Mike Lawrie, chief executive officer of DXC Technology Co. on Monday, April 3, 2017. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
DXC Begin RW Trading
On April 1, 2017, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE; $17.57; Market Capitalization: $29.1 billion) completed the spin-merger of its Enterprise Service segment to form DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC; $67.95; Market Capitalization: $19.3 billion).
March 16: When-issued trading commenced.
March 20: Record date for the spin-merger.
April 1: Consummation of distribution and merger.
April 3: Regular-way trading for HPE and DXC commenced.
Distribution and Ownership
Shareholders of CSC as of record received one share of DXC for each share of CSC. HPE shareholders received 0.086 shares of DXC for each share of HPE held as of March 20, 2017, the record date.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited(YGE)
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- [By Logan Wallace]
ValuEngine upgraded shares of Yingli (NYSE:YGE) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report published on Saturday morning.
Yingli stock opened at $1.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.36 million, a PE ratio of -0.17 and a beta of 1.98. Yingli has a twelve month low of $1.43 and a twelve month high of $2.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -0.11.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) slipped about 1.2% to post a new 52-week low of $1.68 Friday after closing at $1.70 on Thursday. The 52-week high is $3.35. Volume of about 5.9 million was more than 15 times the daily average of around 88,000. The company had no specific news.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) and Netlist (NASDAQ:NLST) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd (NYSE:YGE) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $1.40 and last traded at $1.53, with a volume of 75280 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.57.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE) had its target price raised by S&P Equity Research from $0.45 to $0.62 in a research report released on Tuesday morning.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Sina Corporation(SINA)
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- [By Leo Sun]
Shares of SINA (NASDAQ:SINA) fell 7% on Aug. 8 after the Chinese internet company reported its second quarter earnings. Yet the decline, which brought SINA to a 52-week low, seemed unjustified, as the company easily beat analyst estimates.
- [By Garrett Baldwin]
While that is happening in the Middle East, trouble is brewing in Washington. In addition to reports that a Russian Oligarch paid Trump’s lawyer $500,000, a U.S. telecom giant is now caught up with the same lawyer. AT&T Corporation (NYSE: T) confirmed Tuesday night that it paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for information on the administration. AT&T stock is up 0.6% in premarket hours.
Four Stocks to Watch Today: TRIP, MTCH, FOXA, DIS
Shares of TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP) popped nearly 20% after the company crushed earnings after the bell. In addition, the CFO Ernst Teunissen projected strong guidance for the rest of the year. The firm reported EPS of $0.30 on top of $378.0 million in revenue. Wall Street expected $0.16 per share on $360.84 million in revenue.
Shares of Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH) popped 3% after the company reported earnings after the bell. The dating site operator reported stronger than expected earnings and revenue figures on Tuesday. Overall, revenue jumped 36% compared to the same period in 2017. The firm also reported stronger than expected guidance. Of course, all anyone is talking about how Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) could impact the dating industry with its new plugin.
Shares of 21st Century Fox (NYSE FOXA) are in focus as the firm prepares to report earnings before the bell. However, investors are more likely focused today on the expected bidding war between the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) to purchase key assets of the company. Fox is also tied up in a bidding war with Comcast to purchase British television provider Sky (OTC MKTS: SKYAY).
Look for additional earnings reports from Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG), com International (Nasdaq: CTRP), Sina Corp. (Nasdaq: SINA), Albermarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB), Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL), SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG), Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW), IAC Interactive Corp. (NYSE: IAC), and Cavium Inc. (Nasdaq: CAVM).Eight Seconds
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Leo Sun (SINA): SINA is one of China’s oldest internet companies, and it owns a network of portal sites and a controlling stake in Weibo, which it spun off back in 2014. SINA still generated nearly 80% of its sales from Weibo last quarter.
- [By Steve Symington]
Shares of SINA Corp. (NASDAQ:SINA) were down 10.2% as of 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday despite strong first-quarter 2018 results from the Chinese internet media company.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Mastercard Incorporated(MA)
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This toll operator business model allows Visa to boast some of the thickest profit margins of any business. Its operating margin currently stands at 67%, besting its biggest competitor, MasterCard (NYSE: MA), whose profit margins sit at 54%. Based on our latest research, that’s more profitable than 98% of all companies in the S&P 500.
- [By Max Byerly]
Mastercard (NYSE:MA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Barclays in a report issued on Sunday.
MA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 20th. Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Mastercard in a research report on Friday, December 21st. Wells Fargo & Co reduced their price target on Mastercard from $235.00 to $228.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 3rd. Bank of America lowered Mastercard from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $230.00 to $207.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 8th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Mastercard from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $206.00 to $226.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $223.58.
- [By Jordan Wathen, Matthew Frankel, CFP, and Dan Caplinger]
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Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Insperity, Inc.(NSP)
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Insperity Inc (NYSE:NSP)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 11, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET
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Insperity (NYSE: NSP) and ASGN (NYSE:ASGN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
- [By Shane Hupp]
KBC Group NV lowered its holdings in Insperity Inc (NYSE:NSP) by 92.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,064 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 13,154 shares during the period. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Insperity were worth $101,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Aaron's, Inc.(AAN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Wall Street analysts predict that Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) will announce $948.59 million in sales for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks reports. Seven analysts have made estimates for Aaron’s’ earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $937.80 million and the highest estimate coming in at $953.43 million. Aaron’s reported sales of $838.88 million during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 13.1%. The company is expected to announce its next earnings results on Friday, October 26th.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. reduced its position in shares of Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) by 17.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 44,145 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,300 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. owned 0.06% of Aaron’s worth $1,918,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Aaron’s (NYSE:AAN) was upgraded by investment analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday.
- [By Max Byerly]
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) by 4.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 53,230 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,213 shares during the quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Aaron’s were worth $2,313,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
- [By Shane Hupp]
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Textainer Group (NYSE: AAN) and Aaron’s (NYSE:AAN) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.