Liberty Tax (OTCMKTS: TAXA) is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in the “Patent owners & lessors” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Liberty Tax to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Dividends Liberty Tax pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. As a group, “Patent owners & lessors” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out... 

News headlines about EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 6,000 blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. EOG Resources earned a media sentiment score of 1.57 on their scale. InfoTrie also gave news headlines about the energy exploration company an news buzz score of 10 out of 10, indicating that... 

Equities analysts expect that Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EIG) will post sales of $208.98 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Two analysts have issued estimates for Employers’ earnings. The highest sales estimate is $209.90 million and the lowest is $208.05 million. Employers posted sales of $200.70 million in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year over year growth rate of 4.1%. The firm is expected to report its next earnings report on Wednesday, February 20th. According to Zacks, analysts expect... 

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Thermon Group (NYSE:THR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Profitability This table compares Bloom Energy and Thermon Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bloom Energy -32.18% N/A -16.88% Thermon Group 3.45% 10.22% 5.23% Institutional... 

Pharma Bio Serv (OTCMKTS: PBSV) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the “Management consulting services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Pharma Bio Serv to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability. Profitability This table compares Pharma Bio Serv and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pharma... 

Elbit Imaging (NASDAQ:EMITF) and Forest City Realty Trust (NYSE:FCE.A) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Insider & Institutional Ownership 40.9% of Elbit Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Forest City Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 59.4% of Elbit Imaging shares are held by insiders.... 

Opal (CURRENCY:OPAL) traded flat against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 13:00 PM E.T. on November 18th. During the last seven days, Opal has traded 21.8% lower against the US dollar. Opal has a market capitalization of $219,300.00 and $0.00 worth of Opal was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Opal coin can currently be purchased for $0.0145 or 0.00000261 BTC on popular exchanges including Cryptopia and YoBit. Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours: Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) traded... 

Swiss National Bank lessened its holdings in Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,583,900 shares of the company’s stock after selling 54,100 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned 0.30% of Carnival worth $101,005,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Carnival... 

Swiss National Bank trimmed its position in Kellogg (NYSE:K) by 3.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,424,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 45,000 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Kellogg were worth $99,736,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Steward... 

Andatee China Marine Fuel Ser (OTCMKTS:AMCF) and Genesis Energy (NYSE:GEL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Dividends Genesis Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Andatee China Marine Fuel Ser does not pay a dividend. Genesis Energy pays out 203.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting... 

Latino Token (CURRENCY:LATINO) traded down 15.1% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 13:00 PM ET on November 18th. Latino Token has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of Latino Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Latino Token token can now be purchased for about $0.0003 or 0.00000005 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Latino Token has traded down 49.2% against the US dollar. Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours: XRP (XRP) traded... 

Alchemint Standards (CURRENCY:SDS) traded 6.8% higher against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 13:00 PM ET on November 18th. One Alchemint Standards token can currently be purchased for $0.0056 or 0.00000100 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Bilaxy, Switcheo Network and BitForex. In the last seven days, Alchemint Standards has traded down 17.1% against the US dollar. Alchemint Standards has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $117,672.00 worth of Alchemint Standards was traded on exchanges... 

Medizone International (OTCMKTS:MZEI) and Aceto (NASDAQ:ACET) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Valuation & Earnings This table compares Medizone International and Aceto’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation. Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Medizone International N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Aceto $711.36... 

Media coverage about Boeing (NYSE:BA) has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 6,000 news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Boeing earned a media sentiment score of 1.11 on their scale. InfoTrie also assigned media stories about the aircraft producer an news buzz score of 1 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely... 

Zeke Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group PLC (NYSE:JHG) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $350,000. Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $113,000. NumerixS Investment Technologies... 

U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) and Canada Jetlines (OTCMKTS:JETMF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability. Dividends U.S. Silica pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Canada Jetlines does not pay a dividend. U.S. Silica pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Risk and Volatility U.S. Silica... 

Northeast Financial Consultants Inc purchased a new position in shares of Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 26,001 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $706,000. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of WMB. Bray Capital Advisors grew its stake in shares of Williams Companies by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bray Capital Advisors now owns 4,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth... 

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) by 23.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 399,821 shares of the information services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,693 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Verisign were worth $64,019,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nomura Holdings Inc.... 

Toronto Dominion Bank lessened its holdings in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 145,297 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after selling 3,756 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank’s holdings in Alexion Pharmaceuticals were worth $20,193,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals... 

Toronto Dominion Bank lowered its stake in LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 211,134 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 69,732 shares during the quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank’s holdings in LyondellBasell Industries were worth $21,639,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional... 

Shares of Old Republic International Co. (NYSE:ORI) have received a consensus broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the two brokers that cover the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a strong buy recommendation. Analysts have set a 1-year consensus price target of $25.00 for the company and are expecting that the company will post $0.42 EPS for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also assigned Old Republic International an industry rank of 153 out of 257 based on the ratings... 

Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TTNP) is one of 107 publicly-traded companies in the “Biological products, except diagnostic” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Titan Pharmaceuticals to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Earnings & Valuation This table compares Titan Pharmaceuticals and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings... 

Zacks Investment Research cut shares of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Saturday. According to Zacks, “Shares of U.S. Bancorp have outperformed the industry over the past six months. The company possesses an impressive earnings surprise history, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters. Third-quarter 2018 earnings reflect higher revenues, along with loan growth and reduced provisions. However, lower mortgage banking revenues and escalating expenses... 

Rational Advisors LLC grew its position in Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) by 149.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,686 shares of the airline’s stock after buying an additional 26,201 shares during the period. Rational Advisors LLC’s holdings in Southwest Airlines were worth $2,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. TRUE Private Wealth... 

Rational Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) by 304,987.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 70,170 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 70,147 shares during the period. Agilent Technologies makes up 1.2% of Rational Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Rational Advisors LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $4,950,000 as of its most recent filing with... 

BidaskClub lowered shares of Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday. A number of other research analysts have also commented on LMNR. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Limoneira from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 31st. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Limoneira from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 29th. Buckingham Research upped their price target on shares of Limoneira from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the... 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ cut its holdings in E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ:ETFC) by 7.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,689 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,300 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in E*TRADE Financial were worth $2,027,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors... 

Barclays set a $37.00 target price on OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) in a research note published on Saturday morning. The brokerage currently has a sell rating on the utilities provider’s stock. Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on OGE. ValuEngine raised OGE Energy from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 13th. Zacks Investment Research raised OGE Energy from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, July 20th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on OGE Energy... 

Zacks Investment Research reissued their hold rating on shares of Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) in a research note released on Saturday morning. According to Zacks, “Zillow Group provides real estate and home-related brands on the Web and mobile. Strong improvement of the company’s Premier Agent Business is a key positive. New construction marketplaces and Rentals also aided growth. Zillow is striving to increase its audience size and improving consumer engagement via advertising and other related marketing initiatives. The company’s... 

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of YAHOO JAPAN Cor/ADR (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Saturday morning. According to Zacks, “Yahoo Japan Corporation is engaged in the internet advertising, e-Commerce and members services businesses. The company’s operating segments consists of Marketing Solutions, Consumer and Others. Marketing Solutions segment provides advertising, information listing and other corporate services. Consumer segment offers e-commerce related and membership services.... 

Zacks Investment Research reissued their hold rating on shares of The Western Union (NYSE:WU) in a research note issued to investors on Saturday. According to Zacks, “Western Union’s third-quarter 2018 operating earnings per share of 54 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.33%. However, the bottom line declined by a cent year over year. Western Union’s shares have declined in a year's time comparing unfavorably against its industry’s gain. Its Consumer to Consumer segment remains attractive and investment in... 

Victory Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMG) by 80.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 80,782 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 333,168 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.15% of Affiliated Managers Group worth $11,044,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors have also bought and... 

Victory Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) by 76.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 105,009 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 339,550 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Columbia Sportswear were worth $9,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Swiss National Bank grew its position... 

Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in J M Smucker Co (NYSE:SJM) by 46.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 115,916 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,893 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in J M Smucker were worth $11,894,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business.... 

Hortonworks Inc (NASDAQ:HDP) insider Scott E. Gnau sold 3,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.30, for a total transaction of $60,588.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,008,742 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,433,752.60. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Scott E. Gnau also recently made the following trade(s):... 

Analysts expect Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) to post $1.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Six analysts have issued estimates for Old Dominion Freight Line’s earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at $1.67 and the highest estimate coming in at $1.86. Old Dominion Freight Line reported earnings of $1.12 per share during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 56.3%. The company is expected to issue its next earnings results... 

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACRX) Director Mark G. Edwards bought 20,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $2.82 per share, for a total transaction of $58,374.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 181,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $510,420. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. NASDAQ:ACRX opened at... 

Centric Brands Inc (NASDAQ:CTRC) has been given a consensus broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the two analysts that cover the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a strong buy rating. Analysts have set a one year consensus price target of $7.00 for the company and are forecasting that the company will post ($0.02) earnings per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also assigned Centric Brands an industry rank of 74 out of 257 based on the ratings given to... 

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning. According to Zacks, “Prudential continues to gain from growth in asset-based businesses, improved margins in Group Insurance business and solid international operations. It is set to grow on its high performing asset management business, international operations and a deeper reach in the pension risk transfer market. Focus on Protection, Retirement and Investment Management... 

Welltrado (CURRENCY:WTL) traded 12.5% lower against the dollar during the one day period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on November 18th. Welltrado has a total market capitalization of $1.95 million and $173,285.00 worth of Welltrado was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Welltrado has traded 24.3% lower against the dollar. One Welltrado token can now be bought for $0.0526 or 0.00000939 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including YoBit and Exrates. Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day: XRP (XRP)... 

Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) insider Samantha Roady sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.77, for a total transaction of $38,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 225,508 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,752,197.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Shares of NYSE:GCAP remained flat at $$7.77 during midday trading on Friday. 621,759 shares... 

SAGE Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SAGE) was downgraded by BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer set a $170.00 price target on shares of SAGE Therapeutics and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of SAGE Therapeutics from $228.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight”... 

ValuEngine downgraded shares of Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Thursday. Separately, BidaskClub upgraded Citi Trends from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, August 16th. Shares of NASDAQ:CTRN traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $25.05. The company had a trading volume of 93,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 66,582. The firm has a market capitalization of $325.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46 and a beta of 0.72. Citi... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Wednesday morning. They currently have $3.50 target price on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock. According to Zacks, “Chimerix, Inc. engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of oral antiviral therapeutics for various medical needs. The Company is developing various product candidates for the treatment of dsDNA viruses, HIV, hepatitis C, influenza and smallpox which are... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Thursday. According to Zacks, “Shares of Shutterfly have outperformed the industry in a year’s time, courtesy of impressive top-line performance. Notably, third-quarter 2018 marked the 71st consecutive quarter of year-over-year net revenue growth. Shutterfly’s focus on improving operational efficiency through major restructuring also bodes well. Continual product innovations and focus... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Thursday morning. They currently have $4.75 price target on the business services provider’s stock. According to Zacks, “INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP, INC. was founded to build an industry-leading, high-growth, information-based services company by acquiring and growing businesses in advisory, data, business and media information services. ISG’s first acquisition – TPI, the... 

The Rubicon Project Inc (NYSE:RUBI) CFO David Day sold 5,196 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.70, for a total transaction of $24,421.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 241,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,132,798.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. David Day also recently made the following trade(s):... 

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of PGT Innovations (NYSE:PGTI) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning. According to Zacks, “PGT INDUSTRIES pioneered the U.S. impact-resistant window and door industry and today is the nation’s leading manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors. PGT is also one of the largest window and door manufacturers in the United States. The company’s total line of custom windows and doors is now available... 

ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) SVP James Denson Wilson, Jr. sold 1,468 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Sunday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.12, for a total value of $20,728.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 15,347 shares in the company, valued at $216,699.64. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Shares of ADTN stock traded down $0.14 during trading... 

Torcoin (CURRENCY:TOR) traded flat against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 11:00 AM Eastern on November 18th. Torcoin has a market cap of $23,561.00 and $0.00 worth of Torcoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Torcoin coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.0745 or 0.00000789 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last week, Torcoin has traded flat against the US dollar. Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day: Dash (DASH) traded 0.6% higher against the dollar and now...