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Stocks to Watch: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR), PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), Knightsbridge Shipping Limited (NASDAQ:VLCCF)

Stocks to Watch: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR), PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), Knightsbridge Shipping Limited (NASDAQ:VLCCF)
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Charles Donlon
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November 12, 2014
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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) on Oct. 30 said its third-quarter loss narrowed, helped by reduced costs. The coal producer’s performance topped analysts’ estimates. ANR lost $185 million, or 84 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. That compares with a loss of $458.2 million, or $2.07 per share, a year ago. Stripping out certain items, it lost 53 cents per share. Analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research expected a bigger loss of 71 cents per share. Revenue dropped 12 percent to $1.05 billion from $1.19 billion. The results still managed to beat the $989.7 million in revenue that analysts polled by Zacks forecast. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -25.80% and weekly performance is 24.52%. On last trading day company shares ended up $2.59. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.20%. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), will present at the UBS Building & Building Products Annual CEO Conference on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at 3:15 p.m. (ET). PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) shares advanced 3.25% in last trading session and ended the day at $20.97. PHM Gross Margin is 23.70% and its return on assets is 6.40%. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) quarterly performance is 16.89%. MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET) announced that it set a new daily record for the number of user-to-user chats. For the first time in MeetMe’s history, more than 20 million chats were sent on a single day.MeetMe (MEET) has launched a new “Boost” feature that allows users to gain premium placement on both the main Meet tab and on the Chat tab of the redesigned MeetMe app. On 11 November, MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET) shares decreased -3.83% and was closed at $1.76. MEET EPS growth in last 5 year was 12.60%. MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET) year to date (YTD) performance is -3.83%. Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 11th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $390.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $376.95 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Lululemon Athletica inc. will post $1.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) ended the last trading day at $43.18. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.00% and price to cash ratio as 8.54. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) showed a weekly performance of 4.00%. Knightsbridge Shipping (NASDAQ:VLCCF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.11. Analysts expect that Knightsbridge Shipping will post $0.06 EPS for the current fiscal year. Knightsbridge Shipping Limited (NASDAQ:VLCCF) shares decreased -1.29% in last trading session and ended the day at $7.64. VLCCF Gross Margin is 64.40% and its return on assets is 4.50%. Knightsbridge Shipping Limited (NASDAQ:VLCCF) quarterly performance is -38.83%.

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