Strayer Education Inc.’s (NASDAQ:STRA) first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of $1.40 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 by 8.5%. We believe that the earnings beat was due to lower outstanding share count resulting from significant share repurchases in the prior quarters. Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ:STRA) net profit margin is 3.20% and weekly performance is 23.68%. On last trading day company shares ended up $53.70. Analysts mean target price for the company is $40.83. Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ:STRA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 18.25%.
Equities research analysts at Jefferies Group increased their target price on shares of Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) from $5.00 to $5.25 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, ARN reports. Jefferies Group’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 3.96% from the company’s current price. Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) shares advanced 3.76% in last trading session and ended the day on $5.24. ODP Gross Margin is 23.40% and its return on assets is -2.40%. Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) quarterly performance is 2.14%.
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) announced it has signed a new agreement with Cargojet, Canada’s Cargo Airline, to lease two 767-200ER freighters. Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) shares moved up 1.30% in last trading session and was closed at $9.35, while trading in range of $9.11 – $9.41 -. Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) year to date (YTD) performance is 15.57%.
Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) experienced strong sales in the month across its product portfolio. The month gained support mainly from the fact that Easter fell on the month compared to March in the previous year. Therefore, for the 4-week duration, the company realized 18 percent increase in sales to capture $51 million in the month. Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) ended the last trading day at $28.28. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.08% and price to cash ratio as 7.06. Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) showed a positive weekly performance of 14.73%.
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