Eye-catching Stocks: Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), BASF SE (OTCMKTS:BASFY), LUKOIL (OTCMKTS:LUKOY), LDK Solar (OTCMKTS:LDKSY)

Posted by on Jun 18, 2014

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) reported 6% increase in sales for the four weeks in May. Costco leverages its Gas Stations to drive sales during periods of inflation. Its e-commerce strategy allows for future growth without cannibalizing its in-store sales. Costco (COST) continues to deliver positive news to its shareholders by beating analysts’ estimates. Costco reported its May 2014 sales results of a 6% increase compared to the consensus estimates of 4.6%. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) net profit margin is 1.80% and weekly performance is -1.41%. On last trading day company shares ended up $115.45. Analysts mean target price for the company is $121.29. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.82%.

US retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) said yesterday that it will increase its investment on food safety in China to 300 million yuan ($48.8 million) from 2013 to 2015. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares fell -0.46% in last trading session and ended the day on $74.99. WMT gross Margin is 24.80% and its return on assets is 9.60%.Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) quarterly performance is 0.92%.

BASF SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY) said on 2 may it is considering investing more than €1B ($1.39B) to build a gas complex on the U.S. Gulf coast to take advantage of low-cost shale gas; if completed, it would be the single-largest plant investment in the company’s history. BASF SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY) shares moved up 0.80% in last trading session and was closed at $116.77, while trading in range of $115.87 – $116.80.

Lukoil (ADR) (OTCMKTS:LUKOY) and Gazprom said the fields they operate in Iraq are distant from the fighting and there is no need to fear disruption to output. LUKOIL (ADR) (OTCMKTS:LUKOY) ended the last trading day at $61.32.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (ADR) (OTCMKTS:LDKSY) announced on 22 April in provisional liquidation and its Joint Provisional Liquidators, Tammy Fu and Eleanor Fisher, both of Zolfo Cooper (Cayman) Limited, provided additional information on its request for a review of the decision made on Mar. 31, 2014 by the staff of NYSE Regulation, Inc. (“NYSE Regulation”) to suspend trading of the Company’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”) on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and to commence delisting proceedings. On last trading day company shares ended up $0.560.

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