On Thursday, Following Stocks were among the “Top 100 Losers” In U.S. Stock Exchange: Hospira, Inc (NYSE:HSP), Merged Edison, Inc (NYSE:ED), Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE:FSL), NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:NG)
Hospira, Inc (NYSE:HSP)’s shares dwindled -0.33%, and closed at $8782. The stock has price to sale ratio of 3.39, however, price to book ratio is 4.47. With recent decline, the year-to-date (YTD) performance reflected a 43.38% gain below last year. During the past month the stocks lose -0.15%, bringing three-month performance to 43.38% and six-month performance to 69.60%. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.90. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Hospira, Inc. provides injectable drugs and infusion technologies to develop, manufacture, distribute, and market products worldwide. The company operates through Americas, EMEA, and APAC segments. It provides specialty injectable pharmaceuticals, which comprise about 200 injectable generic drugs in multiple dosages and formulations; and proprietary specialty injectables, such as Precedex, a proprietary drug for sedation. The company’s specialty injectable pharmaceuticals also comprise Biosimilars that comprise Retacrit, an EPO, which is primarily used in the treatment of anemia in dialysis and in certain oncology applications; Nivestim, a biosimilar filgrastim used for the treatment of low white blood cells in patients who have received a chemotherapeutic agent; and Inflectra, a biosimilar infliximab for the treatment of patients with autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Merged Edison, Inc (NYSE:ED), declined -0.33%, and closed at $60.95. The company holds the market capitalization of $1.99M. For the last twelve months, the stock was able to keep return on equity at 8.70%, while return on assets at 2.60%, in response to its return on investment at 6.20%. Its 20-day moving average gained 0.20%, below 50-day moving average of -4.84%, above 200-day moving average of 1.11% from the latest market price of $60.95. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 3.40.(where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Merged Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States. It offers electric services to about 3.4 million customers in New York City and Westchester County; gas to about 1.1 million customers in Manhattan, the Bronx, and parts of Queens and Westchester County; and steam to about 1,700 customers in parts of Manhattan. The company owns 62 area distribution substations and various distribution facilities; 39 transmission substations and 62 area stations; electric generation facilities with an aggregate capacity of 705 megawatts that run with gas and fuel oil; 4,330 miles of mains and 369,339 service lines for natural gas distribution; and 1 steam-electric generating station and 5 steam-only generating stations.
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE:FSL), dipped -0.32%, and closed at $40.26. The stock has the beta value of 2.06, and its volatility for the week is 2.27%, while for the month it is 2.30%. The company has the market capitalization of $12.37B. The company holds the book value per share of -11.66, whereas cash per share is 2.27. Price to sale ratio remained 2.67, while price to cash ratio is 17.77. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is said to be 2.50 (where 1=Buy, 5=sale).
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. provides embedded processors worldwide. The company’s products comprise microcontrollers, ranging from 8-bit products to higher performance 16-bit and 32-bit products with on-board flash memory, which provide the digital logic or intelligence for electronic applications and controlling electronic equipment or analyzing sensor inputs; single-and multi-core microprocessors; and applications processors with embedded memory, and special purpose hardware and software for multimedia applications.
NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:NG), dropped -0.32%, and closed at $3.13.The company has the market capitalization of $ 989.72M. The beta value of the stock is 1.61. On the other hand the stock’s volatility for the week is 5.54%, and for the month is 7.19%. The stock’s price to book ratio is 2.45, however price to cash ratio is 6.07. Analyst’s mean recommendation regarding this stock is 3.00. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
NovaGold Resources Inc. explores and develops mineral properties in Canada and the United States. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. Its flagship project is the 50%-owned Donlin Gold project covering an area of 81,361 acres located in the Kuskokwim region of southwestern Alaska. The company was formerly known as NovaCan Mining Resources (1985) Limited and changed its name to NovaGold Resources Inc. in March 1987. NovaGold Resources Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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