Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE) – Investment analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies issued their Q1 2020 earnings per share estimates for Grand Canyon Education in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 21st. Piper Jaffray Companies analyst P. Appert forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter. Piper Jaffray Companies also issued estimates for Grand Canyon Education’s Q2 2020 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $1.25 EPS and Q4 2020 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

February 27 was a positive day for TransAlta Corporation (TA:CA) as its stock finished the day having gained 6.7% to hit a price of $8.28 a share. The company reached a market cap of 2.36 billion and has 284.84 million shares outstanding. TransAlta Corporation is a component of the the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ:TILE) – Equities researchers at SunTrust Banks increased their Q2 2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Interface in a report released on Thursday, February 21st. SunTrust Banks analyst K. Hughes now anticipates that the textile maker will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.51. SunTrust Banks also issued estimates for Interface’s Q3 2019 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE:HTGC) – Analysts at B. Riley increased their FY2019 earnings per share estimates for Hercules Capital in a research report issued on Friday, February 22nd. B. Riley analyst T. Hayes now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.34. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Hercules Capital’s Q1 2020 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q2 2020 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

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Terex Corporation (TEX) traded on unusually high volume on Feb. 26, as the stock lost 1.61% to close at $35.35. On the day, Terex Corporation saw 1.6 million shares trade hands on 14,432 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 993,996 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.

Matson Inc. (MATX) had a good day on the market for Monday February 25 as shares jumped 8.8% to close at $37.84. About 328,155 shares traded hands on 3,348 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of 209,522 shares out of a total float of 42.7 million. After opening the trading day at $35.64, shares of Matson Inc. stayed within a range of $37.93 to $35.44.

Avinger Inc. (AVGR) had a good day on the market for Monday February 25 as shares jumped 6.95% to close at $0.46. About 3.14 million shares traded hands on 3,167 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of n/a shares out of a total float of 23.46 million. After opening the trading day at $0.45, shares of Avinger Inc. stayed within a range of $0.47 to $0.43.

Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) had a rough trading day for Monday February 25 as shares tumbled 6.03%, or a loss of $-0.07 per share, to close at $1.09. After opening the day at $1.18, shares of Stage Stores Inc. traded as high as $1.18 and as low as $1.04. Volume was 299,889 shares over 553 trades, against an average daily volume of 278,788 shares and a total float of 28.29 million.

AutoNation Inc. (AN) traded on unusually high volume on Feb. 25, as the stock lost 3.89% to close at $35.78. On the day, AutoNation Inc. saw 1.55 million shares trade hands on 13,299 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 742,807 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.