Brokerages forecast that Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (NYSE:SSD) will announce $324.33 million in sales for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Two analysts have issued estimates for Simpson Manufacturing’s earnings. The highest sales estimate is $333.56 million and the lowest is $315.10 million. Simpson Manufacturing reported sales of $308.01 million during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 5.3%. The firm is expected to announce its next earnings report on Monday, July 29th. According... 

Wall Street analysts expect that Melinta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MLNT) will post $14.00 million in sales for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks reports. Two analysts have made estimates for Melinta Therapeutics’ earnings. The highest sales estimate is $14.40 million and the lowest is $13.60 million. Melinta Therapeutics posted sales of $12.02 million during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 16.5%. The business is expected to report its next quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. On... 

Shares of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the thirty-six analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $1,322.01. GOOGL has been the topic of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC initiated coverage on shares of Alphabet... 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt (NYSE:MSD) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 20th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.13 per share on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 1.2% annually over the last three years. MSD traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday,... 

PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, June 18th, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.072 per share on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $0.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 27th. PermRock Royalty Trust has a dividend payout ratio of 39.2% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect PermRock Royalty Trust to earn $1.14 per share next year,... 

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE:EARN) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 11th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be given a dividend of 0.28 per share by the real estate investment trust on Thursday, July 25th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT has decreased its dividend by an average of 11.0% per year over the last three years. Ellington Residential... 

Biffa PLC (LON:BIFF) announced a dividend on Wednesday, June 5th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th will be given a dividend of GBX 4.90 ($0.06) per share on Friday, July 19th. This represents a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. This is an increase from Biffa’s previous dividend of $2.30. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. LON:BIFF opened at GBX 210.50 ($2.75) on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 229.97. The... 

Four Corners Property Trust Inc (NYSE:FCPT) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 10th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.287 per share by the financial services provider on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. Four Corners Property Trust has a dividend payout ratio of 81.6% indicating that its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future... 

CyrusOne Inc (NASDAQ:CONE) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 2nd, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.46 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, July 12th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 27th. CyrusOne has increased its dividend by an average of 15.9% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 5 consecutive years.... 

Stellus Capital Investment Corp (NYSE:SCM) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 16th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.1133 per share by the investment management company on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 27th. Stellus Capital Investment has a dividend payout ratio of 107.1% meaning the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on... 

Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) and Advanced Oxygen Technologies (OTCMKTS:AOXY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability. Profitability This table compares Urban Edge Properties and Advanced Oxygen Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Urban Edge Properties 26.64% 10.84% 3.88% Advanced... 

Centerstate Bank (NASDAQ:CSFL) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Dividends Centerstate Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Citigroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Citigroup pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centerstate... 

Toro Co (NYSE:TTC) VP Amy E. Dahl sold 2,900 shares of Toro stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total value of $199,723.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,017,829.73. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Shares of TTC opened at $67.64 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of... 

Slack (NASDAQ:WORK) Director Chamath Palihapitiya sold 1,017,067 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.99, for a total value of $39,655,442.33. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. WORK opened at $35.20 on Wednesday. Slack has a 1-year low of $34.81 and a 1-year high of $42.00. WORK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson initiated coverage on... 

Workiva Inc (NYSE:WK) VP Jeff D. Trom sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.90, for a total transaction of $1,158,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 235,582 shares in the company, valued at $13,640,197.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Shares of WK stock opened at $55.69 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -59.88 and a beta... 

BidaskClub upgraded shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Saturday, BidAskClub reports. REGN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Argus cut Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a hold rating on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a report on Friday, June 14th. Leerink Swann set a $453.00 target price on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and gave the company... 

BidaskClub upgraded shares of MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Sunday morning, BidAskClub reports. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. ValuEngine cut shares of MGP Ingredients from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Monday, June 17th. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of MGP Ingredients from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. NASDAQ:MGPI opened at $61.07 on Friday. The stock’s... 

BidaskClub cut shares of Independent Bank Co.(MI) (NASDAQ:IBCP) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report released on Saturday, BidAskClub reports. A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on IBCP. Boenning Scattergood restated a hold rating on shares of Independent Bank Co.(MI) in a research report on Thursday, May 2nd. ValuEngine lowered Independent Bank Co.(MI) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research lowered Independent Bank Co.(MI) from a hold rating... 

BidaskClub upgraded shares of Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday, BidAskClub reports. A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Fox Factory from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, May 3rd. SunTrust Banks increased their price target on Fox Factory to $70.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, May 2nd. They... 

Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ:RMTI) in a research report issued on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The firm set an “overweight” rating and a $11.00 price target on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 254.84% from the stock’s current price. RMTI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. ValuEngine cut Rockwell Medical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report... 

Autolus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AUTL) and TrovaGene (NASDAQ:TROV) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Earnings and Valuation This table compares Autolus Therapeutics and TrovaGene’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Autolus Therapeutics $1.41... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of NIO (NYSE:NIO) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday morning, Zacks.com reports. According to Zacks, “NIO Inc. is a premium electric vehicle market. The company designs, jointly manufactures and sells smart and connected premium electric vehicles. It offers electric cars under EP9, EVE and ES8 brand names. The company operates primarily in San Jose, California; Munich, Germany and London, United Kingdom. NIO Inc. is based in Shanghai, China. “ Several... 

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) was upgraded by BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, BidAskClub reports. A number of other brokerages also recently commented on SLP. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Simulations Plus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. ValuEngine raised shares of Simulations Plus from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Mamamancini’s (OTCMKTS:MMMB) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday, Zacks.com reports. According to Zacks, “MamaMancini’s Holding’s, Inc. is involved in manufacturing & distributing of food products primarily in the United States. It offers beef meatballs with sauce, turkey meatballs with sauce, chicken meatballs with sauce, pork meatballs with sauce and other similar Italian products. The company sells its products to supermarket... 

Cato’s (NYSE:CATO) same-store sales rose 1% in the month of May. Cato’s stock rose by 0% in the first full-day of trading following the report. Separately, ValuEngine cut shares of Cato from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 24th. Shares of Cato stock opened at $12.06 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $312.83 million, a PE ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock’s... 

Ero Copper Corp (TSE:ERO) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday after National Bank Financial raised their price target on the stock from C$18.50 to C$21.50. National Bank Financial currently has a sector perform rating on the stock. Ero Copper traded as high as C$22.07 and last traded at C$21.85, with a volume of 16531 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$21.83. Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity lifted their target price on shares of Ero Copper... 

Brokerages expect Global Medical REIT Inc (NYSE:GMRE) to announce sales of $16.74 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Four analysts have made estimates for Global Medical REIT’s earnings, with the highest sales estimate coming in at $17.15 million and the lowest estimate coming in at $15.93 million. Global Medical REIT reported sales of $13.25 million during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 26.3%. The business is scheduled to announce its next quarterly... 

Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the thirty-two analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $58.64. WDC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital increased their... 

Equities analysts forecast that Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) will announce $318.50 million in sales for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have provided estimates for Titan Machinery’s earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $315.80 million and the highest is $321.20 million. Titan Machinery reported sales of $299.89 million in the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 6.2%. The firm is scheduled to announce its next quarterly earnings results on Thursday,... 

Brokerages expect that Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) will announce sales of $674.77 million for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Eight analysts have issued estimates for Patterson-UTI Energy’s earnings, with estimates ranging from $667.60 million to $679.35 million. Patterson-UTI Energy posted sales of $854.42 million during the same quarter last year, which would indicate a negative year over year growth rate of 21%. The company is scheduled to report its next earnings report on Thursday, July 25th. On average, analysts expect... 

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.63. Separately, Zacks Investment Research lowered Douglas Emmett from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a... 

Analysts forecast that Landec Co. (NASDAQ:LNDC) will announce sales of $149.93 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Three analysts have issued estimates for Landec’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $148.13 million and the highest estimate coming in at $151.47 million. Landec reported sales of $141.08 million during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 6.3%. The business is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings report... 

Shares of TOP SHIPS Inc (NASDAQ:TOPS) have been given a consensus broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the one analysts that provide coverage for the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a strong buy rating. Analysts have set a twelve-month consensus price objective of $1.00 for the company, according to Zacks. Zacks has also given TOP SHIPS an industry rank of 96 out of 256 based on the ratings given to its competitors. Separately, Maxim Group reissued a “buy” rating and... 

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $143.86. Several research firms have recently weighed in on UHS. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a... 

Gildan Activewear Inc (NYSE:GIL) (TSE:GIL) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $30.75. A number... 

Ashland Global Holdings Inc (NYSE:ASH) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the eleven analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $90.86. A number of brokerages have commented on ASH. TheStreet upgraded shares of Ashland Global from a “c+”... 

Equities research analysts forecast that First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) will post $0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have provided estimates for First Community’s earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $0.37 and the lowest is $0.35. First Community reported earnings of $0.39 per share in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a negative year over year growth rate of 7.7%. The business is expected to report its next quarterly earnings results on Wednesday,... 

RF Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RFIL) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 10th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Sunday, June 30th will be given a dividend of 0.02 per share by the electronics maker on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. RF Industries has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 34.1% annually over the last three years. Shares of RF Industries stock traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Tuesday,... 

Shares of Southern National Banc. of Virginia, Inc (NASDAQ:SONA) have been assigned an average broker rating score of 2.00 (Buy) from the two analysts that cover the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Brokerages have set a one year consensus price objective of $20.50 for the company and are anticipating that the company will post $0.35 EPS for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also given Southern... 

Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, June 18th, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.032 per share by the financial services provider on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. Franklin Universal Trust has decreased its dividend by an average of 6.8% annually over the last three years. Shares of FT stock traded up $0.01 during trading hours... 

Wall Street analysts expect Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) to announce earnings per share (EPS) of ($0.05) for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two analysts have issued estimates for Aphria’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is ($0.07) and the highest is ($0.02). Aphria posted earnings of ($0.03) per share during the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year-over-year growth rate of 66.7%. The firm is expected to issue its next quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. According to Zacks, analysts... 

Track Group (OTCMKTS:TRCK) and Vislink Technologies (NASDAQ:VISL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Insider and Institutional Ownership 86.5% of Vislink Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Track Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Vislink Technologies shares are... 

Pressure Biosciences (OTCMKTS: PBIO) is one of 25 public companies in the “Analytical instruments” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Pressure Biosciences to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Analyst Recommendations This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Pressure Biosciences and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com. Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy... 

Curo Group (NYSE:CURO) and Senmiao Technology (NASDAQ:AIHS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and dividends. Risk and Volatility Curo Group has a beta of 3.83, meaning that its share price is 283% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senmiao Technology has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P... 

Silk Road Medical (NASDAQ:SILK) and Repro-Med Systems (OTCMKTS:REPR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Earnings and Valuation This table compares Silk Road Medical and Repro-Med Systems’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Silk... 

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of OFS Credit (NASDAQ:OCCI) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report released on Saturday morning, Zacks.com reports. According to Zacks, “OFS Credit Company Inc. operates as a closed-end management investment company. It primarily focuses on investing in debt and subordinated securities; corporate credit investments including leveraged loans and high yield bonds; opportunistic credit investments. OFS Credit Company Inc. is based in Chicago, United States. “ NASDAQ:OCCI opened... 

BidaskClub downgraded shares of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Friday, BidAskClub reports. PFLT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital from an outperform rating to a market perform rating and reduced their... 

Scapa Group (LON:SCPA) had its target price reduced by Jefferies Financial Group from GBX 450 ($5.88) to GBX 300 ($3.92) in a report issued on Friday morning, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock. A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Numis Securities reiterated a buy rating on shares of Scapa Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 5th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a buy rating and set a GBX 520 ($6.79) price target on shares of Scapa Group in a research note on... 

Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning, 24/7 WallStreet reports. Robert W. Baird currently has $19.00 target price on the financial services provider’s stock, up from their previous target price of $18.00. Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. GMP Securities reissued an average rating and issued a $34.50 price objective on shares of KeyCorp in a research note on Friday, May 17th. Wood &... 

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of PJT Partners (NYSE:PJT) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note released on Saturday morning, Zacks.com reports. According to Zacks, “PJT Partners Inc. is a financial advisory firm. The Company offers strategic advisory, restructuring and reorganization, fund placement and funds advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments. PJT Partners Inc. is based in NEW YORK, United States. “ NYSE PJT opened at $39.38 on Friday. PJT Partners...