Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 09/05: (BONT) (CCRN) (PSTI) Higher; (AUQ) (VRS) (FRAN) Lower
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Bon-Ton Stores (Nasdaq: BONT) 21.2% HIGHER; KeyBanc upgraded Bon-Ton Stores from Hold to Buy with a price target of $15. Click here for more color.
AuRico Gold (NYSE: AUQ) 19.5% LOWER; provided by the miner for its Ocampo Mine site in Mexico. For 2012, AuRico sees production at Ocampo in the range of 115,000 to 125,000 Aue ounces, from 150,000 to 170,000 prior. CapEx at the project moves from $50 million to a $70 million cap. Click here for more.
Cross Country Healthcare (Nasdaq: CCRN) 16.4% HIGHER; Citi upgraded from Neutral to Buy.
Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) 15.6% LOWER; has decided to cease further discussions with NewPage Corporation or its creditors regarding a potential business combination. Verso President and CEO David Paterson commented, "After careful analysis, we believe it is in the best interests of our company and its stakeholders to focus on the many other opportunities for Verso, including internal growth projects and other potential strategic alternatives."
Francesca's Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: FRAN) 15.3% LOWER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.28, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.24. Revenue for the quarter came in at $76.37 million versus the consensus estimate of $71.09 million. Comparable boutique sales increased 20.7% following an increase of 5.4% in the same prior year period. Sees Q3 2012 EPS of $0.21-0.22, versus the consensus of $0.19 and revenue of $70.5 million - $71.5 million, versus the consensus of $67.01 million. Also sees FY2012 EPS of $0.96 - $0.98, versus the consensus of $0.91 and revenue of $290 million - $292 million, versus the consensus of $282.16 million.
Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTI) 14.1% HIGHER; announced today that treatment was successfully administered to a third patient. The outcome of those treatments potentially suggests that the Company's PLX cells may have significant potential to treat a range of indications of bone marrow diseases.
Repros Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RPRX) 13.5% HIGHER; entered into a purchase agreement with several institutional investors to sell an aggregate of 2,145,636 shares of common stock at $11 per share, in a private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $23.6 million, before deducting offering expenses.
Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) 13.0% HIGHER; affirmed full-year 2012 adjusted EBIT in the $125 to $135 million range, an increase of approximately $5 to $10 million from 2011. The Company also expects full-year 2012 free cash flow to be in the $80 to $100 million range from an operational perspective, an increase of approximately $10 to $30 million from 2011.
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. (Nasdaq: HITK) 12.4% LOWER; reported Q1 EPS of $0.44, $0.24 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.68. Revenue for the quarter came in at $52 million versus the consensus estimate of $57.6 million.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 11.1% LOWER; Nokia debuted its new Lumia range today, which is powered by Windows Phone 8. The event was largely underwhelming.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (Nasdaq: TSYS) 9.5% HIGHER; has been selected as one of eight awardees of the $2.6 billion Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) contract.
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AuRico Gold (NYSE: AUQ) 19.5% LOWER; provided by the miner for its Ocampo Mine site in Mexico. For 2012, AuRico sees production at Ocampo in the range of 115,000 to 125,000 Aue ounces, from 150,000 to 170,000 prior. CapEx at the project moves from $50 million to a $70 million cap. Click here for more.
Cross Country Healthcare (Nasdaq: CCRN) 16.4% HIGHER; Citi upgraded from Neutral to Buy.
Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) 15.6% LOWER; has decided to cease further discussions with NewPage Corporation or its creditors regarding a potential business combination. Verso President and CEO David Paterson commented, "After careful analysis, we believe it is in the best interests of our company and its stakeholders to focus on the many other opportunities for Verso, including internal growth projects and other potential strategic alternatives."
Francesca's Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: FRAN) 15.3% LOWER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.28, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.24. Revenue for the quarter came in at $76.37 million versus the consensus estimate of $71.09 million. Comparable boutique sales increased 20.7% following an increase of 5.4% in the same prior year period. Sees Q3 2012 EPS of $0.21-0.22, versus the consensus of $0.19 and revenue of $70.5 million - $71.5 million, versus the consensus of $67.01 million. Also sees FY2012 EPS of $0.96 - $0.98, versus the consensus of $0.91 and revenue of $290 million - $292 million, versus the consensus of $282.16 million.
Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTI) 14.1% HIGHER; announced today that treatment was successfully administered to a third patient. The outcome of those treatments potentially suggests that the Company's PLX cells may have significant potential to treat a range of indications of bone marrow diseases.
Repros Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RPRX) 13.5% HIGHER; entered into a purchase agreement with several institutional investors to sell an aggregate of 2,145,636 shares of common stock at $11 per share, in a private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $23.6 million, before deducting offering expenses.
Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) 13.0% HIGHER; affirmed full-year 2012 adjusted EBIT in the $125 to $135 million range, an increase of approximately $5 to $10 million from 2011. The Company also expects full-year 2012 free cash flow to be in the $80 to $100 million range from an operational perspective, an increase of approximately $10 to $30 million from 2011.
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. (Nasdaq: HITK) 12.4% LOWER; reported Q1 EPS of $0.44, $0.24 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.68. Revenue for the quarter came in at $52 million versus the consensus estimate of $57.6 million.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 11.1% LOWER; Nokia debuted its new Lumia range today, which is powered by Windows Phone 8. The event was largely underwhelming.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (Nasdaq: TSYS) 9.5% HIGHER; has been selected as one of eight awardees of the $2.6 billion Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) contract.
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