Author: Kate Vinson

  • In Focus Stocks: Bojangles’ (NASDAQ:BOJA), ExamWorks Group (NYSE:EXAM), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Athersys (NASDAQ:ATHX)

    Semiconductor Manufacturing Int’l (ADR) (NYSE:SMI) shares increased 1.85% in last trading session and ended the day at $4.40. SMI Gross Margin is 30.50% and its has a return on assets of 4.10%. Semiconductor Manufacturing Int’l (ADR) (NYSE:SMI) quarterly performance is -13.21%.

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (NYSE: SMI), and Crossbar, Inc., the RRAM (Resistive Random Access Memory) technology leader, jointly announced that they had signed a strategic partnership agreement on non-volatile RRAM development and production.

    Bojangles’, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOJA) ended the last trading day at $18.57. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.71% and price to cash ratio as 44.21. Bojangles’, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOJA) showed a weekly performance of 22.90%.

    Bojangles’ (NASDAQ: BOJA) reported Q4 EPS of $0.22, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.19. Revenue for the quarter came in at $128.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $127.66 million. System-wide comparable restaurant sales increased 0.6% GUIDANCE: Bojangles’ sees FY2016 EPS of $0.86-$0.90, versus the consensus of $0.88. Bojangles’ sees FY2016 revenue of $533-543 million, versus the consensus of $540.15 million.

    On 11 March, ExamWorks Group, Inc. (NYSE:EXAM) shares increased 0.04% and was closed at $27.88. EXAM EPS growth in last 5 year was 19.10%. ExamWorks Group, Inc. (NYSE:EXAM) year to date (YTD) performance is 4.81%.

    Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Examworks Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXAM) from a hold rating to a buy rating. The brokerage currently has $34.00 target price on the stock.

    Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) shares increased 0.12% in last trading session and ended the day at $57.59. SBUX Gross Margin is 31.20% and its has a return on assets of 27.30%. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) quarterly performance is -5.56%.

    Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) recently opened a store in the Jamaican neighborhood of Queens, NY. The store is a first of its kind and offers in-store training, employment and educational opportunities to the youth in the neighborhood.

    Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX) caters to the Healthcare space. Its weekly performance is 22.47%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $2.18.

    On 10 March, Athersys Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX) reported fourth-quarter net income of $3.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Cleveland-based company said it had net income of 4 cents per share. The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $10.6 million in the period. For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $16.4 million, or 20 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $11.9 million.