Recap for Traders: Airgas (NYSE:ARG), Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ:PRGN), NL Industries Inc. (NYSE:NL), Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ), PostRock Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:PSTR)


On 13 August, Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) announced it has elected to redeem all $250 million of its outstanding 3.25% Notes maturing in October 2015. The notes will be redeemed in full on September 14, 2015, at a price of 100%. Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) shares fell -0.32% in last trading session and ended the day at $106.05. ARG Gross Margin is 55.60% and its has a return on assets of 6.10%. Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) quarterly performance is 2.94%.

Zacks upgraded shares of Paragon Shipping (NASDAQ:PRGN) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat reports. Zacks currently has $0.75 price objective on the stock. Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ:PRGN) ended the last trading day at $0.80. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.29% and price to cash ratio as 1.68. Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ:PRGN) showed a weekly performance of -11.11%.

On 7 August, NL Industries Inc. (NYSE:NL) reported a second-quarter loss of $29.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had a loss of 60 cents. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses, came to 1 cent per share. The chemical and components holding company posted revenue of $28.9 million in the period. On 18 August, NL Industries Inc. (NYSE:NL) shares fell -3.61% and was closed at $4.54. NL EPS growth in last 5 year was 34.80%. NL Industries Inc. (NYSE:NL) year to date (YTD) performance is -47.21%.

Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ) cash dividend payment of $0.158632 per share is scheduled to be paid on August 31, 2015. Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ) shares fell -6.02% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.56. WHZ has a return on assets of 45.40%. Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ) quarterly performance is -56.40%.

On 5 August, PostRock Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:PSTR) reported Revenue totaled $11.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, down 48% from the prior-year period. Realized oil and natural gas prices were down 47% and 45%, respectively, from the prior-year period. PostRock Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:PSTR) caters to the Basic Materials space. It has a net profit margin of -63.80% and weekly performance is 13.25%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up $1.88. PostRock Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:PSTR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -22.51%.


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