The board of AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) on Monday rejected the improved $119 billion takeover offer from U.S. drug maker Pfizer, a decision that caused a sharp slide in the U.K. Company’s share price as many investors think it effectively brings an end to the protracted and increasingly bitter takeover saga. AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) net profit margin is 8.00% and weekly performance is -9.28%. On last trading day company shares ended up $70.64. Analysts mean target price for the company is $76.67. AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.83%.
Shares of The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) were the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors bought 42,201 call options on the company, AnalystRatings.Net reports. This represents an increase of approximately 359% compared to the typical volume of 9,188 call options. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) shares fell -1.11% in last trading session and ended the day on $76.50. HD gross Margin is 34.80% and its return on assets is 12.60%.The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) quarterly performance is -0.82%.
Teen apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) reported a 20 percent fall in its quarterly profit as costs jumped. Net income fell to $37.5 million, or 26 cents per share, for the first quarter ended April 30 from $47.1 million, or 32 cents per share, a year earlier. Net sales rose about 6 percent to $686.3 million. Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) shares moved down -0.11% in last trading session and was closed at $36.17, while trading in range of $35.56 – $36.40. Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) year to date (YTD) performance is -2.51%.
AT&T announced its plan to buy DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) Sunday. The $48.5 billion deal is pending shareholder and regulatory approval. Only about a third of DirecTV customers also use AT&T. The rest of those DirecTV customers could get special offers if they switch to AT&T, said Kirk Parsons, senior director of telecom services at J.D. Power & Associates. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) ended the last trading day at $84.65. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.63% and price to cash ratio as 14.15.DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) showed a negative weekly performance of -2.88%.
Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG (USA) (OTCMKTS:DDAIF) is bringing its Car2go carsharing service to Southern California on June 6, marking the service’s 14th market in North America and its 27th worldwide. On last trading day company shares ended up $90.57.