The battle for Botox-maker Allergan Inc. (NYSE:AGN) took a new twist yesterday when Canadian drugs firm Valeant sold off its skin fillers business, giving it the firepower to raise its offer to nearly $50 billion (€37bn). Allergan had rejected the previous surprise $47 billion offer from Valeant and activist investor Bill Ackman in April. Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) net profit margin is 18.50% and weekly performance is -3.54%. On last trading day company shares ended up $156.12. Analysts mean target price for the company is $180.71. Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 7.76%.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), the world’s largest retailer, drew fresh criticism from shareholder-advisory firms over topics ranging from executive compensation to its handling of a foreign-bribery scandal. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares fell -0.08% in last trading session and ended the day on $75.53. WMT gross Margin is 24.80% and its return on assets is 9.60%.Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) quarterly performance is 2.29%.
Cyber security software maker Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE:PANW) reported a better-than-expected 49 percent jump in quarterly revenue as it added more customers, and said it settled patent litigation with network gear maker Juniper Networks Inc. Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE:PANW) shares moved down -0.14% in last trading session and was closed at $69.51, while trading in range of $68.03 – $70.56. Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE:PANW) year to date (YTD) performance is 20.95%.
Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (NYSE:VRX) raised the cash component of its offer for Botox-maker Allergan Inc , valuing the U.S. firm at $49.44 billion. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc. (NYSE:VRX) ended the last trading day at $126.95. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.09% and price to cash ratio as 73.48.Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc. (NYSE:VRX) showed a negative weekly performance of -3.07%.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that it has acquired Paris-based startup Capptain, a company that provides app developers with analytics. It can also send push notifications based on customer usage patterns. Capptain will be integrated into the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. The terms of the deal were undisclosed. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) net profit margin is 26.90% and weekly performance is 0.83%. On last trading day company shares ended up $40.01. Analysts mean target price for the company is $41.60. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.67%.
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