Active Stocks Under Review: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC)

Active Stocks Under Review: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC)

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On Friday, Shares of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF), lost -3.34% to $35.01.

Get ready for #Impact On Pop. Pop, a network that celebrates the excitement of being a fan, will soon become the exclusive U.S. television home of IMPACT WRESTLING, the hard-hitting, high-flying global sports sensation enjoyed by millions of fans around the world.

Pop will premiere IMPACT WRESTLING with a live two-hour, action-packed broadcast on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, and the show will continue to air every Tuesday night at 9:00 PM, ET/PT. The show features some of the biggest stars in professional wrestling, counting Jeff and Matt Hardy, EC3, Kurt Angle, Bobby Lashley, The Wolves, Eric Young, Tigre Uno and Gail Kim.

“Wrestling has been a fan-fueled staple since the ‘50s, and continues to be some of the most-watched appointment television recently. The die-hard fandom and extraordinary passion surrounding IMPACT WRESTLING captures the spirit of Pop as a network that celebrates fan-driven entertainment and excitement,” said Brad Schwartz, President of Pop. “We’re committed to this new partnership and psyched to bring the show’s loyal fans a dedicated night to watch their favorite show on Pop every week.”

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. engages in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, channel platforms, and international distribution and sales activities. The company operates through two segments, Motion Pictures and Television Production.

Shares of Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), inclined 0.86% to $30.46, during its last trading session.

Juniper Networks, declared the appointment of Kevin Walker as security chief technology officer (CTO). Walker will serve on the senior leadership team and report directly to executive vice president and general manager of Juniper Development and Innovation (JDI), Jonathan Davidson.

“For Juniper, ‘security’ and ‘networking’ are one and the same and we are committed to building the most secure networks for our customers. Kevin brings years of cyber security expertise across product development, research and engineering in addition to front-line experience at some of the world’s largest companies. He understands the complex issues that our customers face and will assist Juniper continue to innovate, challenge the status quo and deliver security solutions that meet our customers’ needs,” said Jonathan Davidson, executive vice president and general manager, JDI of Juniper Networks.

Walker joins Juniper Networks with more than 25 years of experience in information security and technology, most recently serving as vice president and assistant chief information security officer at Walmart.com. He has also served in a variety of roles, counting chief information security officer, chief security strategist and director of information security across technology, networking and security companies such as Intuit, Cisco Systems, Symantec Corporation and Veritas Software.

Juniper Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and sells high-performance network products and services worldwide. It provides various routing products, counting ACX series universal access routers to deploy new high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that functions as a universal edge platform; M series edge routers; PTX series packet transport routers; and T series routers.

Finally, Shares of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC), ended its last trade with -0.87% loss, and closed at $42.37.

Jacobs Engineering Group, declared its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 2, 2015.

Fiscal 2015 Highlights:

  • Q4 2015 US GAAP net earnings and earnings per share (“EPS”) of $29.9 million and $0.24, respectively and fiscal 2015 US GAAP net earnings and EPS of $303.0 million and $2.40, respectively;
  • Not Taking Into Account the costs of the Company’s restructuring efforts, Q4 2015 adjusted net earnings and adjusted EPS of $98.1 million and $0.80, respectively, and fiscal 2015 adjusted net earnings and adjusted EPS of $410.9 million and $3.26;
  • Fiscal 2015 restructuring focused on business simplification and cost effectiveness predictable to be substantially accomplished by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2016;
  • Backlog at October 2, 2015 of $18.8 billion remains at near-record highs, and;
  • 2014 Share Buyback Authorization of $500 million accomplished; 2015 Share Buyback Authorization under way.

Jacobs stated adjusted net earnings of $98.1 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, on revenues of $3.1 billion for its fourth quarter ended October 2, 2015. This compares to adjusted net earnings of $116.5 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, on revenues of $3.2 billion for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended September 26, 2014. The strengthening U.S. dollar negatively influenced revenues by six percent for Q4 2015.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. provides technical, professional, and construction services to various industrial, commercial, and governmental clients. It offers project services that comprise engineering, design, architectural, interiors, planning, environmental, and other services; and process, scientific, and systems consulting services, counting services performed in connection with scientific testing, analysis, and consulting activities, in addition to information technology, and systems engineering and integration activities.

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