$-0.06 EPS Expected for Intevac, Inc. (IVAC); Arcelormittal SA Luxembourg (MT) SI Increased By 5.08%

January 5, 2018 - By Linda Rogers

Analysts expect Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC) to report $-0.06 EPS on February, 7.They anticipate $0.19 EPS change or 146.15% from last quarter’s $0.13 EPS. After having $0.04 EPS previously, Intevac, Inc.’s analysts see -250.00% EPS growth. The stock increased 5.38% or $0.35 during the last trading session, reaching $6.85. About 141,376 shares traded or 20.30% up from the average. Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC) has risen 164.58% since January 5, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 147.88% the S&P500.

Arcelormittal SA Luxembourg (NYSE:MT) had an increase of 5.08% in short interest. MT’s SI was 9.10M shares in January as released by FINRA. Its up 5.08% from 8.66 million shares previously. With 3.15 million avg volume, 3 days are for Arcelormittal SA Luxembourg (NYSE:MT)’s short sellers to cover MT’s short positions. The stock decreased 1.00% or $0.35 during the last trading session, reaching $34.56. About 2.85M shares traded. ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) has risen 67.93% since January 5, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 51.23% the S&P500.

ArcelorMittal, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates steel manufacturing and mining facilities. The company has market cap of $35.10 billion. The firm operates through five divisions: NAFTA, Brazil, Europe, ACIS, and Mining. It has a 9.01 P/E ratio. It produces finished and semi-finished steel products with various specifications.

Among 16 analysts covering Arcelormittal (NYSE:MT), 12 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 75% are positive. Arcelormittal had 50 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Friday, October 23, the company rating was downgraded by Credit Suisse. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Friday, October 9 by JP Morgan. The rating was downgraded by Bank of America on Tuesday, November 8 to “Neutral”. The stock of ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) earned “Market Perform” rating by Cowen & Co on Tuesday, February 23. Cowen & Co upgraded it to “Outperform” rating and $11 target in Thursday, March 23 report. The stock of ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) earned “Hold” rating by ING Group on Tuesday, February 9. JP Morgan downgraded ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) on Tuesday, February 9 to “Neutral” rating. The stock of ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, February 10 by Bank of America. The rating was downgraded by HSBC to “Hold” on Monday, December 7. The rating was upgraded by JP Morgan on Friday, August 19 to “Neutral”.

Among 8 analysts covering Intevac Inc (NASDAQ:IVAC), 7 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 88% are positive. Intevac Inc had 15 analyst reports since November 3, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Friday, October 27 by Maxim Group. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Tuesday, August 1 by Noble Financial. Noble upgraded Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC) on Tuesday, November 3 to “Buy” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by B. Riley & Co given on Tuesday, August 1. The company was downgraded on Thursday, February 2 by Benchmark. The rating was initiated by Northland Capital with “Outperform” on Tuesday, December 8. The firm has “Buy” rating by TH Capital given on Tuesday, January 5. Benchmark upgraded the stock to “Buy” rating in Wednesday, June 8 report. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Tuesday, October 31 by Noble Financial. The firm has “Hold” rating by Benchmark given on Tuesday, August 1.