Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD): The stock is trading $1.40, up 7.05 percent from its previous close of $1.31. Rite Aid Corporation posted its first profit in 21 quarters.
The company also upped its full year guidance. Its net income for the quarter stood at 7 cents per share, in contrast to 6 cents per share in loss it had reported a year back. Rite Aid Corporation was expected to report 3 cents per share in loss. The company now expects to earn in the range of 3 cents per share in income to 5 cents per share in loss. Its earlier guidance was at 9 cents to 23 cents per share in loss. Rite Aid Corporation has market capitalization of $1.26 billion and its stock is trading at the beta of 1.6. The company stock has traded in the range of $0.95 and $2.12 in the past 52 weeks. Rite Aid Corporation is a retail chain drugstore company. The company is in strategic alliance with GNC. It is based out of Pennsylvania and it was formed in 1927. Rite Aid Corporation stock is in bullish phase and is likely to touch $1.45 price level in coming trading sessions. On the downside, its first support level is at $1.25.
GOL Linhas (NYSE:GOL): The stock is flying off the charts on the news of potential Smiles IPO. The company announced that it will be segregating its ‘Smiles’ loyalty program. GOL Linhas is currently trading 12.86 percent up at $6.58. The stock traded in the range of $6.32 and $6.69 in the current trading session, while its 52 weeks price range stands at $3.77 and $9.21. The stock made the up move with heavy volume of 2.1 million shares, while its average daily volume stands at 996k shares. GOL Linhas is engaged in the business of providing no-frills low-cost airlines services. It is mainly operational in Latin America. It was formed in 2001 and it is headquartered in Sao Paulo in Brazil. GOL Linhas has 144 aircrafts in its fleet, as on December 31, 2011. The company reported its latest EPS at -$1.85 and its market cap stands at $1.80 billion.
Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM): Research in Motion stock is currently trading above its 20 days moving average price of $11.36 and 50 days moving average price of $11.29. The stock is current at $11.41, up 7.54 percent. Its highest price point for the day stood at $11.48 and its lowest price point is at $10.66. Research in Motion stock has traded 29.9 million shares so far. The company reported its quarterly earnings on December 20th. Consequently, the stock plunged more than 20 percent. The company reported $114 million in net GAAP loss, while its revenue for the quarter stood at $2.7 billion. Research in Motion surpassed the consensus estimates of $2.7 billion in revenue. It was expected to report 35 cents per share in loss, while its actual loss stood at 22 cents per share. Research in Motion stock has traded in the range of $6.22 and $17.96 in the past 52 weeks. The company stock has beta of 1.57. Research in Motion has market capitalization of $5.81 billion.
Nomura Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NMR): The company deals in financial services and is based out of Japan. Nomura Holdings is operational internationally, though. Its stock is currently trading at $5.54, up 5.93 percent up from its previous close of $5.23. The stock has traded in the range of $5.53 and $5.57 in the current trading session. Nomura Holdings stock has exchanged 246k shares so far, in comparison to its usual daily volume of 171k shares. The company offers financial advisory, retail and asset management services. The stock is currently trading in line with its 20 days moving average price of $5.54 and is in bullish phase. On the upside, the stock is expected to go further up in the coming trading session. On the downside, Nomura Holdings has its first support level at $5.15, while its second support level is at $5.03. The stock is likely to retain its bullish phase in short and intermediate time period. Nomura Holdings reported its latest EPS at 14 cents per share. Its stock is trading at Price Earnings ratio of 39.30 and its beta is at 1.52.