Midstates Petroleum Co. (NYSE:MPO), a Texas energy company backed by First Reserve Corp., is exploring a sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. Midstates, which has an enterprise value of $2.1 billion, is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley to solicit offers, said the people who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The company has a market value of about $418 million, and total debt of more than $1.7 billion at the end of March, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. (NYSE:MPO) net profit margin is -82.10% and weekly performance is 9.23%. On last trading day company shares ended up $5.92. Analysts mean target price for the company is $7.21. Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. (NYSE:MPO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 12.09%.
TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 2.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 45.9%. Growth in the company’s revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share. TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) shares advanced 6.48% in last trading session and ended the day on $21.53. XRS gross Margin is 51.70% and its return on assets is 14.50%.TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) quarterly performance is -10.92%.
Triangle Petroleum Corporation (NYSEMKT:TPLM) announces that Triangle USA Petroleum Corporation (“TUSA”), the Company’s wholly-owned E&P subsidiary, has entered into two separate definitive agreements to acquire Williston Basin properties (“Acquisitions”), and received bank commitments for 100% financing of the acquisitions, including a new senior secured second lien term loan facility (“Second Lien”). Triangle Petroleum Corporation (NYSEMKT:TPLM) shares moved up 7.76% in last trading session and was closed at $10.00, while trading in range of $9.16 – $10.03. Triangle Petroleum Corporation (NYSEMKT:TPLM) year to date (YTD) performance is 20.19%.
Shares of server maker Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) rose more than 10% on the stock market after a meeting with management convinced one analyst to upgrade the stock. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) ended the last trading day at $19.76. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.58% and price to cash ratio as 9.88.Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) showed a positive weekly performance of 7.04%.