What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of June 21-24, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In the past trading week, the global beauty company Revlon, Inc. (REV) had mostly positive daily returns except for a price decline of -11.5% per share seen on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Per an announcement dated Thursday, June 16, 2022, Revlon has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization for …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 3-7, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, the stock of Coty Inc. (COTY) rose by 14.5% for the day. This beauty-focused company had quarterly earning (27 cents per share) and revenue ($2.35 billion) figures which beat consensus expectations. Coty Inc. has been implementing a turnaround plan in recent quarters …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 26-30, 2019

By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha As the second-quarter earnings reporting period is coming to a close, in this past week the market was not impressed with cosmetic retailer Ulta Beauty (ULTA). The company’s lowered second-half guidance generated multiple analyst downgrades, and the stock dropped by 29.6% on Friday, August 30th, marking its …