On Thursday, Following U.S. Stocks were among the “Top Gainers“: Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR), Mattel, Inc (NASDAQ:MAT), Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), Time Inc (NYSE:TIME)
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR)’s shares picked up 4.22%, and closed at $2.47. The stock volatility for the week is 6.97%, while for the month remained 7.56%. The company holds consensus target price of $3.79.
If we consider EPS growth of the company, then we will notice the following observations:
The company showed -1.23 diluted EPS growth for trailing twelve months. However, YTD EPS growth remained 24.90%, and Annual EPS growth for the past 5 years is considered as -26.00%.
The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.40. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, explores for, exploits, attains, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid resources in the United States. The company operates through the U.S. Upstream, Midstream, and Oilfield Services segments. It operates in two of the unconventional shale resource plays in the United States, counting the Marcellus Shale and the Utica Shale plays located in the Appalachian Basin within the states of West Virginia and Ohio; and owns interests in non-operated oil and gas properties in the Williston Basin/Bakken Shale located in Divide County, North Dakota. As of December 31, 2014, the company had about 274,653 net leasehold acres in its principal operating areas, counting 79,683 net acres in the Marcellus Shale; about 125,680 acres in the Utica Shale; and about 69,290 net acres in the Williston Basin/Bakken Shale in North Dakota.
Mattel, Inc (NASDAQ:MAT), raised 4.20%, and closed at $25.56. The company holds the market capitalization of 8.33B. For the trailing twelve months, the stock’s return on equity value remains 16.00%, while return on assets value is 7.50%, in response to its return on investment value of 11.20%. Its 20-day moving average declined -1.69%, below 50-day moving average of -5.97%, below 200-day moving average of -18.91% from the latest market price of $25.66. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.90.(where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Mattel, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a range of toy products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: North America, International, and American Girl. It offers dolls and accessories, vehicles and play sets, and games and puzzles under the Mattel Girls & Boys brands, counting Barbie, Monster High, Disney Classics, Ever After High, Little Mommy, Polly Pocket, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, CARS, Disney Planes, BOOMco, Radica, Toy Story, Max Steel, WWE Wrestling, and Batman.
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), enhanced 4.16%, and closed at $107.17, hitting new 52-week high of $107.33. The stock has price to sale value of 1.44, however, price to book value is 2.95. With recent incline, the year-to-date (YTD) performance reflected a 13.78% gain below last year. During the past month the stocks gain 33.36%, bringing three-month performance to 16.78% and six-month performance to 21.23%. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.20. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment company worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products, and Interactive. The Media Networks segment operates broadcast and cable television networks, domestic television stations, and radio networks and stations; and is involved in the television production and television distribution operations. Its cable networks comprise ESPN, Disney Channels, and ABC Family, in addition to UTV/Bindass and Hungama.
Time Inc (NYSE:TIME), rose 4.16%, and closed at $22.54. The stock has volatility for the week is 2.89%, while for the month it is 3.10%. The company has the market capitalization of $2.37B. The company holds the book value per share of 26.31, whereas cash per share is 4.74. Price to book value is estimated to be 0.86, while price to sale value is 0.75. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is said to be 2.00 (where 1=Buy, 5=sale).
Time Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media company that publishes magazines in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It publishes magazines under People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple, Southern Living, Entertainment Weekly, Travel + Leisure, Cooking Light, Fortune, and Food & Wine names in the United States, in addition to about 50 diverse titles in the United Kingdom, such as Decanter and Horse & Hound. The company also provides content marketing, targeted local print and digital advertising programs, branded book publishing, and marketing and support services, counting subscription sales services for magazines and other products, retail distribution and marketing services and customer service, and fulfillment services for third-party clients, counting other magazine publishers.
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