While much of the sporting retail industry takes steps backward amidst this challenging economic climate, Hibbett Sporting (HIBB) reported second-quarter earnings that outperformed not just the analyst expectations, but industry rivals too. The company reported sales of $374.9 million, which was just shy of the consensus of $376 million. This was a 4.6% decline [...]
Shares of Splunk (SPLK) were trading higher in Wednesday afternoon’s extended trading session yesterday, and when the bell sounded this Thursday morning, they picked up where they left off. SPLK is up more than 13% so far after beating the consensus in the company’s second-quarter earnings. The San Francisco software company grew revenue by [...]
Foot Locker (FL) investors were in for a rude awakening this Wednesday morning as the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that featured another step backward on the full-year guidance. While the company’s earnings were right on target with what analysts were looking for (4 cents adjusted), revenue slid below the analyst consensus ($1.86 billion [...]
Lowes (LOW) reported second-quarter earnings in Tuesday morning’s trading session. So far, the news has sent shares more than 4% higher as the company may be suffering from a setback in sales but remains optimistic and upheld its full-year outlook. Revenue for the fiscal second quarter came in at $24.96 billion, which was just [...]
Over the past month or so, shares of Palo Alto Networks (PANW) had fallen more than 15%. Analysts and investors alike sent the stock into a downward spiral, overreacting after the company scheduled its earnings call for a Friday. There is no question that this is a rare occurrence, but investor sentiment can be [...]
The wildfires in Maui are officially the most deadly in the US in the last century, claiming the lives of more than 110 people so far. People have already rushed to assign blame - citing blunders by the city’s emergency chief, the mayor, and now, Hawaiian Electric (HE). Shares of the state’s energy provider [...]
Lyft (LYFT) has been trending positively over the past few months, and CEO David Risher has decided to hop aboard with an insider purchase of $1.15m in company stock. He flat out said, “I’m putting my money where my mouth is”. The purchase works out to 100,000 shares of the company’s common stock. Risher [...]
Early this morning Target (TGT) reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations while revenue fell just short of analyst estimates. But, the key takeaway from the call was that the company was reevaluating its full-year guidance, walking back its previous forecast. In fact, the company is expecting sales to decline by mid-single digits for the [...]
Word broke on Monday morning that the Metals Company (TMC) has been approved to raise gross proceeds of as little as $27 million or up to $38 million through a registered direct offering. The company specializes in deep-sea floor mining, pulling low-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules. And after struggling to retain its [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Stealthgas Inc. (GASS), is a Nasdaq-listed firm incorporated in 2004 with headquarters in Athens, Greece. The company provides global seaborne transportation services to LPG producers and users, as well as ships natural gas and crude oil. The company maintains a fleet of 36 LPG ships with a capacity of [...]
