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Investors Capital CEO Tim Murphy is now working for a hybrid RIA affiliated with his former rival LPL Financial.
Murphy, who was with Investors Cap since 1994, led the independent broker-dealer through its $52.5 million merger with troubled RCS Capital (RCAP), which later emerged from bankruptcy as Cetera Financial Group. Cetera later chose to close Investors Cap and move some its registered reps to Cetera Advisors.
At the time, RCS Capital said it was “winding down” the troubled wholesale-distribution business of Realty Capital Securities and should complete this process by the end of the first quarter. The closure of it investment banking, capital markets and related advisory services business are on a similar timetable.
Integrated Financial Partners of Waltham, Massachusetts, is joining its IBD and hybrid RIA platforms.
stock prices today: Cimpress N.V(CMPR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Steve Symington]
Shares ofCimpress NV(NASDAQ:CMPR)climbed 14.6% in 2016,according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the mass customization specialist steadfastly pursued its novel long-term efforts to generate shareholder value.
stock prices today: Diamondrock Hospitality Company(DRH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Monica Gerson]
DiamondRock Hospitality Company (NYSE: DRH) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $218.42 million.
Weyerhaeuser Co (NYSE: WY) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.20 per share.
stock prices today: athenahealth, Inc.(ATHN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Dan Caplinger]
Meanwhile, earnings season continued to play out, and although the technology industry saw some extremely encouraging reports, not all stocks participated in the rally. Athenahealth (NASDAQ:ATHN), Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF), and Time (NYSE:TIME) were among the worst performers on the day. Below, we’ll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so poorly.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Athenahealth (ATHN) last night announced that its CFO and administrative chief, Kristi Matus, would be leaving the company. Her departure has not been embraced by investors, who have pushed shares lower today. Leerink’s David Larsen understands their concerns:
In our view, the CFO departure may be indicative of internal operational challenges. We still think it is possible that Kristi Matus is seeking an environment that is not as demanding as ATHN, though this has not been confirmed by management. Management harped on the point that bifurcation is part of the strategic initiative of ATHN to reenergize the culture of the company, and Jonathan Bush noted how he himself hopes to spend more time on talent and culture and less time on entering new markets and building new products.
We continue to believe that ATHN is facing challenges. We continue to believe the market is fundamentally slowing and bookings growth may become more lumpy as we progress through 2016. We still believe there will be a slow-down in the bookings growth rate b/c of a possible slow-down in the ambulatory EMR market and the fact that we are in the final payment year of Meaningful Use. Much of the call focused on Kristi Matus’s departure as a major loss for the company of a leader who was “masterful with investors.” According to management, the decision to split the CFO and CFAO responsibilities was not a reflection of her ability.
Baird’s Matthew Gillmor and Sean McBride are less worried:
The unexpected resignation of CFO Kristi Matus is disappointing, but the reasons for her departure seem somewhat understandable, in our view (potentially viewed bifurcation of CFO/CAO role as a demotion). We think incoming CFO Karl Stubelis is very strong and should provide helpful continuity, both internally and externally (currently serves as Controller and previously as acting CFO). Finally, the CFO change does not change our positive long-term thesi
- [By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Shares of Athena Health (ATHN) are up 37% in just over a month. Is there still more room to run?
Cramer said for years Athena had been a fast-growing stock, but as the company transitioned from growth to profitability, things began to get ugly. The company’s bombastic CEO, and his “colorful” personality began to rub shareholders the wrong way.
stock prices today: Canadian Pacific Railway Limited(CP)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Rich Duprey]
Railroad operator CSX may not have risen as sharply as Alcoa over the past few months, but it has also been steadily rising. It got a big boost this month when the CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP) Hunter Harrison resigned his position and was said to be teaming up with activist investor Paul Hilal to take on CSX, causing the railroad’s stock to surge 23% on the news.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
A strange turn of events has sent shares of CSX (CSX)–and other railroads, including Union Pacific (UNP) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)–soaring today. It all started when Hunter Harrison announced that he would leave Canadian Pacific ahead of schedule to team up with activist investor for the turnaround of another railway company. That company is thought to be CSX.
stock prices today: Rennova Health, Inc.(RNVA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ashley Moore]
Here is a list of the top 10 best small-cap stocks based on price gains per share so far in 2017:
Company (Ticker)Price per Share% Change AquaBounty Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AQB)$14.338,646.99%Rennova Health Inc. (Nasdaq: RNVA)$3.133,333.73%China Gengsheng Minerals Inc. (OTCMKTS: CHGS)$0.021,718.18%Sunshine Heart Inc. (Nasdaq: SSH)$3.851,071.43%CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC)$4.30991.76%Catalyst Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: CBIO)$6.22853.85%TearLab Corp. (Nasdaq: TEAR)$4.20707.85%Pulmatrix Inc. (Nasdaq: PULM)$3.86566.10%Real Goods Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: RGSE)$1.43498.75%Calithera Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: CALA)$11.70281.54%
