Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) -0.22 (-3.44%)
Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), were down by 3.98% to $6.28 in afternoon trading on Thursday, as the decline in oil prices drags some energy and related stocks down too.
Oil prices are trading in the red following a greater than predictable rise in U.S. crude stockpiles for last week.
Crude inventories grew by 4.2 million barrels to 487 million for last week, Reuters reports. Analysts were expecting a rise of only 1 million barrels.
Stockpiles at the delivery hub in Cushing, OK-spiked by 2.237 million barrels, the largest weekly gain since March, Reuters added.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation produces oil and natural gas through acquisition, exploration, and development of from underground reservoirs in the United States. It holds interests in natural gas resource plays, counting the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana and East Texas; the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin of West Virginia and Pennsylvania; and the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin of north-central Texas.
Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) +0.27 (3.71%)
On Thursday, Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX)’s shares inclined 3.71% to $7.55.
ABX has 72.10% institutional ownership while its EPS ratio was -2.63. The company has 1.16 billion shares outstanding while market capitalization of the company was $8.41 billion. Price to book ratio was 0.90. Net profit margin of the company was -32.70% while gross profit margin was 27.60%. Stock volatility for the month was booked as 4.57% while for the week was recorded as 4.90%.
The mean estimate for the short term price target for Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (ABX) stands at $9.27 according to 21 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $13.00 while the lower price target estimate is at $7.16.
Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is 2.70. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.
Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) is a gold mining company. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of gold and copper, as well as related activities, such as exploration and mine development.
Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) +0.35 (1.06%)
Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT)’s shares gained 1.06% to $33.27.
FTNT Its past 5-day performance at -3.17% . So far in 2015, the company has a year-to-date performance of 37.2%. The stock, as of last close, traded 26.60% up from its 52 week low and was -33.87% below its 52 week high. Its latest closing price was -15.51% below the SMA200 while the distance from SMA 50 and SMA 20 was -18.72% and -9.77% respectively.
The mean estimate for the short term price target for Fortinet Inc (FTNT) stands at $48.48 according to 25 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $65.00 while the lower price target estimate is at $35.00.
Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is 2.10. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.
Fortinet, Inc. provides cyber security solutions to enterprise, service providers and government organizations across the world. The Company’s network security solution consists of FortiGate physical and virtual appliance products that provide an array of integrated security and networking functions to protect data, applications and users from network-and content-level security threats.
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:BKD) +0.20 (0.89%)
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:BKD)‘s shares surged 0.89% to $22.56.
BKD has market capitalization of $4.11 billion. Its current ratio was -0.70 while its shares were below its 50 days simple moving average with -6.08%. The company offered earning per share of $-2.12 while its 184.78 million shares were outstanding. YTD performance of the company was -1.18%. Stock volatility for the week was 3.83% while for the month it was shown at 4.23%.
The mean estimate for the short term price target for Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) stands at $33.88 according to 8 Analysts. The higher price target estimate for the stock has been calculated at $40.00 while the lower price target estimate is at $25.00.
Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is 1.90. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 indicates a Strong Buy recommendation while 5 represents a Strong Sell.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. operates senior living communities in the United States. The Company operates independent, assisted living and dementia-care communities, and continuing care retirement centers (CCRCs).
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