Shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc (NYSE:JCP) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the company, American Banking News reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) net profit margin is -11.70% and weekly performance is 6.09%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.88. Analysts mean target price for the company is $8.75. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.94%.
The latest deal, in which AT&T is buying DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) for $48.5 billion, has drawn outrage from some consumer groups. It certainly won’t reverse the trend of ever-higher prices for video delivered via cable and satellite. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) shares advanced 0.06% in last trading session and ended the day on $84.08. DTV Gross Margin is 47.50% and its return on assets is 12.70%. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) quarterly performance is 12.08%.
A spokesperson for Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) Pharmacy confirmed to Current State yesterday that it has agreed to donate $10,000 to Michael’s family and said the company will pay for expenses related to the burial, including transportation back to his home country of Ghana. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) shares moved down -0.77% in last trading session and was closed at $7.76, while trading in range of $7.71 – $7.84. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) year to date (YTD) performance is 53.36%.
Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), the Deerfield, Ill.-based operator of more than 8,200 drugstores and 750 retail clinics, will collaborate to coordinate patient care with CHE Trinity Health, a Livonia, Mich.-based system that operates more than 80 hospitals where 3,200 physicians practice. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) ended the last trading day at $69.83. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.98% and price to cash ratio as 37.50. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) showed a positive weekly performance of 3.01%.
Shares of Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) were the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 15,507,082 shares, an increase of 17.3% from the April 15th total of 13,220,355 shares, American Banking News reports. Approximately 8.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 15,541,702 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) net profit margin is -9.80% and weekly performance is 6.01%. On last trading day company shares ended up $25.05. Analysts mean target price for the company is $34.85. Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.80%.