Just Released: New Research on Argan, Westmoreland, John Wiley, Analogic, and Freshpet

NEW YORK, December 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Moments ago, Realtime Equities released new analyst updates concerning several important developing situations. Realtime Equities is the leader in realtime news, commentary and analysis - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only. To access our full PDF reports on a complementary basis, please visit the links below.

Today's update concerns the following companies:

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AGX Research Report: (http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Argan&d=10-Dec-2014&s=AGX ),

WLB Research Report: (http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Westmoreland%20Coal&d=10-Dec-2014&s=WLB),

JW.A Research Report: (http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Wiley&d=10-Dec-2014&s=JW/A ),

ALOG Research Report: (http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Analogic&d=10-Dec-2014&s=ALOG ),

FRPT Research Report: (http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Freshpet,%20Inc.&d=10-Dec-2014&s=FRPT ).

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Analyst Update: Quarterly Earnings and Strategic Agreements
Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®

The US stock market on Tuesday ended on a mixed note with a slight recovery in oil prices and a rally in tech stocks even as global economic concerns weighed on the market. The Dow Jones industrial average extended its losses from the previous day trading session and fell 0.29%, the S&P 500 edged 0.02% lower, while the NASDAQ composite advanced 0.54%. The European stocks plunged, following a sharp decline in Greece stock markets that suffered its biggest one-day loss since 1987. The Greece stock market ended the day in red, following an early presidential vote being announced by the government. The Asian Markets on December 9, 2014 plummeted after the Chinese government restricted investors from using low-grade corporate bonds as collateral for short-term financing. Besides this, a concern over the dropping oil prices, uncertainty about central-bank policy in Europe contributed to weakening of the Asian stock market.

Argan reported third quarter fiscal 2015 results that beat the Wall Street expectations, helped mainly by its power industry services. Both revenue and net income of the Company topped analysts' estimates. Argan's net income for the quarter came in at $0.84 per diluted share, up from $0.83 per diluted share in the year ago period and beating the Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.59 per share. Read our research report below to see a detailed coverage of Argan's quarterly financial performance.

U.S. based independent coal company - Westmoreland has entered into a Coal Services Agreement with Trafigura AG under which Trafigura will exclusively market certain tons of export thermal coal from Westmoreland's Coal Valley Mine in Alberta, Canada. The announcement led Westmoreland's stock end higher by over 10% on NASDAQ on December 9, 2014. Click on the link below to understand the rationale behind Westmoreland's move.

The global knowledge services provider - John Wiley reported increase in net income for second quarter fiscal 2015, helped by revenue growth in Research, including approximately $10 million for the sale of a backfile license, as well as company-wide cost savings resulting from restructuring. Click on the report below for a detailed performance review as well as to know the outlook.

Analogic swung to a profit in the first quarter, driven by Medical Imaging and Ultrasound businesses, with significant improvements in gross margin. The Company reported Q1 FY 2015 net income of $3.7 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared with net loss of $3.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the year ago period. Read our research report on Analog to find out earnings performance in comparison to the Wall Street estimates.

Freshpet reported narrower adjusted net loss for third quarter fiscal 2014, but fell short of the market expectations. The Company's adjusted net loss for the quarter came in at $1.5 million, or a loss of $0.14 per share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $4.3 million, or a loss of $0.41 per share, for the same quarter last year. Click on the link below to see the comprehensive coverage of Freshpet's earnings with outlook.

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