Jefferies Raises Price Target on Dollar Tree (DLTR) Following 1Q Earnings Report

Stocks with Implied Volatility Movement

May 27, 2016 6:09 AM EDT

Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) 25, GameStop (NYSE: GME) 49 implied volatility is above its IV index mean

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) 24, AMD (NYSE: AMD) 54 implied volatility... More

Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows 5/26: (NERV) (DLTR) (BURL) High; (IONS) (TDW) (PLKI) Low

May 26, 2016 2:57 PM EDT

52-Week High:Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NERV) $12.57. Minerva Neurosciences ripping higher today after announcing positive top line results from a prospective Phase IIb, 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel clinical trial evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of MIN-101 in patients with negative symptoms of schizophrenia. These negative symptoms, for which no approved treatment is currently available, affect the majority of schizophrenic patients and can persist over their lifetimes. The study successfully achieved its primary endpoint, demonstrating the statistically significant benefit of MIN-101... More

Pre-Open Stock Movers 05/26: (NERV) (FLXN) (DLTR) Higher; (PRGN) (OVAS) (IONS) Lower (more...)

May 26, 2016 9:32 AM EDT

Today's Pre-Open Stock Movers:

Minerva Neurosciences (NASDAQ: NERV) 232.2% HIGHER;... More

Dollar Tree (DLTR) Tops Q1 EPS by 8c; Issued Mixed Outlook

May 26, 2016 7:34 AM EDT

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported Q1 EPS of $0.89, $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of $0.81. Revenue for the quarter came in at $5.09 billion versus the consensus estimate of $5.1 billion.

Same-store sales, on a constant currency basis, increased 3.4% in the prior-year period. Adjusted for the impact of Canadian currency fluctuations, the same-store sales increase was 2.2%.

Bob Sasser, Chief Executive Officer, stated, I am very pleased with the Companys performance in the first quarter. Through what continues to be a challenging economic... More

Wall Street hits 'pause' after two-day surge

May 26, 2016 7:29 AM EDT

By Noel Randewich

(Reuters) - Wall Street treaded water on Thursday following two days of strong gains as advancing utilities offset declines in materials, banks and other cyclical industries.

Investors this week have grown more comfortable with expectations the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as soon as June, with many taking the view that such a hike would reflect improvement in the country's economy.

After gaining 2 percent over the previous two sessions, the S&P 500 traded flat, with a 1.1 percent dip in the materials index partly offset by a 1.06 percent rise in utilities .

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Trading Radar for 5/26: Sears (SHLD), Signet (SIG), Deckers (DECK), GameStop (GME), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Report

May 25, 2016 2:41 PM EDT

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
8:30am EDT

Initial Claims - Street sees 275kContinuing Claims - no Street consensusDurable Orders - Street sees 0.6%Durable Orders: ex-trans - Street sees 0.5%

Earnings:

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) - consensus loss $0.51
Actions Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ACTS) - no Street... More

Dollar stores' results may shelter battered retail shareholders

May 25, 2016 2:38 PM EDT

By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investors shell-shocked by dismal quarterly reports from department stores will look for new signs of hope for brick-and-mortar retailers on Thursday as discount sellers Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) and Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) hand in their results.

Macy's (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and other department stores have been crippled by a consumer shift away from spending on apparel, and they have also been victims of Amazon.com's... More

Dollar Tree (DLTR) May 80, 82.5 and 83 calls active into Q1 and outlook

May 25, 2016 1:30 PM EDT

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) June call option implied volatility is at 33, July is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 43 into the expected release of Q1 results on May 26.

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