On Wednesday, Following Stocks were among the “Top 100 Losers” In U.S. Stock Exchange: Universal Health Services, (NYSE:UHS), ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW), Advance Auto Parts, (NYSE:AAP), Yelp (NYSE:YELP)
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) declined -4.04%, and closed at $112.96. The company has the market capitalization of $11.65 billion. The beta value of the stock is 1.40. On the other hand the stock’s volatility for the week is 2.39%, and for the month is 2.21%. The stock’s price to book ratio is $2.99, however price to sale ratio is $1.39. Analyst’s mean recommendation regarding this stock is 1.90. (Where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) along with its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers.
ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) the enterprise cloud company, uncovered it will release financial results for the first quarter 2015 ended March 31, 2015 following the close of market on Thursday, April 16, 2015. ServiceNow will host a symposium call and live webcast to discuss the financial results. ServiceNow disclosed on its fourth quarter earnings call that timing of the first quarter earnings call would be earlier than normal to accommodate the company’s financial analyst day at Knowledge15 on April 20.
ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW)’s shares picked down -3.97%, and closed at $75.65. The stock volatility for the week is 2.84%, while for the month remained 2.45%. The company holds consensus target price of $84.68.
If we consider EPS growth of the company, then the company indicated the following observations:
The company showed -1.23 diluted EPS growth for trailing twelve months. However, YTD EPS growth remained -127.80% and Annual EPS growth for the past 5 years is considered as -37.50%.
The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 1.60. (Where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
ServiceNow Inc (NOW) offers cloud-based solutions that define, structure, manage, and automate services to enterprise operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and other countries.
Formerly On March 2, 2015 Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) the biggest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, uncovered that Todd Greener has been appointed Senior Vice President, Supply Chain. Mr. Greener will lead the Company’s Supply Chain function in its efforts to support Advance’s stores and customers. Mr. Greener will be instrumental in executing Advance’s system-wide supply chain integration and transportation strategy. Mr. Greener will report to Charles Tyson, Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain, and will be based in Raleigh, NC.
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) decreased -3.97%, and closed at $143.75. The company holds the market capitalization of $10.95M. For the last twelve months, the stock was able to keep return on equity at 26.60%, while return on assets at 6.20%, in response to its return on investment at 15.50%. Its 20-day moving average decreased -4.04%, below 50-day moving average of -6.53%, below 200-day moving average of 0.50% from the latest market price of $143.75. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.20. (Where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP), along with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items.
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) the company that connects customers with great local businesses, divulged it has acquired Eat24, a leading web and app-based online food ordering service. With this acquisition, Yelp will drive daily engagement in the key restaurant vertical and plans to expand Eat24’s offering to the one million U.S. restaurants listed on its platform.
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) fell -3.91%, and closed at $45.50. its volatility for the week is 3.41%, while for the month it is 3.43%. The company has the market capitalization of $3.39 billion. The company holds the book value per share of 8.10, whereas cash per share is 4.91. Price to book ratio remained 5.62, while price to sale ratio is 8.98. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is said to be 2.20 (where 1=Buy, 5=sale).
Yelp Inc (YELP) works as a local business review site in the United States. It offers a platform for businesses and customers to engage and transact in the areas of a range of business categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, arts, entertainment and events, home and local services, health, nightlife, travel and hotel, auto, and others.
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