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS)
