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Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday . Approximately 2,577,171 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 254% from the previous session’s volume of 727,835 shares.The stock last traded at $0.49 and had previously closed at $0.38.

Separately, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Sphere 3D from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd.

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Sphere 3D (NASDAQ:ANY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 21st. The technology company reported ($0.35) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sphere 3D had a negative net margin of 31.80% and a negative return on equity of 84.04%. The company had revenue of $18.67 million during the quarter.

Best Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.(UDR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  News articles about United Dominion Realty Trust (NYSE:UDR) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. United Dominion Realty Trust earned a news sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 47.5630416063411 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.

• [By Benzinga News Desk]

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  ECONOMIC DATA Nonfarm Payrolls for May 223.0K vs 189.0K Est; Prior 164.0K. Private Payrolls for May 218.0K vs 183.0K Est; Prior 168.0K US Unemployment Rate for May 3.80% vs 3.90% Est; Prior 3.90% The manufacturing PMI for May is schedule for release at 9:45 a.m. ET. Data on construction spending for April will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. The ISM manufacturing index for May is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Baker Hughes North American rig count report for the latest week will be released at 1:00 p.m. ET. ANALYST RATINGS Stifel Upgrades UDR (NYSE: UDR) from Hold to Buy Imperial Upgrades American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) from In-Line to Outperform Imperial Downgrades Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) from Outperform to In-Line JPMorgan Downgrades Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) from Neutral to Underweight

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Best Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: Methanex Corporation(MEOH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board cut its holdings in shares of Methanex Co. (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) by 6.2% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 15,064 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 992 shares during the period. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board’s holdings in Methanex were worth $912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Methanex Co. (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $68.95.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ: PEIX) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Best Tech Stocks To Watch Right Now: Patterson Companies, Inc.(PDCO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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  Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallJun. 21, 2018 10:00 a.m. ET

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• [By Brian Orelli]

  Shares of Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) are up 4.4% at 12:45 p.m. EDT, having been up as much as 12.1%, after the dental and animal health company announced�results of its fourth fiscal quarter that ended on April 28.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its stake in Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) by 18.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 560,300 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 87,800 shares during the quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC owned 0.59% of Patterson Companies worth $12,455,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).