Stocks on the Move: Nutrisystem (NASDAQ:NTRI), ABB (NYSE:ABB), Nexstar Broadcasting Group (NASDAQ:NXST), Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX)


Acorn Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACFN) shares advanced 7.69% in last trading session and ended the day at $0.14. Acorn Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACFN) quarterly performance is -44.00%.

On 28 January, Acorn Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACFN) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jan Loeb the Chief Executive Officer of Acorn Energy. Mr. Loeb, who has served as a director of the Company since August 2015, succeeds John Moore, who has served as President and CEO of the Company since 2006. Mr. Moore is departing as President and CEO to pursue his entrepreneurial interests.

Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) ended the last trading day at $17.98. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 5.32% and price to cash ratio as 11.12. Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) showed a weekly performance of -6.21%.

Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI), a leading provider of weight management products and services, announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results after the market close on Thursday, February 25, 2016. The Company will hold a conference call with the investment community at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time that day.

On 08 February, ABB Ltd. (NYSE:ABB) shares fell -2.56% and was closed at $17.15. ABB EPS growth in last 5 year was -2.30%. ABB Ltd. (NYSE:ABB) year to date (YTD) performance is -3.27%.

ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) reported Q4 EPS of $0.35, $0.14 better than the analyst estimate of $0.21. Revenue for the quarter came in at $9.24 billion versus the consensus estimate of $9.44 billion.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) shares fell -6.14% in last trading session and ended the day at $37.46. NXST Gross Margin is 67.10% and its has a return on assets of 4.60%. Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXST) quarterly performance is -31.53%.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) (“Nexstar”) set the record straight following gross mischaracterizations issued by Cox Communications (“Cox”) related to ongoing negotiations between the parties on a distribution agreement that will allow Cox to continue to offer Nexstar’s highly rated network and local community programming to subscribers in nine markets. While it is not Nexstar’s policy to debate publicly with any of its commercial partners, the egregious mischaracterizations included in today’s Cox release warrant a response to ensure that viewers, legislators and regulators, the investment community and the public at-large get the accurate facts on what is in most cases a straight-forward business negotiation.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) caters to the Healthcare space. Its weekly performance is -5.24%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $1.81. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -31.01%.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX), announced that its chief executive officer, Brian Lian, Ph.D., will deliver corporate presentations at two upcoming investor conferences in New York. Dr. Lian will present at the 18th BIO CEO & Investor Conference, being held February 8-9, 2016, and the Source Capital Group 2016 Disruptive Growth & Healthcare Conference, being held in February 10, 2016.


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