Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. Buys New Stake in iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd (SHY)

Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd (BMV:SHY) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 5,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $470,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in SHY. Centaurus Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd in the first quarter valued at approximately $132,000. Avondale Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd in the second quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd in the first quarter valued at approximately $167,000. Archford Capital Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd in the first quarter valued at approximately $189,000. Finally, Founders Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd in the second quarter valued at approximately $192,000.

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Shares of iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd traded up $0.04, reaching $83.10, during trading on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. The stock had a trading volume of 5 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,794. iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd has a fifty-two week low of $1,477.38 and a fifty-two week high of $1,667.15.

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 2nd will be given a $0.1381 dividend. This represents a $1.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 1st. This is a positive change from iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasry Bnd Fd’s previous monthly dividend of $0.13.

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CES Energy Solutions (TSE:CEU) had its target price lowered by Canaccord Genuity from C$8.00 to C$7.25 in a report published on Tuesday.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. National Bank Financial raised their price objective on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$8.20 to C$8.50 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 15th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$8.00 to C$7.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 14th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$10.50 to C$10.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 11th. AltaCorp Capital reissued an outperform rating on shares of CES Energy Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, April 18th. Finally, Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of CES Energy Solutions from C$8.50 to C$7.50 and set a strong-buy rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of C$8.39.

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Wix.com Earnings Highlight Strong Growth

Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX), a leading cloud-based platform for building websites, reported its second-quarter results before market open�on Wednesday. Results highlighted Wix's strong momentum, as revenue came in above the company's guidance and management boosted its outlook for the full year.

The quarter was also notable in terms of profitability. Wix reported record free cash flow, and its non-GAAP net income per share increased from $0.00 in the year-ago quarter to $0.29.

The quarter's overall performance was driven by strength across various products and higher user conversion and retention, management said.

Here's what investors should know about the quarter:

A Wix website. Image source: Wix.com.

Wix's second-quarter results: The raw numbers

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Q2 2018

Q2 2017

Year-Over-Year Growth

Revenue	$146.1 million	$103.5 million	41%
Free cash flow	$23.9 million	$17.4 million	37%
Non-GAAP EPS	$0.29	$0.00	N/A

Data source: Wix.com second-quarter earnings release. Table by author.

What happened with Wix.com this quarter? Wix's $146.1 million in revenue was slightly above management's guidance for revenue between $144 million and $145 million. Collections, or the total cash Wix collects from customers in a given period, increased 37% year over year in Q2. Wix's free cash flow rose sharply despite higher capital expenditures; capex during the quarter was $3.4 million, up from $2.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Wix added 5.8 million registered users during the quarter, bringing total users to 131 million, up 20% year over year. Premium subscriptions increased 28% year over year to 3.7 million. What management had to say

Co-founder and CEO Avishai Abrahami was pleased with the quarter, noting the results were strong and "demonstrate our continued ability to provide users of all kinds who come to Wix with a complete product platform so they can create their dreams online."

Management drew attention to the growing use of Wix Code, where "users across sectors and skill levels are building a wide variety of websites and applications with the product." The Wix Code Forum has garnered more than 35,000 posts and comments, and over 1 million views.

Beyond its second-quarter financial results, Wix.com commented on the company's successful private offering, in which it raised $443 million.

"We also successfully raised $443 million in convertible notes with a 0% coupon," CFO Lior Shemesh said. "This capital raise bolsters our balance sheet and provides us with additional financial flexibility."

Looking forward

For the full year, Wix expects revenue between $597 million and $599 million, up from a previous forecast between $594 million and $597 million. Wix's updated guidance represents year-over-year revenue growth of 40% to 41%. In addition, management expects full-year collections to increase 36% year over year and free cash flow to climb 43% to 46% year over year.

To fully capitalize on the momentum Wix is seeing across its products, management said it plans to "increase penetration of our existing markets and make progress in realizing the benefits of a larger market opportunity" during the second half of the year.

Sensient Technologies (SXT) Updates FY18 Earnings Guidance

Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.60-3.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.72.

Shares of Sensient Technologies opened at $72.42 on Friday, according to Marketbeat.com. The company has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.46 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 3.75. Sensient Technologies has a twelve month low of $65.56 and a twelve month high of $84.98.

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Sensient Technologies (NYSE:SXT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 20th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.92. The firm had revenue of $363.00 million for the quarter. Sensient Technologies had a net margin of 8.32% and a return on equity of 17.67%. Sensient Technologies’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.69 EPS. analysts predict that Sensient Technologies will post 3.7 earnings per share for the current year.

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 4th. Investors of record on Friday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.82%. Sensient Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 38.60%.

SXT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Sensient Technologies from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Saturday, May 26th. ValuEngine lowered shares of Sensient Technologies from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $87.58.

In other Sensient Technologies news, Director Gebhardt Deborah Mckeithan acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $68.19 per share, with a total value of $68,190.00. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Sensient Technologies

Sensient Technologies Corporation develops, manufactures, and supplies colors, flavors, and fragrances in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Flavors & Fragrances Group, Color Group, and Asia Pacific Group. The company offers flavor-delivery systems, and compounded and blended products; ingredient products, such as essential oils, natural and synthetic flavors, natural extracts, and aroma chemicals; fragrance products; and chili powder, paprika, and chili pepper, as well as dehydrated vegetables comprising parsley, celery, and spinach to the food, beverage, personal care, and household-products industries.

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