Shares of Barnes and Noble (NYSE:BKS) on Wednesday afternoon were up more than six percent after an unconfirmed report from dealReporter leaked that the retailer would spin-off its Nook brand. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) shares after opening at $18.18 moved to $19.39 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $19.24. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.18 and price to cash ratio as 2.35. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) showed a negative weekly performance of -12.98%.
Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) first entered the Asia market when launching in Singapore in September 2012. Now it is launching in Japan. This takes Yelp to 26 countries worldwide. Yelp is going to initially focus its efforts on Tokyo and Osaka and then expand outwards from there. Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) shares advanced 5.95% in last trading session and ended the day on $71.25. YELP return on equity ratio is recorded as -3.90% and its return on assets is -3.60%. Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) yearly performance is 176.70%.
Lions gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has announced that it has entered a new and expanded multiyear output agreement with Tele Munchen Group (TMG) covering the distribution of its Summit label films in Germany and Austria in all media, the two companies announced. Lions Gate Entertainment shares moved up 6.31% in last trading session and was closed at $27.30, while trading in range of $25.75 – $27.37. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF) year to date (YTD) performance is -13.61%.
Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 16.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 115.3%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company’s bottom line, improving the earnings per share. Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) weekly performance is -2.15%. On last trading day company shares ended up $96.08. Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -7.09%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $130.74.