Services Sector Unusual Volume: Pearson (NYSE:PSO), Diamond Resorts International Inc (NYSE:DRII), Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT), SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS)

Jefferies Group has upgraded shares of Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE:PSO) from a hold rating to a buy rating. Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE:PSO) shares after opening at $17.14 moved to $17.30 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $17.15. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.67 and price to cash ratio as 11.50. Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE:PSO) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.33%.

Diamond Resorts International Inc (NYSE:DRII) a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industries, announces that Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, North America, Michael Flaskey has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. Diamond Resorts International Inc (NYSE:DRII) shares advanced 1.18% in last trading session and ended the day on $17.96. DRII return on equity ratio is recorded as 90.20% and its return on assets is -1.60%.

Oppenheimer cut shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) shares moved down -0.54% in last trading session and was closed at $18.26 while trading in range of $18.14 – $19.11 – Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) year to date (YTD) performance is -19.42%.

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:SEAS) reported a 13 percent drop in attendance at its theme parks in first-quarter 2014, Bloomberg reports. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS) weekly performance is -0.56%. On last trading day company shares ended up $29.97. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -7.68%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $38.00.

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