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  • 6 Apparel Manufacturing industry stocks making moves in July

    6 Apparel Manufacturing industry stocks making moves in July

    The Coronavirus crisis has hit the apparel industry hard. Less consumer demand, Less discretionary spending, and online orders resulting in stores remaining closed continue to take their toll on the apparel manufactures.

    Apparel Manufacturing industry has decline over -39.60% year to date and over 3.97% in last three months. Last month was especially good with 10.78% in green with average volume of 54.20M.

    But for April 2020 retail spending plunged to a record 16.4%, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Clothing stores were hit the hardest as sales in the industry tumbled nearly 79% compared with March 2020. 

    The lockdown in most countries was imposed toward the end of March and now things are opening up.The top three stock leading these gains in recent month are SQBG with 39.47% price change while LAKE saw a surge of 4.66%. PVH Corp. (PVH) moved up 2.29% to $51.27.

    Sequential Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SQBG)

    Sequential Brands Group Inc. (SQBG) is one of the hot stock today traded 2077268 shares today. The company has invested millions building it presences, racking up $514.27 million of debt in the process.

    SQBG stock is currently trading at $7.25 with 1st support level on of $4.81 and the 1st upside resistance level of SQBG is $5.90. SQBG has performed -44.68% over the past 4 weeks, stock has performed -31.58% over the past 3 months and Sequential Brands Group Inc. has shown -70.63% over the past 1 year.

    Lakeland Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LAKE)

    Lakeland Industries Inc. grow 120.38% this year to reach $190.44 million of market cap.

    LAKE shares are trading at $24.22 at the time writing with 1st support level on of $22.49 and the 1st upside resistance level of LAKE is $23.62. LAKE has performed -0.98% over the past 4 weeks, stock has performed 53.75% over the past 3 months while LAKE stock fifty day moving average is $21.96 and LAKE 200-day moving average is $16.49.

    Other notable stocks in apparel manufacturing industry were CPRI with weekly loss of -4.60%, GOOS saw 2.39% and LEVI with 1.50% in same period.

    PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH)

    PVH Corp. (PVH) traded at $51.27 at the time of writing on 07/27/20, making an upward move of 2.29%. PVH Corp. decrease -43.88% this year to reach $3.62 billion of market cap. 

    PVH shares has 1st support level on of $49.12 and the 1st upside resistance level of PVH is $50.66. PVH has performed 6.91% over the past 4 weeks, stock has performed 5.21% over the past 3 months while PVH stock fifty day moving average is $49.54 and PVH 200-day moving average is $57.69.

    Other notable stocks in apparel manufacturing industry were CPRI with weekly loss of -4.60%, GOOS saw 2.39% and LEVI with 1.50% in same period.

  • 15 Trending Stocks in Biotechnology Industry

    15 Trending Stocks in Biotechnology Industry

    The biggest movers of the 2020 are biotech stocks. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has put brighter spotlight on the future of healthcare and specially biotech stocks have respond accordingly.

    Innovative biotech business have adopted the change and are competing to make what could become a life-saving treatment for millions in the form of a vaccine.

    Some of the biggest winners of this transformative mega-trend are discussed below.

    Genocea Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCA) shares were trading up 24.44% at $4.48 at the time of writing on Friday.

    Genocea Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCA) share price went from a low point around $1.10 to briefly over $3.86 in past 52 weeks, though shares have since pulled back to $4.48. GNCA market cap has remained high, hitting $99.50M at the time of writing, giving it price-to-sales ratio of more than 110.

    If we look at the recent analyst rating GNCA, SVB Leerink initiated coverage on GNCA shares with an Outperform.

    Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS) last closed at $4.96, in a 52-week range of $0.82 to $6.48. Analysts have a consensus price target of $5.00.

    Ocugen Inc. (OCGN) stock soar by 32.85% to $0.38.

    Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:TNXP) Shares headed falling, lower as much as -3.97%. The most recent rating by ROTH Capital, on April 18, 2019, is at a Buy.

    Capricor Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPR) rose 29.31% after gaining more than $1.75 on Friday.

    Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMPE) last closed at $0.96, in a 52-week range of $0.26 to $0.97.

    iBio Inc. (IBIO) last closed at $5.50, in a 52-week range of $0.05 to $7.45.

    Novan Inc. (NOVN) stock soar by 6.06% to $0.86. The most recent rating by Piper Jaffray, on January 06, 2020, is at a Neutral.

    Onconova Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ONTX) Shares headed falling, lower as much as -2.63%. The most recent rating by H.C. Wainwright, on March 01, 2018, is at a Buy.

    Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMEX:ATNM) rose 7.45% after gaining more than $0.03 on Friday.

    Sesen Bio Inc. (SESN) last closed at $0.99, in a 52-week range of $0.37 to $1.54.

    VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (VTGN) stock drop by -4.39% to $0.76. The most recent rating by Maxim Group, on June 27, 2018, is at a Buy.

    Qualigen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:QLGN) Shares headed rising, higher as much as 11.22%.

    PolarityTE Inc. (NASDAQ:PTE) rose 10.56% after gaining more than $0.17 on Friday.

    Matinas BioPharma Holdings Inc. (MTNB) last closed at $0.96, in a 52-week range of $0.49 to $2.49.

  • Starbucks Corporation [SBUX] Upgrades Loyalty Program Ahead Of Q3 Results

    Starbucks Corporation [SBUX] Upgrades Loyalty Program Ahead Of Q3 Results

    It’s a mixed bag in the markets today. The S&P 500 and The Dow are up, while the NASDAQ is down. Nonetheless, overall market sentiment is positively driven by positive news from Europe about a COVID-19 bailout and expectations of a COVID-19 vaccine. One of the stocks that is in the spotlight at the moment is Starbucks Corporation [NASDAQ:SBUX]. The company will release its Q3 earnings on July 28th, and the expectation is that they will drop.  Consensus estimates put SBUX EPS loss at $0.60, or a year-over-year drop of 176.9%. Analysts also expect revenues to drop by 39% to $4.13 billion.

    Besides the upcoming earnings, Starbucks Corporation [SBUX] has today announced that it is carrying out upgrades on it loyalty program. The Motley Fool has reported that SBUX is looking to leverage its wide data systems to give a better loyalty program.

    Under the new program, members will have multiple ways to pay and earn stars that they can use to access beverages. One of the aspects of the loyalty program is that members of the program in the U.S and Canada will be in a position to pay for coffee using credits earned from debit cards and a number of mobile wallets. Another aspect of the program is that these payment methods will be accessible via the company’s app. All they need to do is scan the payment method they intend to use and also link the payment method to their personal account. Commenting on the new loyalty program, SBUX chief marketing officer said that, they expected the increase of payment methods will make the company attractive to a bigger audience.

    Another factor that is making Starbucks an interesting stock to watch in the day is news of its expansion of digital services in the Chinese market.  The company continues to take steps that grow its market presence in China, and through the expanded digital services, customers in China can now make their orders through the various Alibaba Apps. Through the expanded digital program, the company’s customers can make pre-orders of any of its products. SBUX has been expanding its digital services aggressively and has delivered services in more than 3000 stores in over 100 Chinese cities. Through this service, revenues are likely to keep rising in the Chinese market and push up SBUX stock value.

    About Starbucks

    Starbucks Corporation [SBUX] roasts markets, and retails specialty coffee, and operates an American and international division. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.