Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced the completion of an amendment and extension of its existing senior secured credit facility, including an increased borrowing capacity of up to $3.0 billion, or up to $3.7 billion when the company repays its 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 in full (whether at maturity or pursuant to an early redemption) and an extension of the maturity to January 2020. On Friday shares of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) closed at $7.40. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 39.71%.
Shares of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) were the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 67,355,300 shares, a drop of 4.4% from the December 15th total of 70,485,894 shares. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) in last trading activity moved up 0.77% to close at $2.61. Company weekly performance is -1.14% while its quarterly performance stands at 13.97%. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is -55.69% away from its 52 week high.
On January 8, Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP) announced that it has completed the acquisition of independent petroleum marketer Warren Equities, Inc. from The Warren Alpert Foundation. The acquisition includes 147 company-operated Xtra Mart convenience stores and related fuel operations, 53 commission agent locations and fuel supply rights for approximately 320 dealers. On last trading day Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP) moved up 2.82% to close at $38.23. Its volatility for the week is 3.52% while volatility for the month is 4.35%. GLP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 16.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -2.00%. Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP) monthly performance is 19.39%.
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) Director Mark J. Schulte sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.57, for a total value of $91,425.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 212,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,760,336.85. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) has 1.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 95.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $35.92.
Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX), The Exec VP, Ops Global QA&TechSrv of Akorn Inc, Silverberg Mark M sold 38,602 shares at $41 on January 12, 2015. The Insider selling transaction had a total value worth of $1,582,682. On last trading day Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) moved up 5.22% to close at $42.57. Its volatility for the week is 4.71% while volatility for the month is 3.95%. AKRX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 27.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 48.00%. Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) monthly performance is 13.37%.