DreamWorks Animation Skg Inc (NASDAQ:DWA) slid down the charts, after posting a first-quarter loss last night. DWA found itself on the short-sale restricted list not even 10 minutes out of the gate this morning, and consequently, the stock’s put volume ramped up to 12 times the average daily amount, outpacing call volume by a more than 3-to-1 margin. On both sides of the aisle, the lion’s share of DWA contracts crossed at May- and June-dated strikes. However, front-month puts stole the show, accounting for the top three most active options of the day. Dreamworks Animation Skg Inc (NASDAQ:DWA) shares after opening at $23.50 moved to $25.52 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $24.03. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.87 and price to cash ratio as 21.28. Dreamworks Animation Skg Inc (NASDAQ:DWA) showed a negative weekly performance of -12.97%.
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL)’ first-quarter net income fell 13 percent as severe weather cut into the sales of its hardwood flooring. Its results missed Wall Street expectations and shares fell more than 6 percent in midday trading. CEO Robert Lynch said Wednesday that while the company was frustrated by winter storms, demand did begin to increase in mid-March. Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., which has more than 335 retail stores in North America, expects that sales delayed by the weather during the first quarter will now occur in the second and third quarters. Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL) shares advanced 1.35% in last trading session and ended the day on $87.16. LL return on equity ratio is recorded as 32.90% and its return on assets is 23.40%.Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE:LL) yearly performance is 6.34%.
New business initiatives helped drive Heartland Payment Systems’(NYSE:HPY) first quarter performance, as total revenues jumped 4.4 percent, to $523.3 million from $501.2 million during the same period ended March 31 last year. Net revenues rose 5.9 percent, to $155.5 million. The company’s profit dropped 24 percent, to $14.9 million from $19.6 million. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE:HPY) shares moved up 8.54% in last trading session and was closed at $3.55, while trading in range of $ 37.73 – 41.61. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE:HPY) year to date (YTD) performance is -17.68%.
Multimedia Games Holding Co. (NASDAQ:MGAM) shares were up 8.2% during mid-day trading on Wednesday following a better than expected earnings announcement, American Banking News reports. The stock traded as high as $30.93 and last traded at $28.84, with a volume of 555,116 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $26.66. Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc (NASDAQ:MGAM) weekly performance is 2.06%. On last trading day company shares ended up $29.90. Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc (NASDAQ:MGAM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.57%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $38.60.