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10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Monday, December 12
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 9:36am | 503It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll have to wait for the...
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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mostly Higher; Mastercard Beats Q3 Views
Friday, October 28, 2016 - 9:02am | 625Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.24 percent to 18,212.55 while the NASDAQ gained 0.04 percent to 5,217.80. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.08 percent to 2,134.85. Leading and Lagging Sectors Friday morning, industrials shares gained by 0.61 percent. Meanwhile...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 19, 2016
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 3:18am | 1079Companies Reporting Before The Bell Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is estimated to report a quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of 3.89 billion. Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.63 per share on revenue of $8.16 billion....
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Watch These 7 Huge Call Purchases In Friday Trade
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 2:02am | 236Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Thursday's regular session. Sandstorm Gold Ltd (NYSE: SAND)...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 7:59am | 323Macquarie downgraded Parsley Energy Inc (NYSE: PE) from Outperform to Neutral. Parsley Energy shares rose 0.86 percent to close at $36.54 on Tuesday. Avondale Partners downgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) from Market Outperform to Underperform. Norfolk Southern shares...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 9:37am | 235ICU Medical, Incorporated (NASDAQ: ICUI) surged 10.9 percent to $139.63. The volume of ICU Medical shares traded was 1835 percent higher than normal. ICU Medical reported the purchase of Hospira Infusion Systems Unit from Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) for $1 billion in cash and stock. ICU...
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Why Investors May Be Disappointed That KLA-Tencor And Lam Research Are Calling It Quits On Merger Talks
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 8:59am | 314Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) and KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ: KLAC) have canceled their proposed merger due to antitrust issues. While there may be initial disappointment among investors, there are several catalysts to drive Lam Research’s stock, Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore...
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A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Down; Jobless Claims In Focus
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 6:54am | 550Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. Data on initial jobless claims for the latest week will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 17 points to 18,184.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500...
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8 Stocks To Watch For October 6, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 4:03am | 384Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE: RT) to post a quarterly loss at $0.01 per share on revenue of $263.00 million after the closing bell. Ruby Tuesday shares rose 1.65 percent to close at $2.47 on Wednesday....
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25 Stocks Which Rallied Four Days, Then Sold Off Yesterday
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 10:13am | 480The following stocks posted four-day rallies spanning the trading days from September 27 to September 30 and then saw profit taking during Monday's session: Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE: SAM) Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) Western Gas Equity Partners LP...
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15 Stocks Moving In Monday's Pre-Market Session
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 7:30am | 655Gainers Array Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: ARRY) rose 23.3 percent to $4.50 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its COLUMBUS Phase 3 study of encorafenib plus binimetinib for BRAF-mutant melanoma has met primary endpoint. Chemtura Corp (NYSE: CHMT) shares rose 17.3 percent...
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10 Notable Stocks Trading Ex-Dividend Monday, September 12
Friday, September 9, 2016 - 9:01am | 359It’s critical to know whether a stock you plan on buying has an ex-dividend status, because in case it does, the dividend would be paid out to the seller. The person who owns the stock on the ex-dividend date will be awarded the payment, which means that you’ll have to wait for the...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 8:10am | 341Berenberg downgraded Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) from Buy to Hold. The price target for Bristol-Myers Squibb has been lowered from $80 to $70. Bristol-Myers Squibb shares rose 0.36 percent to $60.80 in pre-market trading. Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded Zosano...
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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday August 10, 2016
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 8:53pm | 331The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday August 10, 2016: Lam Research, KLA-Tencor Say Continue to Believe Deal is Pro-Competitive, Beneficial to Customers, Employees, Suppliers The Comments: Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:...
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15 Biggest Mid-Day Losers For Wednesday
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 11:54am | 524Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) shares dropped 17.2 percent to $48.11 after the company reported downbeat Q2 revenue and issued a weak Q3 guidance. Globus Medical Inc (NYSE: GMED) shares fell 14.4 percent to $22.63. Globus Medical reported Q2 earnings of $0.29 per share on...