Emergent Biosolutions (EBS) closed at $89.87 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.01% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.62% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.69%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.94%.
In trading on Friday, shares of KKR & CO Inc's 6.50% Series B Preferred Units (Symbol: KKR.PRB) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.625), with shares changing hands as low as $26.87 on the day. This compares to an average yi
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (Symbol: COG) is the #84 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make that list, a stock must have repurchased
Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX: CU.TO) has been named as a Top 25 dividend stock, according the most recent Canada Stock Channel ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among the coverage universe, CU shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitab
American Express Co. AXP delivered second-quarter 2020 earnings of 29 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 123%. However, the bottom line plunged 86% year over year.
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is the #28 analyst pick. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of anal
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) is now the #99 analyst pick, moving up by 5 spots.
On 7/28/20, Citigroup Inc's 7.875% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Trust Preferred Securities (Symbol: C.PRN) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4506, payable on 7/30/20. As a percentage of C.PRN's recent share price of $27.69, this dividend works out to approx
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Target Corp (Symbol: TGT), where a total of 51,112 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 154% of
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Athene Holding Ltd (Symbol: ATH) is the #82 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make that list, a stock must have repurchased at leas
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the
Shares of The Boston Beer Company, Inc. SAM rose more than 7% in the after-hours trading session on Jul 23, following upbeat second-quarter 2020 results. Both top and bottom lines increased year over year in the second quarter. Despite impacts of the coronavirus outbreak in earl
Biotech major Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD is slated to report second-quarter 2020 results on Jul 30, after market close.Gilead has a disappointing track record, with earnings beating estimates in two of the last four quarters and missing in the other two, the average negative surp
The First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXZ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 60,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 29,000. Shares of FXZ were off about 0.3% on the day.
In trading on Friday, the Silver Miners ETF (SIL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Endeavour Silver (EXK), up about 3.3% and shares of Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS), up about 2.1% on th
In trading on Friday, computer peripherals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Xerox Holdings (XRX), off about 5.8% and shares of Seagate Technology (STX) down about 3.8% on the day.
In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.6%. Leading the group were shares of Vista Gold (VGZ), up about 7.8% and shares of Platinum Group Metals (PLG) up about 7.4% on the day.