On May 13, Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) announced that it has been named one of the “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities” by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural business-to-business website. Office Depot was ranked 7th on the list, and was honored for differentiating itself in the market place in a time when more companies are recognizing the importance of diversity. Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) net profit margin is -1.60% and weekly performance is 6.53%. On last trading day company shares ended up $5.38. Analysts mean target price for the company is $6.01. Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 22.45%.
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) May weekly call option implied volatility is at 29, June is at 19, July is at 17, October and January is at 16; compared to its 26-week average of 18 according to Track Data, suggesting large price movement into the expected release of Q1 results on May 21. Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) shares fell -1.84% in last trading session and ended the day on $58.18. TGT Gross Margin is 29.50% and its return on assets is 4.40%. Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) quarterly performance is 3.10%.
Activist investor Carl Icahn’s stake in online-auction firm eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) totaled 27.8 million shares as of March 31, a regulatory filing showed. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares fell -0.56% in last trading session and ended the day on $51.36. EBAY Gross Margin is 68.40% and its return on assets is -0.40%. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) quarterly performance is -6.48%.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) has announced that it is joining the U.S. Energy Department’s Better Buildings Challenge, a national pledge calling for organizations to voluntarily reduce their building portfolio energy use by 20 percent in ten years. MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) shares closed at $24.21, while trading in range of $23.54 – $24.38. MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) year to date (YTD) performance is 2.93%.
On May 14, 2014, In conjunction with the Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) first quarter 2014 earnings press release, you are invited to listen to its conference call to be broadcast live over the internet on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time with: Robert A. Niblock, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Michael A. Jones, chief customer officer; and Robert F. Hull, Jr., chief financial officer. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) ended the last trading day at $44.63. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.81% and price to cash ratio as 60.22. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.87%.