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)
Afternoon Movers: LDR Holding (LDRH), Endologix (ELGX), Nelnet Inc. (NNI)
LDR Holding (NASDAQ:LDRH) is higher, climbing to an all-time high Friday, after the company reported late Thursday that for Q4, revenues topped Street forecasts while its loss widened year over year and missed estimates. Despite the mixed results, shares are up 7.98% at $31.14, and hit a record high of $31.59. The global media device company reported a Q4 loss of $0.69 per share, compared … Continue reading Afternoon Movers: LDR Holding (LDRH), Endologix (ELGX), Nelnet Inc. (NNI)
