Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) said it is closing about 370 under-performing stores. The retailer expects a per-share earnings range for the current quarter of $0.85 to $0.95, which excludes restructuring charges. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) shares after opening at $58.84 moved to $59.14 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $59.07. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.64 and price to cash ratio as 38.51. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.34%.
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) reported quarterly earnings and same-store sales Thursday morning. Including gasoline, sales for March rose 5% compared with March 2013. That is higher than the Retail Metrics estimate for a gain of 3.3%, including gasoline sales. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) shares advanced 0.35% in last trading session and ended the day on $113.05. COST return on equity ratio is recorded as 17.80% and its return on assets is 6.30%. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) yearly performance is 8.05%.
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by investment analysts at JMP Securities in a note issued to investors on Thursday, American Banking & Market News reports. Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) shares moved up 7.3% in last trading session and was closed at $68.13 while trading in range of $63.79- $68.42 – Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) year to date (YTD) performance is 18.55%.
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating restated by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley in a research report issued on Thursday, ARN reports. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) weekly performance is -2.65%. On last trading day company shares ended up $32.72. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 8.11%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $33.19.