Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) said on Wednesday that it will announce a new service with electronic payments provider Euronet Worldwide Inc. on Thursday, but gave no other details. Euronet, based in Leawood, Kansas, said in its most recent annual report that its main offerings were automated teller machine and point-of-sale services, card outsourcing and card- issuing services, as well as electronic payment products and money transfer services. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares after opening at $77.31 moved to $77.46 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $77.22. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.52 and price to cash ratio as 37.63. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.96%.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has signed an agreement to acquire comiXology, the company that revolutionized the digital comics reading experience with their immersive ‘guided view technology’ and makes discovering, buying, and reading comic books and graphic novels easier and more fun than ever before. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares advanced 2.40% in last trading session and ended the day on $323.68. AMZN return on equity ratio is recorded as 3.00% and its return on assets is 0.80%. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) yearly performance is 21.05%.
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Director James D. Sinegal unloaded 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.58, for a total transaction of $450,320.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 891,806 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,399,519. Costco Wholesale (COST) saw some attractive revenue growth for the second quarter of its 2014 fiscal year. But its earnings fell far short of what analysts expected, perhaps signaling that times could get more challenging for the retailer. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) shares moved up 1.28% in last trading session and was closed at $113.49, while trading in range of $112.27 – $113.64. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) year to date (YTD) performance is -4.39%.
EVA Dimensions lowered shares of Macy’s (NYSE:M) from an overweight rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) weekly performance is -0.31%. On last trading day company shares ended up $58.66. Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.43%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $62.44.