Early Day Buzz: Landstar System (NASDAQ:LSTR), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), Asterias Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:AST), Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM)

Posted by on Sep 01, 2015

Landstar System Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) shares increased 0.21% in last trading session and ended the day at $66.20. LSTR Gross Margin is 14.90% and its has a return on assets of 14.90%. Landstar System Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) quarterly performance is 0.08%.

Landstar System, Inc. (Landstar) is an asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions. The Company offers services to its customers across multiple transportation modes, with the ability to arrange for individual shipments of freight to enterprise solutions to manage all of a customer’s transportation needs.

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR), a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services, announced it will provide a live webcast of its mid-quarter conference call for its 2015 third quarter on Thursday, September 3rd at 4:00 pm ET.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) ended the last trading day at $17.02. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.66% and price to cash ratio as 10.16. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) showed a weekly performance of 8.75%.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is an apparel and accessories retailer. The Company offers clothing, accessories and personal care products. The Company operates under the American Eagle Outfitters and aerie by American Eagle Outfitters brands. The American Eagle Outfitters brand offers denims, pants, shorts, sweaters, fleece, outerwear, graphic t-shirts, footwear and accessories.

On 19 August, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) posted quarterly net income of $33.3 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to $5.8 million, or $0.03 per share, in the year-ago period. Its net revenue climbed 12 percent to $797.4 million. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.14 per share on revenue of $769.56 million.

On 31 August, PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) shares moved down -0.85% and was closed at $95.29. PPG EPS growth in last 5 year was 31.00%. PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) year to date (YTD) performance is -16.77%.

PPG Industries’ vision is to be the world’s leading coatings company by consistently delivering high-quality, innovative and sustainable solutions that customers trust to protect and beautify their products and surroundings. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG provides added value to customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.

On 20 August, PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Chemfil Canada Limited, a joint venture of PPG and Madinal Enterprises. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AST) shares increased 14.49% in last trading session and ended the day at $4.74. AST Gross Margin is 96.30% and its has a return on assets of -22.10%. Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AST) quarterly performance is -59.10%.

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused in the field of regenerative medicine. It has three clinical stage product candidates: AST-OPC1 indicated for spinal cord injuries; AST-VAC2 indicated for lung cancer, and AST-VAC1 indicated for prostate cancer and acute myelogenous leukemia.

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AST), announced that executives from the company will present at Rodman & Renshaw’s 17th Annual Global Investment Conference on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 10:25am ET/7:25am PT at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City by Pedro Lichtinger, Chief Executive Officer.

Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) caters to the Industrial Goods space. It has a net profit margin of 11.00% and weekly performance is 7.68%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up $18.50. Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.36%.

Graham Corporation (Graham) designs, manufactures and sells equipment for the energy industry, which includes the oil refining, petrochemical, cogeneration, nuclear and alternative power markets.

Zacks lowered shares of Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.Com reports.

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