Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received the Gene Washington Champion of Champion’s Award; the Chairman’s Award; and the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) program award, at the 42nd annual National Society of Black Engineer’s (NSBE) conference held this weekend in Boston. Gloria Pualani, Northrop Grumman director of socio-economic business programs/government relations, received the Sustainability Maven award.
On Tuesday Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) share price closed at $196.68. Company net profit margin stands at 8.50% whereas its return on equity (ROE) is 33.00%. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is 0.53% away from its 52 week high and its 52 week range is $152.31 – 196.75.
Quantitative Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) by 94.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 315,600 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 153,000 shares during the period. Quantitative Investment Management LLC owned about 0.23% of Oasis Petroleum worth $2,325,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) traded 10.72 Million shares and its share price increased 3.34% to close at $7.11. Company has 2.20% insider ownership. Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) quarterly performance is -10.68% while its year to date (YTD) performance is -3.53%.
Signia Capital Management reduced its stake in Regional Management Corp. (NYSE:RM) by 6.84% during the Q4 period. The investment management company now holds a total of 87,697 shares of Regional Management Corp which is valued at $1.5 Million after selling 6,440 shares in Regional Management Corp according to the most recent disclosure to the SEC.Regional Management Corp makes up approximately 5.24% of Signia Capital Management’s portfolio.
On Tuesday shares of Regional Management Corp. (NYSE:RM) ended up at $17.08. This year Company’s Earnings per Share (EPS) growth is 57.00% and next year’s EPS growth is 19.10%. Beta of Regional Management Corp. (NYSE:RM) is 1.44 while company weekly performance is 0.83%.
Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released. Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) last released its quarterly earnings data on, March 11th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.27) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $55.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.02 million. Equities analysts expect that Dawson Geophysical Company will post ($1.14) earnings per share for the current year.
Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) decreased -1.05% to close at $4.69 on 29 March. Its return on assets (ROA) is -9.80% while return on investment (ROI) is -12.20%. Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) price to sales (P/S) ratio is 0.43.
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Piper Jaffray from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report issued. They currently have a $0.65 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $1.00. Piper Jaffray’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 42.98% from the company’s previous close.
On 29 March Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) ended the day at $0.78. Company net profit margin stands at 4.50% whereas its return on equity (ROE) is 2.40%. Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ:ORIG) is -5.95% away from its 52 week high.