On 27 JUNE Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) announced that it expects to report second quarter adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations between $0.15 and $0.20 on revenues of $300 million to $305 million. The consensus estimates are for EPS of $0.04 and revenues of $292.6 million. Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) net profit margin is -9.20% and weekly performance is 30.01%. On last trading day company shares ended up $17.46. Analysts mean target price for the company is $10.89. Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 25.08%.
On 17 JUNE AZZ Incorporated (NYSE:AZZ) announced that it has received US patent number 8,733,853 B2. The patent is for a front door latching mechanism for AZZ’s line of arc-resistant medium voltage switchgear, which is designed to avoid catastrophic damage to personnel and nearby equipment in an arc fault event. AZZ Incorporated (NYSE:AZZ) shares advanced 7.49% in last trading session and ended the day on $45.18. AZZ Gross Margin is 26.80% and its return on assets is 6.10%. AZZ Incorporated (NYSE:AZZ) quarterly performance is 8.11%.
On 24 JUNE Safeguard Scientifics, Inc (NYSE:SFE) announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter 2014 prior to market open on Thursday, July 24, 2014. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc (NYSE:SFE) shares moved up 6.22% in last trading session and was closed at $21.00, while trading in range of $19.59 – $21.14. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc (NYSE:SFE) year to date (YTD) performance is 4.53%.
On 5 JUNE Kirkland’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIRK) reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $108.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $105.90 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Kirkland’s will post $0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Kirkland’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIRK) ended the last trading day at $19.03. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.47% and price to cash ratio as 4.00. Kirkland’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIRK) showed a positive weekly performance of 5.72%.
On 23 JUNE IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc (NASDAQ:IPCM) reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $172.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $183.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.57 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that IPC The Hospitalist Company will post $2.40 EPS for the current fiscal year. IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc (NASDAQ:IPCM) net profit margin is 6.50% and weekly performance is 15.00%. On last trading day company shares ended up $44.69. Analysts mean target price for the company is $49.25. IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc (NASDAQ:IPCM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 5.57%.