Atossa Genetics Inc., (NASDAQ:ATOS) announced it has hired Jelle W. Kylstra, M.D., MBA as Vice President, Clinical Research and Development, who joined the Company May 19, 2014. Dr. Kylstra is an accomplished pharmaceutical and medical device product development physician and manager with over 23 years industry experience, including 16 years in hematology/oncology, having served in both Medical Affairs and Clinical Development roles in the pharmaceutical and the medical device industries. Atossa Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:ATOS) weekly performance is 59.17%. On last trading day company shares ended up $1.91. Analysts mean target price for the company is $8.75. Atossa Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:ATOS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 29.47%.
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) began fiscal 2014 with quarterly earnings of $1.04 per share, reflecting a year-over-year improvement of 6.1%. The reported earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. The company ended the quarter with $301.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in addition to full availability under its credit facility, while total shareholders’ equity stood at $1,071.3 million. PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) shares fell -2.24% in last trading session and ended the day on $55.74. Gross Margin is 30.60% and its return on assets is 16.50%. PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) quarterly performance is -13.77%.
Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) reported that consolidated sales totaled $1.1 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 26, 2014, an increase of 14.2 percent from $964.9 million in the year-earlier period. Net income was $61.4 million, or $0.61 per diluted share (excluding costs related to the Medical unit restructuring), versus net income of $63.6 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the year-ago period. Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) shares moved down -4.39% in last trading session and was closed at $39.23, while trading in range of $37.03 – $40.15. Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) year to date (YTD) performance is -3.97%.
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) the largest pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in North America, announced that it entered into a franchise agreement with Grupo David, a leading retail corporation headquartered in Panama, to expand its brand to Latin America and the Caribbean with the potential to open 35 to 40 stores over the next few years beginning in the fall of 2014. Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) ended the last trading day at $47.69. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.25% and price to cash ratio as 4.45. Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.59%.
Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, reported unaudited financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended April 27, 2014. Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $132.9 million, down 18 percent from the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 and up 5 percent from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Gross profit margin, computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 was 58.8 percent compared to 59.9 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 and 42.5 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) net profit margin is -27.60% and weekly performance is 10.02%. On last trading day company shares ended up $24.37. Analysts mean target price for the company is $30.78. Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.81%.