BBBY, FRX, LCC, PURE, JCDA, WDFC, MDRX, PTEK, SHAW, MON are buzzing stocks on April 7th
April 07, 2010
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s stock price is currently up 0.11%. There market cap is 11.70B. Today BBBY posted a 60% surge in 4th quarter profits and much better-than expected guidance. Shares climbed in after hours trading.
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX)
Forest Laboratories, Inc.'s stock price is currently up 6.5%. There market cap is 9.81B. Shares of Forest Laboratories climbed 8% to $32.80 Wednesday afternoon on news that an advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it believed the company's pulmonary drug candidate Daxas appeared to be effective in clinical trials. The product is used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The panel is expected to vote on whether to recommend the drug should be approved later Wednesday, according to reports. While the FDA is not bound to the recommendations of its panels it generally follows them.
US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC)
US Airways Group, Inc.'s stock price is currently down -3.67%. There market cap is 1.10B. UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group are in merger talks, the New York Times reported late Wednesday on its Web site, citing people briefed on the matter. A deal, which would dethrone Delta Air Lines Inc. as the world's largest airline, could be announced in several weeks and could still fall apart, according to the Times. UAL shares rose 6% and US Airways shares jumped 13% in after-hours activity.
PURE Bioscience (NASDAQ:PURE)
PURE Bioscience's stock price is currently up 51.53%. There market cap is 106.99M . PURE's shares are moved higher today following yesterday's news that the company received U.S. EPA registration for its SDC-based disinfectant and food contact surface sanitizer. The stock was up about 24% yesterday. Also notably, the stock has broken over what appeared to be an area of resistance at the $2 level. Shares of PURE have not traded over $3 since early January of 2009.
Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ:JCDA)
Jacada Ltd.'s stock price is currently up 16.89%. There market cap is 28.61M. JCDA a leading provider of customer experience and process optimization solutions, today announced that it has entered into a material agreement with a new customer, a large U.S.-based provider of digital television services.
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC)
WD-40 Company's stock price is currently up 0.51%. There market cap is 555.10M. WD-40's announced that its second quarter profits soared and the sales climbed.
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX)
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions's stock price is currently up 2.08%. There market cap is 2.94B. Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. said late Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose to $18.5 million, or 12 cents a share, from $13.3 million or 9 cents a share in the year-ago period. Excluding one-time items, the company would have reported 17 cents a share. Revenue increased to $179.9 million from $160.7 million a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research estimated a quarterly profit of 16 cents a share on revenue of $175.5 million
PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEK)
PokerTek, Inc.'s stock price is currently up 39.32%. There market cap is 9.53M. PokerTek, Inc. announced that it has signed a contract with CIE (Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento) to be their provider of automated poker tables
The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SHAW)
The Shaw Group Inc.'s stock price is currently down -0.59%. There market cap is 2.97B. The Shaw Group Inc. on Wednesday reported a second-quarter profit of $63.7 million, or 74 cents a share, up from $36.3 million, or 43 cents a share, a year ago as demand increased from the federal government. Earnings, excluding the Westinghouse segment, came in at 49 cents a share. Revenue fell to $1.6 billion, down from $1.7 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet Research were looking for a profit, on average, of 49 cents a share, with total revenue of $1.68 billion.
Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON)
Monsanto Company's stock price is currently down -2.08%. There market cap is 37.15B. Agricultural seed giant Monsanto Co posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and warned that potent competition, primarily in its struggling Roundup herbicide business.