Tag: NASDAQ:CERE

  • Basic Material Top Losers: Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (NYSE:SID), KiOR (NASDAQ:KIOR), Tesco Corporation (NASDAQ:TESO), Ceres (NASDAQ:CERE)

    TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (ADR) (NYSE:SID) as a hold. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, generally higher debt management risk and weak operating cash flow. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (ADR) (NYSE:SID) stock opened at $4.56 in last trading session, and closed at $4.45, trading in the range of $4.38 – $4.58. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -7.90%.

    KiOR Inc (NASDAQ:KIOR) major shareholder Stuart Peterson sold 203,574 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.35, for a total value of $274,824.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 251,522 shares in the company, valued at approximately $339,555. KiOR Inc (NASDAQ:KIOR) shares closed at $1.40 on last trade day, bydecreasing -6.67%. Stock 52 week range is $1.10 – $6.35. Company’s market capitalization is $149.54 million.

    Tesco Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:TESO) reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 was $5.5 million or $0.14 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, was $8.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter excludes the after-tax impact of foreign currency translation losses, of $2.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share primarily from Latin American currency devaluations, and certain severance charges of $0.9 million, or $0.02 per diluted shares, but includes the after-tax impact of a sequential quarterly swing in allowance for doubtful accounts in Latin America and The Middle East of $1.3 million or $0.03, higher legal fees for patent defense of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share and $0.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, due to drilling delays from severe North-American weather and Iraqi disruptions. Tesco Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:TESO) stock decreased -10.01% and finished the last session at $18.97. The EPS of the stock remained 1.12. Company’s market capitalization is $741.88 billion.

    Ceres Inc (NASDAQ:CERE) stock has an average recommendation of Overweight with an average target price of $3.50. Ceres Inc (NASDAQ:CERE) stock opened at $1.50 in last trading session and closed at $1.43. The 52 week range of the stock is $1.10 – $5.60 and the day range was $1.10 – $5.60.