Stock Highlights: Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC), McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD), HC2 Holdings (NYSEMKT:HCHC), The E. W. Scripps (NYSE:SSP), Public Service Enterprise (NYSE:PEG)


On Monday shares of Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) closed at $8.07. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 47.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%. On Apr 28, Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) announced that it expects to issue its earnings press release on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 after the close of the markets.

On Monday shares of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) closed at $96.13. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.90%. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) announced the initial steps of its turnaround plan, promising better food as well as faster restructuring of its worldwide business. “It is customers that decide if we succeed. The message is clear. We are not on our game,” McDonald’s President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook said in video.

HC2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:HCHC) in last trading activity fell -0.54% to close at $11.00. Company weekly performance is -1.35%. HC2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:HCHC) is -17.17% away from its 52 week high. MCG Capital Corporation (Nasdaq:MCGC) acknowledges receipt of an unsolicited letter dated today from HC2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT:HCHC) outlining a proposed transaction. MCG’s Board of Directors, in consultation with its financial and legal advisers, will review the terms of the proposal submitted by HC2 Holdings.

The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) has 8.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 48.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $24.06. The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) will report first-quarter operating results before New York Stock Exchange trading begins on Friday, May 8. A telephone conference call with members of the company’s senior management team will follow at 9 a.m. Eastern time.

On last trading day Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) moved up 1.74% to close at $42.69. Its volatility for the week is 1.94% while volatility for the month is 1.93%. PEG’s sales growth for past 5 years was -2.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -1.00%. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) monthly performance is 3.27%. Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by Deutsche Bank in a research note issued on Monday. They currently have a $46.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 9.63% from the company’s current price.


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