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Hot Stocks Trader’s Round Up - eBay, (NASDAQ:EBAY), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, (NASDAQ:HBAN), Express Scripts Holding Company, (NASDAQ:ESRX), Medtronic, (NYSE:MDT)

On Tuesday, in the course of current trade, Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), gained 0.03%, and is now trading at $62.58, hitting its highest level.

eBay Enterprise, an eBay Inc. company, recently declared that its commerce platforms, counting Magento, are now being used by a total of 206 retailers in the Internet Retailer 2015 Top 1000 list – a 60 percent growth from 129 merchants in 2014. Magento came in as the number one ecommerce platform for the third year in a row, increasing 83 percent from 98 to 179 retailers on the list.

For the first time, the recently released Internet Retailer 2015 Second 500 listed more retailers using Magento for ecommerce than in-house. Magento, which also retained the number one ecommerce platform provider position on the Internet Retailer 2015 Second 500 list for the third year in a row, practiced 106 percent growth with 132 merchants up from 64 in 2014, demonstrating continual leadership in the mid-market space.

Magento moves to number one for mobile commerce for the 2015 Second 500 and eBay Enterprise ranks as number one for fulfillment. In fact, eBay Enterprise has six out of the top 10 fasting growing retailers in the Top Second 500 guide, more than any other vendor. This stems shortly after eBay Enterprise was declared as number one provider to the Internet Retailer Top 500 list, where it ranked number one for ecommerce, site design and content administration and number two for order administration, customer service and fulfillment.

eBay Inc. operates as a technology company that enables commerce and payments on behalf of users, merchants, retailers, and brands of various sizes in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Marketplaces, Payments, and Enterprise.

During an Afternoon trade, Shares of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), gained 0.95%, and is now trading at $11.15.

For the third year in a row, Huntington Bank has been ranked the highest in the North Central Region in J.D. Power’s 2015 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction StudySM. The findings show Huntington as maintaining the top spot for the third successive year among the largest financial institutions in the region.

This year’s survey results show Huntington Bank as scoring 835, an enhance of 7 points from last year, out of a 1,000-point scale in the North Central Region.

J.D. Power’s study indicates that Huntington has performed particularly well in the product offerings and fees factors.

“We are grateful to our customers for their continuous recognition of our bankers who work hard to always provide them with great service,” said Mary Navarro, retail and business banking director. “We’ve made key investments to make banking more convenient, and we plan to continue building a culture that looks out for our customers.”

The 2015 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study took into account a total of 23 banks when reviewing the North Central Region and measured satisfaction in six factors: account information; channel activities; facility; fees; problem resolution; and product offerings.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated operates as a holding company for The Huntington National Bank that provides commercial, small business, consumer, and mortgage banking services.

Shares of Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX), during its Tuesday’s current trading session fell -0.19%, and is now trading at $85.84, after the pharmacy benefit administration organization’s stock was downgraded to “market perform” from “outperform” by analysts’ at Raymond James.

The firm also removed the company’s $92 price target in response to Friday’s revelation that the company was not in the running to purchase health insurance company Humana (HUM).

Express Scripts Holding Company operates as a pharmacy benefit administration (PBM) company in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, PBM and Other Business Operations.

Finally, Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), gained 0.04% Tuesday.

Medtronic, declared financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015, which ended April 24, 2015, finalizing the preliminary revenue issued by the company on May 19, 2015.

Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth rates in this press release are stated on a comparable, constant currency basis, which comprises Covidien plc in the preceding year comparison and aligns Covidien`s preceding year monthly revenue to Medtronic`s fiscal quarters. Aligning historic Covidien revenue to Medtronic`s fiscal quarters is different than the pro forma revenue information formerly comprised of within certain SEC filings, which combined revenues from the closest historical stated quarters of both companies. Administration believes that referring to comparable, constant currency revenue growth rates is a more useful way to evaluate the underlying performance of Medtronic`s revenue.

The company stated fourth quarter worldwide revenue of $7.304 billion, contrast to $7.257 billion on a comparable basis in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, an enhance of 7 percent after adjusting for a $483 million negative foreign currency impact. As stated, revenue raised 60 percent when contrast to the $4.566 billion stated by Medtronic, Inc. in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. As detailed in the attached table, fourth quarter non-GAAP earnings and diluted earnings per share were $1.678 billion and $1.16, an enhance of 41 percent and a decrease of 2 percent, respectively. As stated, the fourth quarter net loss was $1 million and $0.00 per diluted share, respectively.

Medtronic plc, a healthcare solutions company, provides medical technologies, services, and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Cardiac and Vascular Group, Restorative Therapies Group, and Diabetes Group.

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