On Thursday, Following Stocks were among the “Top 100 Losers” In U.S. Stock Exchange: Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Swift Transportation Co (NYSE:SWFT)
Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS)’s shares dwindled -4.18%, and closed at $10.55. The stock has price to sale ratio of 0.51, however, price to book ratio is 211.00. With recent decline, the year-to-date (YTD) performance reflected a -17.12% decline below last year. During the past month the stock lose -23.50%, bringing three-month performance to -19.83% and six-month performance to -8.97%. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.70. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Scientific Games Corporation develops technology-based products and services, and associated content for the gaming and lottery industries worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Gaming, Lottery, and Interactive. The Gaming segment offers gaming machines, conversion kits, automatic card shufflers, roulette chip sorters, and spare parts; leases gaming machines, automatic card shufflers, roulette chip sorters, and server-based gaming systems and content; and licenses proprietary table game content. This segment also provides video lottery central monitoring and control systems and networks for gaming regulators; and casino-administration technology solutions and systems. This segment serves commercial, tribal, and governmental gaming operators.
Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL) declined -4.14%, and closed at $19.21, hitting new 52-week low of $19.18. The company holds the market capitalization of $2.17B. For the last twelve months, the stock was able to keep return on equity at 12.10%, while return on assets at 5.50%, in response to its return on investment at 11.80%. Its 20-day moving average dipped -28.82%, below 50-day moving average of -27.40%, below 200-day moving average of - 31.92% from the latest market price of $19.21. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.60.(where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Apollo Education Group, Inc. provides private education services. It offers online and on-campus undergraduate, graduate, professional development, and other non-degree educational programs and services primarily to working learners in the United States and internationally. The company operates in University of Phoenix, Apollo Global, and Other segments. It offers various degree programs in advanced studies, business, criminal justice and security, education, health sciences and nursing, humanities and sciences, information systems and technology, and social sciences.
J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), dipped -4.14%, and closed at $7.65. The stock has the beta value of 1.92, and its volatility for the week is 3.45%, while for the month it is 4.15%. The company has the market capitalization of $2.33B. The company holds the book value per share of 7.96, whereas cash per share is 2.24. Price to book ratio remained 0.96, while price to sale ratio is 0.19. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is said to be 3.30 (where 1=Buy, 5=sale).
J C. Penney Company, Inc., through its partner, J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., sells merchandise through department stores in the United States. The company sells family apparel and footwear, accessories, fine and fashion jewelry, beauty products, and home furnishings, in addition to provides various services, counting styling salon, optical, portrait photography, and custom decorating. As of February 26, 2015, it operated about 1,060 stores. The company also sells its products through its Website, jcp.com. J. C. Penney Company, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is based in Plano, Texas.
Swift Transportation Co (NYSE:SWFT), dropped -4.09%, and closed at $26.27.The company has the market capitalization of $3.89B. The beta value of the stock is 2.84. On the other hand the stock’s volatility for the week is 2.65%, and for the month is 1.95%. The stock’s price to book ratio is 0.87, however price to sale ratio is 7.94. Analyst’s mean recommendation regarding this stock is 1.60. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Swift Transportation Company operates as a multi-faceted transportation services company in North America. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Central Refrigerated, and Intermodal. The Truckload segment provides services through one-way movements over irregular routes utilizing company’s and owner-operator tractors with dry van, flatbed, and specialized trailing equipment. The Dedicated segment offers tailored solutions under long-term contracts utilizing refrigerated, dry van, flatbed, and other specialized trailing equipment. The Central Refrigerated segment primarily offers shipments for customers who require temperature-controlled trailers. This segment’s shipments comprise one-way movements over irregular routes, in addition to dedicated truck operations.
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