Market Movers: Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Big Lots (NYSE:BIG), Alco Stores (NASDAQ:ALCS)

Tuesday Morning Corp. (NASDAQ:TUES) Director Terry Lee Burman purchased 10,000 shares of Tuesday Morning Corp. stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $14.08 per share, with a total value of $140,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 29,438 shares in the company, valued at approximately $414,487. Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES) net profit margin is -2.60% and weekly performance is 9.35%. On last trading day company shares ended up $15.56. Analysts mean target price for the company is $19.67. Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUES) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 8.74%.

The 24 percent drop in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) this year has left the stock the cheapest ever compared to competitors and traders are betting on a rebound. Investors speculating on a rally have pushed up the price of bullish options to the most expensive level on record relative to bearish ones, according to data on three-month contracts compiled by Bloomberg. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) shares fell -0.16% in last trading session and ended the day on $61.36. BBBY gross Margin is 39.70% and its return on assets is 16.00%.Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) quarterly performance is -7.02%.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) appointed over 42,000 veterans during the first year of the company’s Veteran Welcome Home Commitment. The commitment, initiated last Memorial Day, promises a job opportunity to any “honourably discharged” expert within his/her one year off active duty. The company expects it will appoint above 100,000 veterans in coming five years. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares moved up 0.29% in last trading session and was closed at $75.61, while trading in range of $75.43 – $75.75. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) year to date (YTD) performance is -2.69%.

Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) will host a conference call live at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 30, 2014 to discuss first quarter fiscal 2014 results. Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) ended the last trading day at $37.97. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.77% and price to cash ratio as 32.19.Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) showed a negative weekly performance of -1.89%.

On May 7, 2014, ALCO Stores, Inc., (NASDAQ:ALCS) entered into a Second Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Rights Plan Amendment”) with Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Rights Agent”), to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2013, and as amended as of July 25, 2013 (the “Rights Agreement”) by and between the Company and Rights Agent. Alco Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCS) net profit margin is -3.60% and weekly performance is -1.79%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.80. Analysts mean target price for the company is $13.83. Alco Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -8.63%.

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