• SUPERVALU INC (NYSE:SVU) reported Q4 EPS of $0.44, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. Revenues for the quarter fell 5.4% year-over-year to $8.70 billion, missing consensus estimates of $8.751 billion
• The Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR) reported Q1 EPS of $0.55, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate for $0.43 per share
• Argentina based company ARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS INC (NYSE:ARCO) made its debut on the US markets. Share prices rocketed 29% on its first day of trading. The company is one of the biggest operators of McDonalds with more than 1,700 McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) franchises in Latin America
• Analysts at Auriga have started coverage on Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) with a “Buy” rating and with a target price of $50.00
• Macquarie analysts initiated coverage on shares of Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) with a “Neutral” rating on the stock
• Jefferies analysts have started coverage on shares of Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) with a “Buy” rating and a target price of $13.00
• Analysts of Jefferies have begun coverage on shares of LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) setting a target price of $49.00 with a “Buy” rating
• Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc analysts initiated coverage on shares of Omniamerican Bancorp (NASDAQ:OABC) with a “Market perform” rating on the stock
• Robert W. Baird downgraded Graham Packaging Company Inc (NYSE:GRM) to “Neutral” from an “Outperform” rating with a target price of $22.00
• Deutsche Bank downgraded RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) to “Sell” from “Hold” rating revising the target price of the stock to $65 from $66
• Analysts at Kaufman Brothers downgraded shares of Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ:RURL) to “Hold” from “Buy” rating with a target price of $17.25
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