Stock Watch List for Thursday
Alcoa Inc. (AA : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 30.02+0.65+2.21%) said UAW Local 1050 has ratified a new 4-year labor agreement that covers about 830 employees at the company's Cleveland Works facility. The aluminum company said the UAW represented employees will return to work Jan. 2 after an 8-week strike.
BioForm Medical Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration has approved Radiesse, a cosmetic dermal filler for the long-lasting correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds. Shares of BioForm's competitor, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (MRX : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 35.53-0.24-0.67%), which makes wrinkle-treatment Restylane, closed down 0.67%.
Champion Industries Inc. (CHMP : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 6.75-0.07-1.02%) reported fiscal fourth-quarter net earnings of $1.97 million, or 20 cents a share, up from $569,000, or 6 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue in the three months ended Oct. 31 rose 6.6% to $37 million from $34.7 million.
Directed Electronics Inc. (DEIX : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 11.53+0.28+2.49%) said Ronald Dutt, executive vice president for finance, operations and legal, will be appointed chief financial officer and treasurer, effective Jan. 2. The Vista, Calif.-based designer and marketer of home theater loudspeakers, said Dutt will succeed John Morberg, who is leaving the company.
ON Semiconductor Corp. (ONNN : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 7.51+0.11+1.49%) said it has agreed to repurchase $70 million of its shares from TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC and TPG ON Holdings LLC, which together are the company's largest stockholder.
Sento (SNTO : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 3.24+1.32+68.75%) said it swung to a second-quarter net loss attributable to stockholders of $2.58 million, or 65 cents, due to higher costs of sales after the termination of a client program. In the same period last year, the Salt Lake City-based provider of call center services posted net earnings of $310,000, or 8 cents a share.
Standard & Poor's said First Cash Financial Services Inc. (FCFS : News , chart, profile, more,
Last: 23.53+0.37+1.60%) will replace Republic Bancorp Inc. (RBNC : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 14.48+0.36+2.55%) in the SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Friday. Citizens Banking Corp. (CBCF : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 28.06+0.56+2.04%) is acquiring Republic in a deal expected to close on or about that date.
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TPPH : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 1.82-0.02-1.09%) named Donald Picker as president, effective Jan. 2. Picker was most recently executive vice president of research and development at Callisto Pharmaceuticals.
Threshold (THLD : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 3.20+0.10+3.23%) said it is pleased with the results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of glufosfamide in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. The cancer treatments developer said 21% of patients in the clinical trial had a partial response.
VCA Antech (WOOF : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 32.29-0.03-0.09%) said it sees 2007 revenue of $1.05 billion to $1.08 billion. The operator of veterinary hospitals said it sees annual income of $109 million to $113 million, and per-share income of $1.27 to $1.31.
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Stock Watch List for Thursday
Alcoa Inc. (AA : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 30.02+0.65+2.21%) said UAW Local 1050 has ratified a new 4-year labor agreement that covers about 830 employees at the company's Cleveland Works facility. The aluminum company said the UAW represented employees will return to work Jan. 2 after an 8-week strike.
BioForm Medical Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration has approved Radiesse, a cosmetic dermal filler for the long-lasting correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds. Shares of BioForm's competitor, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (MRX : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 35.53-0.24-0.67%), which makes wrinkle-treatment Restylane, closed down 0.67%.
Champion Industries Inc. (CHMP : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 6.75-0.07-1.02%) reported fiscal fourth-quarter net earnings of $1.97 million, or 20 cents a share, up from $569,000, or 6 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue in the three months ended Oct. 31 rose 6.6% to $37 million from $34.7 million.
Directed Electronics Inc. (DEIX : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 11.53+0.28+2.49%) said Ronald Dutt, executive vice president for finance, operations and legal, will be appointed chief financial officer and treasurer, effective Jan. 2. The Vista, Calif.-based designer and marketer of home theater loudspeakers, said Dutt will succeed John Morberg, who is leaving the company.
ON Semiconductor Corp. (ONNN : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 7.51+0.11+1.49%) said it has agreed to repurchase $70 million of its shares from TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC and TPG ON Holdings LLC, which together are the company's largest stockholder.
Sento (SNTO : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 3.24+1.32+68.75%) said it swung to a second-quarter net loss attributable to stockholders of $2.58 million, or 65 cents, due to higher costs of sales after the termination of a client program. In the same period last year, the Salt Lake City-based provider of call center services posted net earnings of $310,000, or 8 cents a share.
Standard & Poor's said First Cash Financial Services Inc. (FCFS : News , chart, profile, more,
Last: 23.53+0.37+1.60%) will replace Republic Bancorp Inc. (RBNC : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 14.48+0.36+2.55%) in the SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Friday. Citizens Banking Corp. (CBCF : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 28.06+0.56+2.04%) is acquiring Republic in a deal expected to close on or about that date.
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TPPH : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 1.82-0.02-1.09%) named Donald Picker as president, effective Jan. 2. Picker was most recently executive vice president of research and development at Callisto Pharmaceuticals.
Threshold (THLD : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 3.20+0.10+3.23%) said it is pleased with the results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of glufosfamide in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. The cancer treatments developer said 21% of patients in the clinical trial had a partial response.
VCA Antech (WOOF : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 32.29-0.03-0.09%) said it sees 2007 revenue of $1.05 billion to $1.08 billion. The operator of veterinary hospitals said it sees annual income of $109 million to $113 million, and per-share income of $1.27 to $1.31.
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BioForm Medical Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration has approved Radiesse, a cosmetic dermal filler for the long-lasting correction of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds. Shares of BioForm's competitor, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (MRX : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 35.53-0.24-0.67%), which makes wrinkle-treatment Restylane, closed down 0.67%.
Champion Industries Inc. (CHMP : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 6.75-0.07-1.02%) reported fiscal fourth-quarter net earnings of $1.97 million, or 20 cents a share, up from $569,000, or 6 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue in the three months ended Oct. 31 rose 6.6% to $37 million from $34.7 million.
Directed Electronics Inc. (DEIX : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 11.53+0.28+2.49%) said Ronald Dutt, executive vice president for finance, operations and legal, will be appointed chief financial officer and treasurer, effective Jan. 2. The Vista, Calif.-based designer and marketer of home theater loudspeakers, said Dutt will succeed John Morberg, who is leaving the company.
ON Semiconductor Corp. (ONNN : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 7.51+0.11+1.49%) said it has agreed to repurchase $70 million of its shares from TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC and TPG ON Holdings LLC, which together are the company's largest stockholder.
Sento (SNTO : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 3.24+1.32+68.75%) said it swung to a second-quarter net loss attributable to stockholders of $2.58 million, or 65 cents, due to higher costs of sales after the termination of a client program. In the same period last year, the Salt Lake City-based provider of call center services posted net earnings of $310,000, or 8 cents a share.
Standard & Poor's said First Cash Financial Services Inc. (FCFS : News , chart, profile, more,
Last: 23.53+0.37+1.60%) will replace Republic Bancorp Inc. (RBNC : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 14.48+0.36+2.55%) in the SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Friday. Citizens Banking Corp. (CBCF : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 28.06+0.56+2.04%) is acquiring Republic in a deal expected to close on or about that date.
Tapestry Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TPPH : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 1.82-0.02-1.09%) named Donald Picker as president, effective Jan. 2. Picker was most recently executive vice president of research and development at Callisto Pharmaceuticals.
Threshold (THLD : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 3.20+0.10+3.23%) said it is pleased with the results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of glufosfamide in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. The cancer treatments developer said 21% of patients in the clinical trial had a partial response.
VCA Antech (WOOF : News , chart, profile, more, Last: 32.29-0.03-0.09%) said it sees 2007 revenue of $1.05 billion to $1.08 billion. The operator of veterinary hospitals said it sees annual income of $109 million to $113 million, and per-share income of $1.27 to $1.31.
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