Market Alert: VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE:CRK), HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS), Nimble Storage (NYSE:NMBL), Care.com (NYSE:CRCM)


On 24 February, Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) reported a loss of $25.4 million in its fourth quarter. The Mountain View, California-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 24 cents per share. On Thursday shares of VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) closed at $2.69. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 16.50%.

Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) announced that it intends to offer $700 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2020 in a private offering, subject to market and other conditions. Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE:CRK) in last trading activity decreased -10.87% to close at $5.25. Company weekly performance is -12.06% while its quarterly performance stands at -53.58%. Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE:CRK) is -81.81% away from its 52 week high.

On 24 February, HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) reported Consolidated net operating revenues were $613.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $572.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 7.2%. This increase was attributable to a 4.7% increase in patient discharges and a 3.2% increase in net patient revenue per discharge. Discharge growth included a 2.2% increase in same-store discharges. On last trading day HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) advanced 2.16% to close at $44.08. Its volatility for the week is 3.39% while volatility for the month is 2.26%. HLS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 2.40%. HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) monthly performance is 0.78%.

Nimble Storage (NYSE: NMBL) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.13), $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.14). Revenue for the quarter came in at $68.3 million versus the consensus estimate of $66.6 million. Nimble Storage sees Q1 2015 EPS of ($0.13)-($0.14), versus the consensus of ($0.12). Nimble Storage sees Q1 2015 revenue of $68-70 million, versus the consensus of $68.72 million. Nimble Storage, Inc. (NYSE:NMBL) has 9.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 88.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $27.42.

Care.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRCM), will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 27, 2014 on Thursday, March 19, 2015.On last trading day Care.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRCM) decreased -0.50% to close at $8.00. Its volatility for the week is 2.61% while volatility for the month is 3.65%. Care.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRCM) monthly performance is -3.85%.


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