-
Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 8:31am | 268Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded Towers Watson & Co (NASDAQ: TW) from Buy to Hold. Towers Watson shares closed at $125.80 yesterday. Analysts at KeyBanc downgraded Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) from Overweight to Sector Weight. Hess shares closed at $66.89 yesterday. Analysts at Goldman Sachs...
-
LiveDeal Targets $60M in Revenue as First Acquisition Begins to Unfold
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 7:31am | 226LiveDeal Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVE) ("LiveDeal" or the "Company"), a NASDAQ-listed, publicly traded company that operates livedeal.com, a geo-location based mobile marketing platform for consumer products and "real-time" and "instant dining offers" to nearby consumers, today announces it has identified...
-
Morning Market Gainers
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 8:42am | 261AirMedia Group Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ: AMCN) shares jumped 37.22 percent to $4.83 after the company announced the receipt of going private offer from group including Chairman and CEO for $6.00 per share. Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR) shares gained 25.93 percent to $2.38 after the company...
-
Liquidity Services Receives Contract Extension for U.S. Department of Defense Scrap Property Sales
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 3:17pm | 305Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT), a global solution provider in the reverse supply chain with the world's largest marketplace for business surplus, today announced it has been awarded a contract extension by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for its Scrap Property sales contract (Scrap...
-
Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 9:19am | 129W.P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) shares touched a new 52-week low of $61.24. W.P. Carey shares have dropped 3.79 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 7.25 percent in the same period. Vince Holding Corp (NYSE: VNCE) shares touched a new 52-week low of $12.135. Vince...
-
Benzinga's Volume Movers
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 9:41am | 216Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) shares climbed 4 percent to $178.03. The volume of Time Warner Cable shares traded was 1066 percent higher than normal. Time Warner Cable agreed to be acquired by Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) for $195.71 per share. LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN...
-
Morning Market Gainers
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 8:52am | 272Geeknet Inc (NASDAQ: GKNT) shares climbed 119.54 percent to $17.30 after the company agreed to be acquired by Hot Topic for $17.50 per share. Prima Biomed Ltd. (NASDAQ: PBMD) shares rose 19.37 percent to $3.76. Prima BioMed reported that the CVac data has shown a clear trend for overall...
-
Benzinga's Top #PreMarket Gainers
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 7:03am | 225LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) shares rose 11.86 percent to $10.00 in pre-market trading on a report from Calcalist that it is in talks with Nice-Systems Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ: NICE) to be acquired for $600 million to $650 million. Cerulean Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: CERU) shares surged 11.35 percent...
-
LimeLight Networks Receives Favorable Court Appeas For Federal Circuit Ruling In Patent Infringement Case
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 2:32pm | 183Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW) ("Limelight"), a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued its opinion in case No. 09-1372, holding that Limelight Networks is not liable for infringing Akamai's US...
-
Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 9:21am | 143LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) shares fell 13.76 percent to reach a new 52-week low of $8.16. LivePerson reported downbeat Q1 sales and lowered its FY15 guidance. American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) shares dipped 13.01 percent to touch a new 52-week low of $24.14. American Public...
-
Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 8:02am | 333Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX) from Overweight to Equal-weight. The price target for Rackspace Hosting has been lowered from $55.00 to $49.00. Rackspace Hosting shares closed at $53.13 yesterday. Analysts at Macquarie downgraded Verizon Communications Inc...
-
Credit Suisse Downgrades LivePerson To Neutral
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 7:40am | 58Credit Suisse downgraded LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) from Outperform to Neutral. The price target for LivePerson is set to $8. LivePerson shares have dropped 2.47 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 10.96 percent in the same period. LivePerson shares fell 13....
-
Benzinga's Top #PreMarket Losers
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 7:24am | 205Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NYSE: NOR) fell 24 percent to $2.28 in pre-market trading after the company announced a secondary offering of 22.8 million shares by Apollo Global Management, which will sell its entire 33 percent stake. NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ: NLNK) shares fell 21....
-
Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Catalog & Mail Order Houses Industry With The Highest ROI
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 3:43am | 140Below are the top catalog & mail order houses stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of return on investment. The trailing-twelve-month return on investment at Mercadolibre Inc (NASDAQ: MELI) is 11.10 percent. Mercadolibre's EPS for the same period is $0.99. The trailing-twelve-month return on...
-
Worst Performing Industries For May 6, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 10:42am | 200The Dow slipped 0.16 percent to 17,899.67, while the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.07 percent to 4,935.89. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.09 percent to 2,087.62. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Silver: The industry dropped 2.6 percent by 11:00 am....