Morning Buzz: Swift Energy Co. (NYSE:SFY), Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS), Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL), CCA Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:CAW), TransAlta Corp. (NYSE:TAC)


On Thursday shares of Swift Energy Co. (NYSE:SFY) closed at $2.45. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 8.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%. Swift Energy Company (NYSE: SFY) reported its first quarter 2015 financial and operating results. Swift Energy reported an adjusted net loss for the first quarter of 2015 of $36.5 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, which excludes the non-cash ceiling test write-down of its oil and gas properties of $502.6 million (a pre-tax and non-GAAP measure – see page 7 for reconciliation to the GAAP measure).

Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) in last trading activity increased 0.34% to close at $44.49. Company weekly performance is 1.11% while its quarterly performance stands at -10.23%. Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) is -16.96% away from its 52 week high. On 5 May, Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) announced that Ted Fawcett has joined Mosaic as Vice President of Sales where he will head up their residential solar finance sales efforts at their Oakland, CA headquarters.

On last trading day Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL) moved down -3.90% to close at $19.72. Its volatility for the week is 3.33% while volatility for the month is 2.61%. CNSL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 9.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -16.10%. Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL) monthly performance is -3.89%. Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $7.8 million. The Mattoon, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 15 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for severance costs and asset impairment costs, came to 20 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 17 cents per share.

CCA Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:CAW) has 11.08% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 23.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $3.19. TheStreet upgraded shares of CCA Industries (NYSEMKT:CAW) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note.

On last trading day TransAlta Corp. (NYSE:TAC) remains unchanged to close at $9.37. Its volatility for the week is 2.19% while volatility for the month is 1.97%. TAC’s sales growth for past 5 years was -1.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -4.50%. TransAlta Corp. (NYSE:TAC) monthly performance is -0.11%. TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC) announced the closing of the acquisition by TransAlta Renewables Inc. of an economic interest based on the cash flows of TransAlta Corporation’s Australian assets (the “Transaction”).


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