Shares of Tronox Holdings closed sharply higher Monday following a report that said the pigment manufacturer received an all-cash offer of $4.3 billion from private-equity giant Apollo Global Management.
On a per-share basis, the offer was for $27 a share, Reuters reported, citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Tronox has hired advisers to consider the bid.
Efforts to reach Tronox for comment were unsuccessful.
Tronox (ticker: TROX) shares rose 11.05% on Monday to close at $22.81. The stock traded as high as $25.48 earlier in the session, the biggest advance since April 2020, according to Bloomberg.
Eight analysts surveyed by FactSet rate Tronox stock at Overweight, with an average price target of $25.88.
Analysts at Alembic Global Advisors said if the report of Apollo’s bid is true, Tronox shares were being undervalued.
Hot Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2023: Upwork Inc.(UPWK)
Upwork Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online talent marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with various independent professionals and agencies in the United States, India, the Philippines, and internationally. The company's platform provides access to talent with various skills across a range of categories, including sales and marketing, customer service, data science and analytics, design and creative, web, mobile, and software development. Its platform also enables clients to streamline workflows, such as talent sourcing, outreach, and contracting. The company's platform offers access to various functionalities for remote engagements with freelancers comprising communication and collaboration, time tracking, invoicing, and payment. Its marketplace offerings include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Business, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll, as well as managed and internet escrow agency services. The company was formerly known as Elance-oDesk, Inc. and changed its name to Upwork Inc. in May 2015. Upwork Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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Shares of Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) gained 22.7% in value last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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TiVo Corp (NASDAQ:TIVO) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q1 2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for TiVo in a report issued on Wednesday, February 27th. B. Riley analyst E. Wold now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.16. B. Riley also issued estimates for TiVo’s Q2 2019 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q1 2020 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q2 2020 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $0.51 EPS.
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TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 26, 2019 5:00 p.m. ET
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Shares of TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) gained 18.3% in January of 2019, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The month started with a favorable decision from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which sent the media-management expert’s stock more than 5% higher in a single day. From there, TiVo investors simply followed suit with a generally rising stock market.
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Power and Electro-Mechanical
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Gas
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TESSCO Technologies (NASDAQ: TESS) and CUI Global (NASDAQ:CUI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Hot Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2023: AAON Inc.(AAON)
AAON, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of air conditioning and heating equipment primarily in the United States and Canada. The company offers rooftop units, chillers, air-handling units, make-up air units, heat recovery units, condensing units, commercial self contained units, and coils. It serves the commercial and industrial new construction and replacement markets. AAON, Inc. sells its products through manufacturers representatives and internal sales force. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 28, 2019 4:15 p.m. ET
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AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 2nd. The construction company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.22. AAON had a net margin of 10.89% and a return on equity of 17.78%. The business had revenue of $109.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $117.69 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.26 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. analysts anticipate that AAON, Inc. will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current year.
