Skechers, AT&T Plunge into Friday’s 52-Week Low Club

July 20, 2018: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 60 equities making new 52-week lows in Friday’s session. On the NYSE decliners led advancers by about 1.17 to 1 and on the Nasdaq, decliners led advancers by about 1.11 to 1.

Skechers Inc. (NYSE: SKX) traded down more than 28% Friday and posted a new 52-week low of $23.80 after closing Thursday at $33.25. The stock’s 52-week high is $43.08. Volume totaled more than 50 million, more than 16-times the daily average. The company missed earnings estimates and analysts took no prisoners.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) traded down about 0.7% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $31.04 after closing Thursday at $31.27. The stock’s 52-week high is $39.80. Volume was about 35% below the daily average of about 43 million shares. The federal government’s review of the company’s merger with Time-Warner is getting an expedited review.

Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD) dropped about 0.2% Friday to set a new 52-week low of $23.23. Shares closed at $23.28 on Thursday and the stock’s 52-week high is $32.75. Volume totaled 25% more than the daily average of around 3.9 million. The company had no specific news.

Yum China Holdings Inc. (NYSE: YUMC) traded down about 6.2% Friday to set a new 52-week low of $33.77. Shares closed at $36.00 on Thursday, and the 52-week high is $48.75. Volume was about 40% higher than the daily average of around 2.8 million. The company had no specific news, other than more talk about more tariffs on Chinese good and retaliation against companies that do business in China.

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Exane Derivatives Takes $214,000 Position in Willis Towers Watson PLC (WLTW)

Exane Derivatives purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson PLC (NASDAQ:WLTW) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 1,400 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Verition Fund Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson by 146.3% during the first quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 12,449 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,895,000 after acquiring an additional 7,395 shares during the period. Aperio Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson by 8.1% during the first quarter. Aperio Group LLC now owns 28,422 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,326,000 after acquiring an additional 2,135 shares during the period. North Run Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson during the first quarter valued at $7,610,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson by 1.1% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 350,396 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,200,000 after acquiring an additional 3,734 shares during the period. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson by 3.1% during the first quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,115,778 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $169,810,000 after acquiring an additional 33,460 shares during the period. 91.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Willis Towers Watson opened at $159.62 on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. Willis Towers Watson PLC has a 1-year low of $142.67 and a 1-year high of $165.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.68, a quick ratio of 2.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.93.

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $2.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson had a return on equity of 9.69% and a net margin of 5.37%. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.71 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson PLC will post 9.62 EPS for the current year.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, June 30th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 28th. Willis Towers Watson’s payout ratio is 28.20%.

WLTW has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Co set a $154.00 price target on Willis Towers Watson and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 7th. Citigroup cut their price target on Willis Towers Watson from $184.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 10th. Bank of America lowered Willis Towers Watson from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $163.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, March 26th. Sandler O’Neill raised Willis Towers Watson from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 13th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, ValuEngine lowered Willis Towers Watson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $172.83.

About Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. Its Human Capital and Benefits segment provides actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for traditional pension and retirement savings plans; plan management consulting, broking, and administration services for health and group benefit programs; and benefits outsourcing services.

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  Credit Suisse AM Inc Fund Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:CIK) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, June 27th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 11th will be given a dividend of 0.0225 per share on Tuesday, July 17th. This represents a $0.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 10th. This is an increase from Credit Suisse AM Inc Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.02.

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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) shares climbed 154.95 percent to close at $5.15 on Thursday. Comstock reported conversion of the majority of its unsecured, short-term debt into non-convertible preferred equity. Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) jumped 33.45 percent to close at $3.87. Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) gained 29.72 percent to close at $62.85 after reporting fiscal Q4 results. Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares rose 22.93 percent to close at $23.80. nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ: LASR) jumped 21.52 percent to close at $36.37 following Q1 results. Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) gained 20.28 percent to close at $2.61. The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) shares rose 19.57 percent to close at $21.45 after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results. AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) gained 18.8 percent to close at $7.90. Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS) rose 16.33 percent to close at $6.41. HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) rose 15.68 percent to close at $23.09 on Thursday. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNS) climbed 15.11 percent to close at $6.02 on Thursday after gaining 6.30 percent on Wednesday. Baird initiated coverage on Marinus Pharmaceuticals with an Outperform rating. Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST) shares rose 14.48 percent to close at $3.32 after the board announced late Wednesday the election of four activist-backed director nominees. Three women and one man comprise the selected group championed by NGM Capital’s Nathan Miller and Kenosis Capital’s Peter O’Malley. Destination Maternity had advocated for another slate of three men and interim CEO Melissa Payner-Gregor. The new directors are Holly Alden, Marla Ryan, Anne-Charlotte Windal and Christopher Morgan. China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF) gained 11.53 percent to close at $3.29 after announcing preliminary Q1 results. Bilibili Inc.. (NASDAQ: BILI) shares rose 11.33 pe
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  BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lessened its holdings in ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) by 8.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,975 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after selling 6,246 shares during the quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $10,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Capital City Trust Co. FL Cuts Stake in iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF (CSJ)

Capital City Trust Co. FL decreased its holdings in shares of iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF (NASDAQ:CSJ) by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 79,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,845 shares during the quarter. iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF accounts for approximately 3.5% of Capital City Trust Co. FL’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Capital City Trust Co. FL owned about 0.08% of iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF worth $8,247,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF by 131.8% in the 1st quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the last quarter. Braun Bostich & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $154,000. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $164,000. Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC lifted its position in iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF by 314.0% in the 1st quarter. Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC now owns 2,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 1,570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peloton Wealth Strategists bought a new stake in iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $221,000.

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NASDAQ:CSJ traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $103.70. The stock had a trading volume of 18,449 shares, compared to its average volume of 578,049. iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF has a one year low of $103.47 and a one year high of $105.61.

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 3rd were given a $0.1929 dividend. This is an increase from iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $2.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.23%.

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Avoid Tesla Stock and Buy This Car Company Instead

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Aban Offshore rises 4% on LoA to deploy 3 jack-up rigs in UAE

Share price of Aban Offshore rose 4 percent intraday Thursday as company received letter of award (LoA) to deploy three jack-up rigs in UAE.

The company's wholly owned step-down subsidiary received letter of award for the deployment of three jack-up rigs owned by step-down subsidiaries of the company, in the United Arab Emirates.

While two of the above said jack-up rig deployments are for a firm period of four years each, the deployment of the third jack-up rig is for a firm period of three years and an optional period of two years.

Two of the jack-up rigs are expected to commence deployment during the last quarter of calendar year 2018 and the third jack-up rig is expected to commence deployment during the first quarter of calendar year 2019.

At 13:15 hrs Aban Offshore was quoting at Rs 114.90, up Rs 1.60, or 1.41 percent on the BSE.

The share touched its 52-week high Rs 280.40 and 52-week low Rs 107.60 on 11 January, 2018 and 03 July, 2018, respectively.

Currently, it is trading 59.08 percent below its 52-week high and 6.64 percent above its 52-week low.

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  The stock market had a tumultuous session on Wednesday, as major benchmarks started the day weak but bounced back in the afternoon. Investors weren't happy with the current state of geopolitical uncertainty, with trade disputes threatening to become larger problems than ever. But the release of the minutes of the latest meeting of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee convinced many that the central bank will be slow to do lasting damage to the economic expansion, remaining measured in the pace of its interest rate increases. Moreover, some companies had good news that sent their shares higher. Tiffany (NYSE:TIF), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT), and Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) were among the best performers on the day. Here's why they did so well.

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  As a case in point, consider BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT), which is currently paying out an extrapolated $5.10 a year, based on the $1.275 per share it divvied out in April. This is good enough for a better than 17% annual yield, albeit it should be noted that the Trust's payout differs each quarter depending on its royalty revenue and cash earnings.�

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  Thursday ended in the red for most major benchmarks on Wall Street, with the Dow trading down by triple digits at times before climbing back toward the close. After having bounced back sharply in recent days, stocks seemed to lose upward momentum, and interest rate fears returned to the market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond once again moved above the 2.9% mark, and shorter-term Treasurys had yields reach levels they haven't seen in years. Yet even though the overall market was ready to take a break, some companies still enjoyed good news that lifted their shares. Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), Snap-on (NYSE:SNA), and Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) were among the best performers on the day. Here's why they did so well.

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  Schroder Investment Management Group cut its stake in Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) by 1.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 689,795 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 9,086 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned approximately 3.06% of Valmont Industries worth $100,917,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Top Undervalued Stocks To Invest In 2019: Stamps.com Inc.(STMP)

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  Shares of Stamps.com (NASDAQ:STMP) slumped on Thursday after the Trump administration proposed a federal government reorganization, including an overhaul and potential privatization of the U.S. Postal Service. The stock was down 10.2% when the market closed.

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  Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) announced strong first-quarter 2018 results on Thursday after the market closed, sending shares up nearly 4% on Friday in response. To be sure, Stamps.com's focus on its thriving shipping business continues to yield fruit, helped by a steadily growing base of loyal customers. The internet-based mailing and shipping services specialist also increased its full-year earnings outlook.

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Preferred Bank (PFBC) Stock Price Up 7.5%

Shares of Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) rose 7.5% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $66.26 and last traded at $66.10. Approximately 699,100 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 669% from the average daily volume of 90,852 shares. The stock had previously closed at $61.46.

Separately, BidaskClub upgraded shares of Preferred Bank from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $72.60.

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The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $871.73 million, a P/E ratio of 19.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.00.

Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 19th. The bank reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.03. Preferred Bank had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 28.88%. The business had revenue of $37.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $37.29 million. equities analysts predict that Preferred Bank will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current year.

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 20th. Investors of record on Friday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.47%. This is a boost from Preferred Bank’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Preferred Bank’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.73%.

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PFBC. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Preferred Bank during the first quarter worth about $129,000. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in Preferred Bank by 653.1% during the first quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,651 shares of the bank’s stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 2,299 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Management LP bought a new position in Preferred Bank during the first quarter worth about $220,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in Preferred Bank during the fourth quarter worth about $265,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in Preferred Bank during the first quarter worth about $267,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.96% of the company’s stock.

About Preferred Bank

Preferred Bank provides various commercial banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and investors, professionals, and high net worth individuals in the United States. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts.