Investors Alert: United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Orange SA (ADR) (NYSE:ORAN), Qutoutiao Inc. (NASDAQ:QTT)

The Chicago-based parent company of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) is changing its name and shedding a bit more of its Houston connections. The company said Thursday it will change from United Continental Holdings Inc. to United Airlines Holdings Inc. beginning Friday. The new name drops all reference to Continental Airlines, one half of the 2010 merger that created the current company. For a time after the merger, the company operated flights under both United and Continental names.

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL), a Services sector firm, traded 1.39 Million shares in last trading session with closing price of $86.43 per share. Company gross margin stands at 60.50% whereas its return on investment (ROI) is 11.60%. Stock value has moved between $68.06 – 98.22 in last one year. Analyst’s mean target price for United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) is $104.76 while analysts mean recommendation is 2.00. UAL EPS growth this year is 19.60%. 

On last trading day, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) shares closed at $83.83 per share. MRK market capitalization is 215909.20 with beta of 0.59. Analyst’s mean target price for Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is $88.93 whereas analysts mean recommendation is 1.80. Its weekly performance is -0.91% while year to date (YTD) performance is 9.71%. 

In last session Orange SA (ADR) (NYSE:ORAN) traded 291228 shares and was closed at $15.73. Analyst’s mean target price for ORAN is $20.66. Company is -10.32% away from its 52 week high and is moving 6.00% ahead of its 52 week low. Orange SA (ADR) (NYSE:ORAN) quarterly performance is -2.18% while its price to sale ratio is 0.90. 

Qutoutiao Inc. (NASDAQ:QTT), a Technology sector firm, traded 1.47 Million shares on last trading day with closing price of $3.99 per share. Company gross margin stands at 81.60% whereas its return on investment (ROI) is -130.80%. Stock value has moved between $3.99 – 19.95 in last one year. Analyst’s mean target price for Qutoutiao Inc. (NASDAQ:QTT) is $6.12 while analysts mean recommendation is 2.80. QTT EPS growth this year is 10.50%.