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us stock market holidays: BioAmber Inc.(BIOA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

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    CorMedix Inc. (NYSE: CRMD) shares fell 27.5 percent to $1.50 after the company reported Q4 results and issued a business update.
    Bioamber Inc (NYSE: BIOA) shares tumbled 23.6 percent to $2.40. BioAmber reported FY16 adjusted loss of $1.07 per share on revenue of $8.3 million.
    The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) shares dipped 20.9 percent to $41.62.
    Innocoll Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: INNL) shares fell 20.3 percent to $1.49. Innocoll posted a narrower-than-expected quarter loss, but revenue missed estimates. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Innocoll from Buy to Hold.
    Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ: ROSG) shares declined 20.3 percent to $3.83. On Thursday, Rosetta Genomics disclosed a 1-for-12 reverse stock split.
    Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ESPR) shares dropped 19.9 percent to $23.76. Esperion Therapeutics shares have jumped 106.19 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.70 percent in the same period.
    AmTrust Financial Services Inc (NASDAQ: AFSI) tumbled 18.3 percent to $17.65. AmTrust Financial disclosed that it will delay its annual report filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
    Qualstar Corporation (NASDAQ: QBAK) slipped 17.7 percent to $6.85. Qualstar reported a Q4 loss of $0.20 per share on revenue of $2.2 milli
  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Bioamber Inc (NYSE: BIOA) shares dropped 19 percent to $2.55. BioAmber reported FY16 adjusted loss of $1.07 per share on revenue of $8.3 million.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    BioAmber Inc. (NYSE: BIOA) dropped nearly 29% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $2.24 after closing Thursday at $3.14. Volume of more than 1.5 million shares was about 6 times the daily average of around 240,000. The company’s annual report, filed on Thursday with its quarterly results, included a “going concern” statement from the company’s independent auditing firm.

us stock market holidays: Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.(CDTI)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI) is projected to post a quarterly loss at $0.18 per share on revenue of $10.25 million.

    Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ: ANY) is estimated to post a quarterly loss at $0.11 per share on revenue of $22.10 million.

us stock market holidays: Sears Holdings Corporation(SHLD)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lee Jackson]

    Troubled Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) again saw some insider buying. Fairholme Capital, a 10% owner, bought shares twice. One buy late in the week was 613,900 shares of the iconic retailer at prices that ranged from $7.89 to $9.00 apiece. The total for the trade was posted at $5 million. Earlier in the week, Fairholme bought 222,100 shares at prices between $8.75 and $8.86 a share. The total for that buy was set at $2 million. The stock closed Friday at $8.50. Its 52-week trading range is $5.50 to $19.12, and the Wall Street consensus price target is just $4.00.

  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    Yet some solid individual stock gains also helped lift investors’ moods, and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD), National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ), and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) were among the best performers on the day. Below, we’ll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so well.

  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    Sears Holdings (SHLD) reported earnings today, but don’t let its 6%-plus gain fool you. Sears is still “highly distressed,” at least according to one analyst.


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    Sears reported a $1.28 per share loss during the fourth quarter, smaller than the $1.70 it lost a year ago, though sales dropped to $6.05 billion, down from $7.3 billion. Cowen’s Oliver Chen and team call Sears “highly distressed.” They explain:

    Overall, SHLD remains highly distressed with significant cash constraints and will continue to close a significant number of stores and will likely continue to sell other assets to stabilize the business. We believe this presents an opportunity for other department stores and broadline retailers to continue gaining share at SHLD’s expense.


    Sears’ pain could be particularly helpful for JC Penney (JCP), Chen says:

    In our view, weakness at Sears in the home appliances and tools categories providesJC Penney an opportunity to gain share as the retailer continues to refresh its home initiatives. Recall,JC Penney already delivered positive comps in the Home division in 4Q and management is very pleased with performance with ~500 appliance showrooms which have been driving sales and gross margin dollars. We believeJC Penney has ample runway to continue driving strong performance in this department with plans to open an additional ~100 new appliance showrooms in early 2017, while continuing to add new brand partners. Furthermore, with Sears donating share,JC Penney management plans to conduct several tests within their Home Store with a focus on its home installed services program. For example,JC Penney will test an HVAC install program through its partnership with Trane and other partners.


    Shares of Sears have gained 6.1% to $7.95 at 2:23 p.m. today, while JC Penney is unchanged at $6.24.

  • [By Daniel Miller]

    It seems like Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD) has been on its death bed for some time now, and it tumbled another 20% this week setting new lows since Sears and Kmart merged roughly a decade ago. The issue facing investors this week appeared to be Sears’ liquidity. Credit-rating agency Fitch Ratings kept its speculative CC rating on the company, which suggests that a debt default is increasingly likely.

  • [By WWW.THESTREET.COM]

    Best Buy certainly has not seen the same destruction to its business like other retailers, mainly in the apparel space, have from Amazon, including Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (JCP) . While Best Buy’s revenue growth has been weak over the past several years, it has managed to consistently beat Wall Street profit forecasts via a combination of cost cuts and stock buybacks.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD).Between Sears and Kmart stores, the company plans 142 store closings, with more likely.


    Sports Authority.Another bankruptcy, with 140 stores closing.

us stock market holidays: PPL Corporation(PPL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) posted a 52-week low of $30.81 after closing Friday at $31.13. The 52-week high is $40.20. Volume was about 3.5 million, about 25% below the daily average of around 4.5 million shares. The electric utility company had no specific news.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) dropped about 1.7% Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $30.44 after closing at $30.95 on Friday. Volume was around 4.1 million about 10% below the daily average of around 4.6 million. The company had no specific news.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) posted a 52-week low of $32.48 after closing Monday at $33.97. The 52-week high is $40.20. Volume was about 5.9 million, nearly a third higher than the daily average of around 3.9 million shares. The electric utility company had no specific news.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) posted a 52-week low of $30.74 after closing Tuesday at $30.76. The 52-week high is $40.20. Volume was about 3.2 million, about 25% below the daily average of around 4.5 million shares. The electric utility company had no specific news.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) posted a 52-week low of $31.11 after closing Wednesday at $31.59. The 52-week high is $40.20. Volume was about 9.6 million, more than double the daily average of around 4.2 million shares. The electric utility company had no specific news.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) posted a 52-week low of $31.53 after closing Tuesday at $32.42. The 52-week high is $40.20. Volume was about 15.5 million, more than three times the daily average of around 4 million shares. The electric utility company took a downgrade on Tuesday and the fallout continues to drop.

us stock market holidays: Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.(ATRA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Atara Biotherapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRA) shares surged on Friday after the firm announced that it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate two Phase 3 clinical studies. Specifically these mid-stage studies deal with tabelecleucel in patients with rituximab-refractory Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (EBV+PTLD).

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