Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, The company reported ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.43) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $41.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.22 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.57) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Westport Innovations will post $-1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year. Westport Innovations Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:WPRT) shares after opening at $13.55 moved to $ 16.25 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $16.07. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 6.15. Westport Innovations Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:WPRT) showed a positive weekly performance of 24.19%.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net sales of $796 million for its first quarter of 2014, a decrease of $65 million compared with the same period a year ago. Operating profit for the quarter was $81 million, which is $16 million lower than the first quarter of 2013. The company reported net income attributable to Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. of $45 million. This compares with $56 million for the same period last year. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (NYSE:CTB) shares advanced 6.67% in last trading session and ended the day on $27.48.CTB return on equity ratio is recorded as 12.50% and its return on assets is 3.90%. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (NYSE:CTB) yearly performance is 14.36%.
Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE:TPX) has been given an average rating of “Buy” by the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $55.01. Tempur Sealy International Inc (NYSE:TPX) shares moved up 5.26% in last trading session and was closed at $53.21, while trading in range of $ 51.25 – 54.47.Tempur Sealy International Inc(NYSE:TPX) year to date (YTD) performance is -1.39%.
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) has been in a strong uptrend and has seen to be in a trading channel over the last couple of months. We have seen the stock find resistance at the higher end of the trading range and find support at the lower end of the trading channel. The current downtrend in the stock has seen the stock break below the trading channel and we believe that this might be the first sign that the stock might end its current uptrend and an impending correction is just around the corner. We believe that if the stock closes below $21.20 we might see the stock head lower to levels of $19.58 which is the 50 day moving average for the stock. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) weekly performance is 7.33%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.27. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 17.57%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $20.57.