5 Stocks: Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU), CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG), Loral Space & Communications (NASDAQ:LORL), SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA), JAVELIN Mortgage Investment (NYSE:JMI)


On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) will announce the results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014. A conference call with management is scheduled for 10 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 27. On Friday shares of Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) closed at $6.56. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 1.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.08%.

On Jan. 5, CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) announced that Kingsford Resources Limited (“Kingsford”), a company owned by certain members of management of CNinsure (“Management”), has entered into a share purchase and sale agreement (the “Agreement”) with CDH Inservice Limited (“CDH Inservice”), an affiliate of CDH Investments (“CDH”), one of the largest private equity fund in China, in a privately negotiated transaction. CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) in last trading activity advanced 6.13% to close at $8.48. Company weekly performance is 6.27% while its quarterly performance stands at 57.04%. CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) is -10.17% away from its 52 week high.

Mark Rachesky’s $7 billion deal to sell satellite company Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL) has been grounded, The Post has learned. Talks between Loral and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which were active in the fall, have ended, two sources close to the situation said. On last trading day Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL) advanced 2.13% to close at $75.75. Its volatility for the week is 3.39% while volatility for the month is 2.12%. LORL’s EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.10%. Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL) monthly performance is -3.67%.

SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) had its price target trimmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $92.00 to $53.00 in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock. SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) has 0.01% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 57.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $35.69.

Javelin Mortgage Investment Corp (NYSE:JMI) CEO Scott Ulm bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $9.89 per share, for a total transaction of $49,450.00. On last trading day JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. (NYSE:JMI) advanced 1.27% to close at $9.60. Its volatility for the week is 2.82% while volatility for the month is 3.49%. JAVELIN Mortgage Investment Corp. (NYSE:JMI) monthly performance is -12.01%.