Reasons to Watch: Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ), Petrobras Argentina (NYSE:PZE), WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS), Kite Pharma (NASDAQ:KITE), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)

Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) shares increased 2.47% in last trading session and ended the day at $9.12. CUZ Gross Margin is 56.50% and its has a return on assets of 2.20%. Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) quarterly performance is -12.28%.

Cousins Properties Incorporated (Cousins) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Cousins Real Estate Corporation (CREC) is an entity wholly owned by Cousins. Cousins, CREC, Cousins TRS Services LLC (CTRS) and their subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) develop, acquire, lease, manage and own primarily Class A office properties and opportunistic mixed-use developments in Sunbelt markets with a focus on Georgia, Texas and North Carolina.

Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares over the next two years. Cousins anticipates funding the share repurchase program with proceeds from non-core asset sales.

Petrobras Argentina SA (NYSE:PZE) ended the last trading day at $5.53. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.85% and price to cash ratio as 6.46. Petrobras Argentina SA (NYSE:PZE) showed a weekly performance of -1.60%.

Petrobras Argentina SA, (formerly Petrobras Energia SA), is an Argentina-based integrated company primarily engaged in the energy space. The Company’s activities are structured in four business segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, including the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and maintenance of oil and gas reserves; Refining and Distribution, focusing in the production of fuels, lubricants and asphalts; Petrochemicals, comprising the production of styrene, polystyrene, bi-oriented polystyrene (BOPS) and synthetic rubber; as well as Gas and Energy, providing gas distribution and electric energy generation and transmission.

Petrobras Argentina SA (NYSE:PZE) was downgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

On 08 September, WSFS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:WSFS) shares increased 1.50% and was closed at $27.75. WSFS EPS growth in last 5 year was 83.80%. WSFS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:WSFS) year to date (YTD) performance is 8.89%.

WSFS Financial Corporation is a financial services company. The Company’s subsidiary is Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (WSFS Bank or the Bank), which is the bank and trust company in the United States. The Company operates in three segments: WSFS Bank, Cash Connect, and Trust and Wealth Management. The WSFS Bank segment provides loans and other financial products to commercial and retail customers. Cash Connect provides turnkey ATM services through strategic partnerships with several of the network, manufacturers and service providers in the ATM industry.

On 1st September, WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WSFS), announced it has been ranked on The News Journal’s 2015 Top Workplaces list for the tenth consecutive year. Sixty companies across the state of Delaware were recognized in the Top Workplaces survey which analyzes Delaware’s business community.

Kite Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:KITE) shares increased 6.52% in last trading session and ended the day at $57.54. KITE has a return on assets of -15.20%. Kite Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:KITE) quarterly performance is -2.85%.

Kite Pharma, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of cancer immunotherapy products to eradicate cancer cells. The Company does this using its engineered autologous cell therapy (eACT), which is an approach to the treatment of cancer. eACT involves the genetic engineering of T cells to express either chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) or T cell receptors (TCRs).

On 3 September, Kite Pharma, Inc. (Kite) (NASDAQ:KITE) commended members of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for the honors and recognition they have received recently for their unique contributions to medicine.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) caters to the Services space. It has a net profit margin of 31.50% and weekly performance is -7.88%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up $60.91. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -20.71%.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a holding company. The Company is principally engaged in online and mobile commerce through products, services and technology. The Company provides retail and wholesale marketplaces available through both personal computer and mobile interfaces in the PRC and internationally. Retail marketplaces and services operated by the Company include the China online shopping destination (Taobao Marketplace); the China brands and retail platform (Tmall); the China group buying site that offers products by aggregating demand from consumers through limited time discounted sales (Juhuasuan), and the global consumer marketplace targeting consumers around the world (AliExpress).

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) has teamed up with Sina Corporation and Yunfeng Capital to establish Alibaba Sports Group, which will launch new businesses in sports copyrights, sports media, events, and ticketing. According to a company announcement, Alibaba Sports Group will be majority-owned by Alibaba Group. Yunfeng Capital is co-founded by Jack Ma, Alibaba’s founder and chairman.