Goldman Sachs analyst Brian Singer and team contend that EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), PDC Energy (PDCE), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), and RSP Permian (RSPP) can benefit from greater productivity. They explain:
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Despite the 2015 downturn, technological advances in shale continue. In 2015, global oil oversupply had adverse effects on North American shale producers. Our well-level analysis of the Permian, Eagle Ford, Wattenberg and Bakken Shale plays suggests that even in a year of distress, there were productivity gains to be found across the various plays. There remains a heavy debate among investors as to how secular the drivers of productivity gains are vs. increased lateral length that may have a ceiling and highgrading which is a function of producers drilling their best areas and dropping rigs in less favorable parts of a given play
private investors: American Software, Inc.(AMSWA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Shares of American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA) were down 12 percent to $10.58. American Software reported preliminary Q4 adjusted earnings of $0.09 per share on revenue of $26.3 million.
private investors: Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. (COTV)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Scott Rubin]
Big gainers on the day included Intersil Corp (NASDAQ: ISIL), which jumped 20 percent on news of a buyout, and Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN), which added 20 percent on a deal with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) related to its cancer drug. Cotiviti Holdings Inc (NYSE: COTV) lost around 9 percent in the wake of a mid-day sell-off and Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) fell 7 percent in the wake of a management shakeup.
private investors: Coach, Inc.(COH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Benzinga'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.
- [By Trey Thoelcke]
In its 75th anniversary year, Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) has just announced the opening of its newest flagship store, Coach House, on Fifth Avenue in New York City, one of the worlds most prestigious shopping districts.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Coach (COH) rose to the top of the S&P 500 today after reports that Kate Spade (KATE) had put itself up for sale caused shares of fashion-accessory retailers to rise.
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Coach gained 2% to $35.14 at 4:20 p.m. today, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.8% to 2,249.92.
Wells Fargo’s Ike Boruchow lists Coach among the companies that could be interest in buying Kate Spade:
Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that Kate Spade & Co is considering a sale of the company, following pressure from activist investors given the volatile performance ever since Kate Spade became a mono brand company over 2 years ago. The article cites thatKate Spade has hired an investment bank and has reached out to possible buyers (including other retailers) althoughKate Spade has not responded. This comes at a time when brand houses like VF Corp. (VFC), PVH Corp. (PVH), Hanesbrands (HBI), Michael Kors Holdings (KORS), and Coach have said they are looking to make a branded acquisition, andKate Spade could be one of the strongest candidates. While other brands are seeing negative comps, pulling back on wholesale exposure or restructuring,Kate Spade continues to grow.
Coach’s market capitalization rose to $9.9 billion today from $9.7 billion yesterday. It reported net income of $461 million on sales of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2016.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Kate Spade (KATE) caught a bounce on Wednesday when the Wall Street Journalreported that it was actively seeking a buyer. Since then, we’ve learned that the fashion accessories retailer looks set to auction itself off to the highest bidder, with the process potentially beginning next month, with bidders potentially including Coach (COH) and Michael Kors (KORS). In a note today, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analystPamela Quintiliano and team contend that Kate Spade could fetch as much as $23 a share:
private investors: Masimo Corporation(MASI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Keith Speights, Sean Williams, and Cory Renauer]
So when we asked three of our top healthcare contributors to name three of the best stocks to invest in healthcare, it’s not surprising that their responses listed companies in three different industries: medical device makerMasimo (NASDAQ:MASI), pharmacy services giant CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and biopharmaceutical company Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND). Here’s why these three healthcare stocks stand out as smart picks.
