Monday’s Stocks: Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)

Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), announced financial results for the fiscal 2015 first quarter (Q1 FY 2015) ended April 30, 2014. A discussion of results of operations by division is presented below. Revenues for Q1 FY 2015 decreased by $35.2 million, or 15.5%, to $191.2 million from $226.4 million in the same period last year. Net loss attributable to Layne for Q1 FY 2015 was $27.7 million, or $(1.41) per share as compared to a net loss attributable to Layne of $23.8 million, or ($1.22) per share, in the same period last year. Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), net profit margin is -15.00% and weekly performance is -2.04%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.90. Analysts mean target price for the company is $16.75. Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -8.27%.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), will post its Q414 quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 16th. Analysts expect Korn/Ferry International to post earnings of $0.39 per share and revenue of $244.61 million for the quarter. Individual that wish to listen to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link. Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), fell 1.76% in last trading session and ended the day on $30.19. KFY, Gross Margin is 94.90% and its return on assets is 5.80%. Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), quarterly performance is 7.36%.

On June 06, 2014, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), plans to release its fourth quarter fiscal 2014 financial results on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at approximately 1:15 p.m. PT, following the close of regular stock market trading hours. Following the news release, Nike management will host a conference call beginning at 2 p.m. PT to review results. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), shares moved down 0.20% in last trading session and was closed at $74.62, while trading in range of $73.14 – 74.93. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), year to date (YTD) performance is -4.52%.

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)’s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $79.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks‘s price target points to a potential upside of 5.08% from the company’s current price. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), ended the last trading day at $74.69. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.41% and price to cash ratio as 37.75. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), showed a negative weekly performance of 0.85%.

On June 9, 2014, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)’s Corporation declared that international comparable sales rose 0.9%. The world’s leading restaurant chain stated that its sales at stores increased as a profit in Asia helped mitigate a long-standing slump in the U.S. As a matter of fact, the stores for which the sales rose were open for atleast 13 months. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), net profit margin is 19.60% and weekly performance is -1.44%. On last trading day company shares ended up $100.49. Analysts mean target price for the company is $106.69. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.21%.

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