Worth-Watching Stocks: AMERICAN RLTY (NASDAQ:HCT), Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), New Oriental Education (NYSE:EDU)

AMERICAN RLTY CAP HEALTHCARE TR INC (NASDAQ:HCT) announced the preliminary results of its tender offer for the purchase of up to 13,636,364 shares of its common stock, which expired at 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time, on May 2, 2014. AMERICAN RLTY CAP HEALTHCARE TR INC (NASDAQ:HCT) stock performance was -6.32% in last session and finished the day at $ 10.23. Traded volume was 1.36 million shares … Continue reading Worth-Watching Stocks: AMERICAN RLTY (NASDAQ:HCT), Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), New Oriental Education (NYSE:EDU)

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NYSE upgrades: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD), Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX)

Research analysts at Jefferies Group upped their price target on shares of Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) from $17.00 to $19.00 in a report released on Monday. Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) stock performance was 0.98% in … Continue reading NYSE upgrades: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD), Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX)

Colin Pettis04/2904/29

Services Sector New Highs: HD Supply Holdings (NASDAQ:HDS), Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Luxottica Group (NYSE:LUX)

Cumberland-based HD Supply Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:HDS) one of the nation’s largest industrial distributors, reported its 2013 full-year and fourth quarter results. The net sales increase was primarily due to growth initiatives at each of the company’s businesses and, to a lesser extent, increases in market volume and recent acquisitions, partially offset by unfavorable weather conditions, particularly the severe winter weather experienced during the fourth quarter … Continue reading Services Sector New Highs: HD Supply Holdings (NASDAQ:HDS), Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Luxottica Group (NYSE:LUX)

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Morning Watch List: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:SNTA), Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE:RBA), Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT)

Synta Pharma (NASDAQ:SNTA) announced the appointment of Chen Schor as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Marc Schneebaum as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, both effective as of December 8, 2014. Mr. Schneebaum will be replacing Keith S. Ehrlich, who will be stepping down as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective as of December 8, 2014. Synta … Continue reading Morning Watch List: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:SNTA), Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE:RBA), Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT)

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