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Investors Alert: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR), Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCB)

Investors Alert: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR), Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCB)
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Joel Najarian
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October 20, 2014
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Citigroup (NYSE:C) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $19.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.02 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Citigroup will post $3.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) in last trading activity advanced 0.64% to close at $50.07. Company weekly performance is -0.08% while its quarterly performance stands at 1.48%. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is -9.38% away from its 52 week high.China's online search giant Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) first entered the group buying business in August 2013 by acquiring 59% of group buying business Nuomi from Renren ( RENN ) for $160 million. In January this year, Baidu acquired the rest of Renren's stake in Nuomi.. Group buying websites have faced major challenges in China in the past few years. The number of group buying companies in China currently stands at 176, when whereas there were over 6000 of these in 2011. This represents a survival rate of only 3.5%. On last trading day Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) advanced 0.24% to close at $211.73. Its volatility for the week is 4.71% while volatility for the month is 3.67%. BIDU's sales growth for past 5 years was 58.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 58.40%. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) monthly performance is -7.32%.Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) says it is prepared to start formal discussions with some of its bank lenders as it works to stave off what some see as near certain bankruptcy. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the casino company announced on Friday it had reached out to some of its creditors to find ways to ease pressure on its $US24.2 billion ($A26.18 billion) debt. On last trading day Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) advanced 12.70% to close at $11.71. Its volatility for the week is 9.37% while volatility for the month is 6.59%. CZR's sales growth for past 5 years was -3.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 11.70%. Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) monthly performance is -15.14%.Fox Chase Bancorp (NASDAQ:FXCB) was downgraded byZacks from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday. Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCB) has 0.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 64.40%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $16.38.STAG Industrial (NYSE: STAG) announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of common stock at a price to the public of $21.20 per share. The size of the offering has been upsized from 5,000,000 shares to 5,500,000 shares. The offering is expected to close on October 20, 2014. The Company granted the underwriters of the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 825,000 shares of common stock. On Friday shares of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE:STAG) closed at $22.35. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 34.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 4.80%.

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