On May 6, Trans World Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC), a premier owner and operator of casinos and a hotel in Europe, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. First quarter revenue was $9.1 million, compared with $8.2 million for the same quarter in the prior year. In the first quarter, consolidated live game attendance increased by 1.7%, while slot attendance rose by 18.2% as compared with the same quarter a year ago. The increases in attendance were primarily the result of mild winter weather conditions and several new promotional events introduced during the quarter. TWC also saw an increase of 5.9% in live game drop per head, and a 0.7 percentage point (ppt) reduction in hold percentage, due to higher proportion of wins by regular players. Live game revenues and slot revenues were up 4.2% and 16.8%, respectively, when compared with the first quarter of 2013. Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC) net profit margin is 2.50% and weekly performance is 8.81%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.46. Analysts mean target price for the company is $2.75. Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -4.50%.
Outerwall Inc (NASDAQ:OUTR) CEO Valerio Scott Di sold 12,310 shares of Outerwall stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.26, for a total transaction of $864,900.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 58,097 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,081,895. Outerwall Inc (NASDAQ:OUTR) shares fell -1.15% in last trading session and ended the day on $ 67.85. OUTR Gross Margin is 31.70% and its return on assets is 18.50%. Outerwall Inc (NASDAQ:OUTR) quarterly performance is -4.46%.
Zacks reissued their neutral rating on shares of Roche Holding Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:RHHBY) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning, AnalystRatings.Net reports. The firm currently has a $38.00 price target on the stock. Roche Holding Ltd. (ADR) (OTCMKTS:RHHBY) shares moved up 0.44% in last trading session and was closed at $36.31, while trading in range of $35.95 -$36.31.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) continues to drive the exchange higher, as it is the only stock on the Dow that is up double digits this year. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) ended the last trading day at $107.15. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.21% and price to cash ratio as 12.54. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) showed a positive weekly performance of 3.16%.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) were the target of a significant drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,397,675 shares, a drop of 11.8% from the March 31st total of 31,078,666 shares, American Banking News.com reports. Based on an average trading volume of 9,253,381 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) net profit margin is 20.90% and weekly performance is 1.52%. On last trading day company shares ended up $101.02. Analysts mean target price for the company is $104.84. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.82%.