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UPDATE: UBS Downgrades Express Inc. (EXPR) to Sell

August 25, 2016 6:40 AM EDT

(Updated - August 25, 2016 8:23 AM EDT)

UBS downgraded Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) from Neutral to Sell with a price target of $10.00 (from $16.00). The change follows the release of Q2 results. Analyst Michael Binetti warned of downside risk in the second half of the... More

Option volume flows

August 25, 2016 5:14 AM EDT

Stocks and options expected to have increasing volume; HPQ WSM TEVA MYL DG DLTR DIG GES WDAY TLYS MIK BURL TBT TLT

Stocks with increasing call volume on August 24; CHS NMBL NYMX HPQ TIF EXPR INCY LCI LPX BBY OPHT

Stocks with increasing put volume on August 24; PDCE... More

Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows 8/24: (OSUR) (BREW) (NYMX) High; (EXPR) (SEAC) (BAS) Low

August 24, 2016 3:45 PM EDT

52-Week High:OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSUR) $8.16. OraSure Technologies has been awarded a contract for up to $16.6 million in total funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responses Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to advance the... More

Stifel Cuts Price Target on Express (EXPR) to $15 Following 2Q EPS Miss

August 24, 2016 1:54 PM EDT

Stifel maintained a Buy rating on Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR), and cut the price target to $15.00 (from $18.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report.

Analyst "Express reported 2Q EPS of $0.13, $0.04 below consensus and $0.02 below the low end of managements guidance. EPS decreased 48% vs.... More

Wedbush Downgrades Express Inc. (EXPR) to Neutral

August 24, 2016 1:52 PM EDT

Wedbush downgraded Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) from Outperform to Neutral.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Express Inc. click here. For more ratings news on Express Inc. click here.

Shares of Express Inc. closed at $16.03 yesterday.

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CL King Downgrades Express Inc. (EXPR) to Neutral

August 24, 2016 1:52 PM EDT

CL King downgraded Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) from Buy to Neutral.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Express Inc. click here. For more ratings news on Express Inc. click here.

Shares of Express Inc. closed at $16.03 yesterday.

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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 8/24: (NYMX) (URRE) (BREW) Higher; (EXPR) (BSPM) (LZB) Lower

August 24, 2016 12:51 PM EDT

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq: NYMX) 28.8% HIGHER; announces successful new study results from the long-term blinded placebo crossover group from the U.S. Phase 3 trials for fexapotide, the Company's lead compound in late stage development for enlarged prostate (BPH) and for localized prostate cancer.

Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) (Nasdaq: URRE) 28.8% HIGHER; announced that it has staked approximately 4,600 acres (1,860 hectares) of placer mining claims covering a prospective target for lithium-enriched brines in the Columbus Salt Marsh area of west-central Nevada.... More

Streetinsider.com's Hot Lunchtime Reads 8/24: (SPLK) (CC) (EXPR) (HLF)

August 24, 2016 12:09 PM EDT

The following is a list of notable articles to help get you through the lunch hour:Splunk (SPLK) August weekly volatility increases into Q2 and outlook ->... More

Deutsche Bank Downgrades Express Inc. (EXPR) to Hold

August 24, 2016 11:20 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank earlier downgraded Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $12.00 (from $19.00). The change follows the release of disappointing Q2 results.

Analyst Paul Trussell commented on the downgrade, saying, "EXPR diverged from the pack in 2Q as the company was unable to take... More

Express Inc's shares tumble as results miss amid apparel cheer

August 24, 2016 10:55 AM EDT

By Subrat Patnaik

(Reuters) - Express Inc (NYSE: EXPR) lost more than a quarter of its market value on Wednesday as its lower-than-expected results belied a recent uptick in apparel sales that has helped most retailers.

Express, which had outperformed many of its peers in a weak apparel market last year, also slashed same-store sales and profit forecasts for the year.

"Earnings were below our guidance, reflecting challenging store traffic," Chief Executive David Kornberg said on a conference call.

Kornberg also cited a "lack of clarity" across... More

Pre-Open Stock Movers 08/24: (URRE) (LCI) (OSUR) Higher; (EXPR) (LZB) (SOL) Lower (more...)

August 24, 2016 9:25 AM EDT

Today's Pre-Open Stock Movers

Uranium Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: URRE) 62.2% HIGHER; announced that it has staked approximately 4,600 acres (1,860 hectares) of placer mining claims covering a prospective target for lithium-enriched brines in the Columbus Salt Marsh area of west-central Nevada. The target area, known as the Nina Project, is situated within a region of known lithium mineralization and is approximately 27 miles (43 kilometers) northwest of the Clayton Valley/Silver Peak lithium brine mine of Albemarle Corporation, the only operating lithium brine recovery... More

Best Buy (BBY) Declares $0.28 Quarterly Dividend; 2.9% Yield

August 24, 2016 8:00 AM EDT

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share, or $1.12 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on October 4, 2016, to stockholders of record on September 13, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of September 9, 2016.

The annual yield on the dividend is 2.9... More

Stifel Notes Rough Qtr. for Express (EXPR) Leading to Cut Outlook; Affirms at 'Buy'

August 24, 2016 8:00 AM EDT

Stifel affirms Express (NYSE: EXPR) at Buy with a price target of $18 following Q2 results and trimmed outlook issued earlier Wednesday.

Analyst Richard Jaffe commented today:

3Q Assortments Improve But is it Enough to Drive Traffic and Sales? Management believes that the fall assortment is more cohesive across... More

Wall St. falls as healthcare, materials stumble

August 24, 2016 7:43 AM EDT

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street retreated on Wednesday, pulled lower by weakness in the materials and healthcare sectors as investors continued to weigh the possibility of an interest rate hike in the coming months.

Healthcare shares, off 1.6 percent, saw their biggest drop since June 24. They were dragged lower by a 5.4-percent drop in Mylan (NASDAQ: MYL) to $43.15 as political pressure mounted on the company in the wake of price increases for its EpiPen allergy treatment.

Materials were down 1.2 percent as names such as Newmont... More

Express (EXPR) Misses Q2 EPS by 4c: Comps Miss Estimates; Issues Light Q3, FY16 EPS Outlook

August 24, 2016 6:46 AM EDT

Express (NYSE: EXPR) reported Q2 EPS of $0.13, $0.04 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.17. Revenue for the quarter came in at $504.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $520.95 million.

Comparable sales (including e-commerce sales) decreased 8%, compared to a 7% increase in the second... More

Trading Radar for 8/24: HP, Inc. (HPQ), PVH Corp. (PVH), RBC (RY), Express (EXPR), Guess? (GES), Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Report

August 23, 2016 3:07 PM EDT

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

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
9:00am EDT

FHFA Housing Price Index - no Street consensus

Earnings:

Astro-Med (Nasdaq: ALOT) - no Street... More