LONDON, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
The US markets saw a positive sentiment on Friday, March 28, 2014, with the NASDAQ Composite
closing at 4,155.76, up 0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
ending the session at 16,323.06, up 0.36% and the S&P 500
edging 0.46% lower to finish the trading session at 1,857.62.
During the session, Health Care and Telecommunication Services
sectors ended in negative, while some positive momentums were
observed in the Consumer Discretionary, Energy, and Industrials
sectors. A number of stocks saw large movements, including ARIAD
Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA), Arotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTX),
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RH) and Sprouts Farmers
Market Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM). Free technical research on ARIA, ARTX,
RH and SFM can be downloaded upon signing up at:
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Shares in ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. edged 5.00% higher, finishing
Friday's session at $7.98. The stock
fluctuated between $7.87 and $8.20
during the session with a trading volume of 20.70 million shares as
compared to a three months average volume of 20.83 million shares.
Shares in ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. have advanced 2.84% in the
previous three trading sessions, 21.83% in the last three months,
and 17.01% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index
mapped a loss of 0.40% during the trading session and the same has
charted up 4.08% in the previous three months. Furthermore, the
stock indicated a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 50.22 and is
trading at par with its 50-day moving average of $7.98. Sign up today to read free research on
ARIA at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/585-ARIA-31Mar2014.pdf
On Friday, shares in Arotech Corp.'s stock ended the session at
$5.82, up 7.18%. A total of 5.38
million shares were traded as compared to a three months average
volume of 1.28 million shares. During the session, the stock traded
between $5.27 and $6.24, and traded
at a PE ratio of 30.63. Arotech Corp.'s shares have rallied 70.67%
in the last one month, 80.75% in the previous three months and
66.76% on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Industrials Sector Index
mapped a gain of 0.74% during the trading session, while the same
has lost 0.24% in the last one month. Further, the stock has an RSI
of 65.12 and is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving
averages of $3.56 and $2.42, respectively. Sign up today to read free
research on ARTX at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/585-ARTX-31Mar2014.pdf
Shares in Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. finished Friday's
session at $71.93, up 12.73%. A total
of 6.00 million shares were traded which is above the three months
average volume of 0.95 million shares. The stock vacillated between
$69.25 and $72.69 during the session.
Shares in Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. have surged 6.22% in
the last one month, 10.53% in the previous three months and 6.88%
on YTD basis. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index
mapped a gain of 0.81% during the trading session, while the same
has fallen by 3.52% in the last one month. Additionally, the stock
indicated an RSI of 70.78 and is trading above its 50-day and
200-day moving averages of $61.75 and
$66.96, respectively. The company
announced its FY 2013 and Q4 2013 financial results. For Q4 2013,
the company reported net income attributable to common stockholders
of $0.34 million, or $0.83 per diluted share. For full-year FY 2013,
the company reported net income attributable to common stockholders
of $69.1 million, or $1.71 per diluted share. Sign up today to read
free research on RH at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/585-RH-31Mar2014.pdf
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.'s stock closed Friday's session at
$36.47, which is 6.73% higher than
the previous day's closing price of $34.17. A total of 5.64 million shares were
traded as compared to a three months average volume of 0.90 million
shares. The stock oscillated between $34.75
and $36.55 during the trading session and traded at a PE
ratio of 19.50. Shares in Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. have gained
2.76% in the previous three trading sessions, while the same has
declined 6.42% in the last one month and 5.10% on YTD basis. The
S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.37%
during the trading session and 1.28% in the last one month.
Moreover, the stock indicated an RSI of 48.22 and is trading below
its 50-day moving average of $36.58.
On March 27, 2014, the company
announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 15
million shares of its common stock by affiliates of Apollo Global
Management, and certain other stockholders of the company at a
public offering price of $33.75 per
share. Sign up today to read free research on SFM at:
http://www.investor-edge.com/585-SFM-31Mar2014.pdf
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