Stock Analysts

Enbridge Gets Green Signal for Line 5 Steel Anchor Support

Enbridge Inc. ENB recently received a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers to provide anchor support for the Line 5 petroleum pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac, in the state of Michigan. Following the approval, the company began the installation of 54 steel supports to the pipeline, as erosion created a gap between the lake bottom and the pipe […]

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Achillion’s Danicopan Gets Breakthrough Therapy Tag for PHN

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ACHN announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to its oral factor D inhibitor, danicopan (previously ACH-4471), as a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (“PNH”), a rare, acquired blood disease. The company is evaluating danicopan in combination with Alexion’s ALXN C5 inhibitor, Soliris (eculizumab) in a phase II study in PNH patients who have sub-optimal response to Soliris alone. […]

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Should Marathon Petroleum Pay Heed to a Triple Split Bid?

Shares of Marathon Petroleum MPC scaled higher after billionaire activist investor Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Corp suggested the company to break into three separate businesses. Following this development, the stock rose 8.4% in yesterday’s trading to a more than 5-month high. Claiming that Marathon suffered a long-term undervaluation in the equity market, Elliott recommended the split to help the company better its business scale while enhancing its shareholder value. […]

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Discover Financial (DFS) Rallies 38.6% YTD: More to Run?

Discover Financial Services DFS seems to have caught investors’ attention who acknowledge its growing top line, well-performing Direct Banking Business and a soaring card sales volume. The company is one of the major card issuers in the United States and a leading innovator in the credit card industry. It is active in forging alliances and partnerships owing to which, card sales volume expanded on average rate of 4.6% in the last five years on the back of a rise in customer base using Discover card […]

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Enanta’s Stock Down Despite NASH Drug Meeting Goal in Study

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ENTA announced positive top-line results from a mid-stage study on its lead product candidate EDP-305, currently being developed for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This phase IIa ARGON-1 study evaluated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of EDP-305 for the NASH patient population […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Castik Capital supports further growth of AddSecure

Castik Capital supports further growth of AddSecure Funds advised by Castik Capital S.à r.l (“Castik”) acquire the majority of AddSecure shares from Abry Partners. Castik is a European private equity firm with a long-term approach to value creation that will support the company’s further growth. PR Newswire STOCKHOLM, Sept […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Big City Moms and The Baby Show Series Merge to Form the Largest Consumer Event Series for New and Expecting Families Across the Country

Big City Moms and The Baby Show Series Merge to Form the Largest Consumer Event Series for New and Expecting Families Across the Country PR Newswire NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2019 NEW YORK , Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Big City Moms and The Baby Show Series have agreed to merge companies, forming the country’s largest consumer event series in the expecting and new family space. […]

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Is Ford Considering a JV With Mahindra & Mahindra in India?

Ford Motor Company F is likely to sign a joint venture deal with Mahindra & Mahindra, which will mark an end to Ford’s independent operations in India. According to sources familiar with the matter, this move is probably Ford’s failure to capture market in India despite having presence in the country for more than 20 years. Global automakers had a tough time making inroads into India, a market dominated by Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor Company. […]

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Accenture (ACN) Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Lag

Accenture plc ACN reported mixed fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results, wherein earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues missed the same. Earnings of $1.74 per share surpassed the consensus estimate by 3 cents and came ahead of the year-ago figure by 16 cents. The bottom line benefited from higher revenues and operating results, lower effective tax rate and lower share count […]