Author: Gary Demarzo

  • Big News Gains: Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ:PAHC), Health Insurance Innovations (NASDAQ:HIIQ), The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE)

    Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) caters to the Services space. It has a net profit margin of -1.30% and weekly performance is 24.14%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $2.16. Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.19%.

    Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) announced that, effective as of January 15, 2016, it has retired its remaining mortgage loan facility due in April using borrowings under the Company’s $830 million revolving credit facility. The mortgage loan facility had principal outstanding of $102.4 million and was secured by 12 properties.

    PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) ended the last trading day at $27.55. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 16.61% and price to cash ratio as 2.54. PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) showed a weekly performance of 15.61%.

    PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) announced the completion of its rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Translarna™ (ataluren), an oral, first-in-class, protein restoration therapy for the treatment of nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (nmDMD). PTC has also fulfilled the principal requirement of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in connection with its approval of Translarna in August 2014 by submitting the results of its Phase 3 ACT DMD clinical trial to the agency.

    On 22 January, Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ:PAHC) shares increased 2.77% and was closed at $30.44. PAHC EPS growth in last 5 year was 29.80%. Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ:PAHC) year to date (YTD) performance is 1.03%.

    Barclays cut shares of Phibro Animal Health Corporation (NASDAQ:PAHC) from an overweight rating to an underweight rating in a report issued on Friday, The Flyreports. Barclays currently has $31.00 price target on the stock, down from their prior price target of $36.00.

    Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIIQ) shares moved down -1.06% in last trading session and ended the day at $5.58. HIIQ has a return on assets of 0.70%. Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIIQ) quarterly performance is 22.37%.

    Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIIQ) said that, deadline to buy lower-cost health insurance from the Connect for Health Colorado Marketplace is Jan. 31, two weeks earlier than last year.

    The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE) caters to the Utilities space. It has a net profit margin of 9.30% and weekly performance is 1.52%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $28.65. The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 13.96%.

    The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss the results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 on Friday, February 5, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central). The conference call will follow the Company’s earnings news release, which will be available on Thursday, February 4, 2016.