Author: Robyn Carmichael

  • Watch for Action: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (NYSE:CPAC)

    Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) shares fell -1.33% in last trading session and ended the day at $91.39. ITW Gross Margin is 40.90% and its has a return on assets of 11.50%. Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) quarterly performance is 3.12%.

    The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) declared a dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.55 per share for the fourth quarter of 2015. The dividend equates to $2.20 per share on a full-year basis. The dividend will be paid on January 7, 2016 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2015.

    G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII) ended the last trading day at $47.34. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.71% and price to cash ratio as 113.87. G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII) showed a weekly performance of -10.86%.

    Piper Jaffray restated their overweight rating on shares of G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) in a report released on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. Piper Jaffray currently has a $70.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $86.00.

    On 09 November, ARI Network Services Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIS) shares fell -1.52% and was closed at $3.90. ARIS EPS growth in last 5 year was -14.10%. ARI Network Services Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIS) year to date (YTD) performance is 3.17%.

    ARI Network Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIS) announced that Roy W. Olivier, ARI President and CEO, and Bill Nurthen, ARI Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Marriott – Quorum Hotel in Dallas, Texas. ARI’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:20 am CT.

    Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) shares fell -2.67% in last trading session and ended the day at $81.38. BABA Gross Margin is 67.80% and its has a return on assets of 16.40%. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) quarterly performance is 5.22%.

    Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Alibaba Group (“Alibaba”) will acquire Youku Tudou Inc., a leading multi-screen entertainment and media company in China (“Youku Tudou”), in an all-cash transaction (the “Transaction”).

    Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (NYSE:CPAC) caters to the Industrial Goods space. It has a net profit margin of 18.70% and weekly performance is -0.88%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $6.72. Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (NYSE:CPAC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 13.80%.

    On 28 October, Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (NYSE:CPAC) reported Consolidated EBITDA increased 14.4% to S/. 99.6 million in 3Q15 from S/. 87.1 million in 3Q14; achieving a Consolidated EBITDA margin of 31.8%, compared with 27.5% in 3Q14. Net income increased 36.5% to S/. 55.3 million in 3Q15 from S/. 40.5 million in 3Q14. Gross margin increased to 45.1% in 3Q15 from 40.8% in 3Q14, driven by efficiency gains.