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Americans age 40 and older continued to be flummoxed by the challenges of long-term care financing, but increasingly believe that Medicare ought to provide such supports and services. According to a new poll by the Associated Press-University of Chicago NORC Center for Public Affairs Research (AP-NORC), support for a Medicare long-term care benefit has grown significantly over the past five years. And for the first time since the survey began, a majority of Republicans favor Medicare long-term care.
The survey, funded by the SCAN Foundation, confirmed prior research that found that Americans are woefully unprepared for long-term care and deeply misunderstand how much such care costs or how it currently is financed. Fifty-seven percent say they expect to rely on Medicare for supports and services (even though the program currently does not provide long-term care benefits). Only one-quarter think they’ll get help from Medicaid (which does, but only if you are very frail and impoverished). Half are counting on Social Security (even though average benefits would pay for less than fifteen percent of the cost of a typical nursing home and perhaps one-third of the cost of assisted living.
Top 5 Performing Stocks For 2022: Regis Corporation(RGS)
Regis Corporation owns, operates, and franchises hairstyling and hair care salons for men, women, and children in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company operates in three segments: North American Value, North American Premium, and International. Its salons offer haircutting and styling, including shampooing and conditioning; custom styling, cutting, and hair coloring; and other services, as well as provides professional hair care products. The company operates salons primarily under the SmartStyle, Supercuts, MasterCuts, Regis Salons, Cost Cutters, Hair Masters, First Choice Haircutters, Magicuts, and Sassoon trade names in enclosed mall shopping centers, strip shopping centers, Walmart Supercenters, department stores, mass merchants, and high-street locations. As of June 30, 2015, the company owned, franchised, or held ownership interests in 9,556 locations worldwide. Regis Corporation, through its 54.5% interest in Empire Education Group, Inc., operates accredited cosmetology schools primarily under the brand names of Empire Beauty School and the Hair Design School. It owns and operates 99 cosmetology schools in the United States. Regis Corporation was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Regis (RGS) For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com Regis Co. (NYSE:RGS) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday following a stronger than expected earnings report. 45,591 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 65% from the previous session’s volume of 129,424 shares.The stock last traded at $21.56 and had previously closed at $20.86. The stock market continued moving up on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hitting a new high at points during the session before pulling back slightly. Even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average is still well short of its record levels, market participants were pleased to see extremely strong sentiment from investors, especially among stocks of smaller companies. With the current bull market being well into its 10th year, many skeptics have looked for signs of eroding confidence, but those that have appeared recently haven't had any lasting downward impact on stocks. Good news from several companies helped contribute to the positive mood on Wall Street. Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON), Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), and Regis (NYSE:RGS) were among the best performers on the day. Here's why they did so well. Regis (NYSE:RGS) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallAug. 21, 2018 10:00 a.m. ET Operator The Honest Company, Inc. manufactures and sells baby, personal, and beauty care products. It offers products in the areas of diapers, bath, body, beauty, cleaning, gifts, kids, and clothing. The company serves customers through digital and retail sales channels, such as its website and third-party ecommerce sites, as well as brick and mortar retailers. The Honest Company, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Shares of The Honest Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNST) gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $9.75, but opened at $9.98. The Honest shares last traded at $9.53, with a volume of 3,877 shares trading hands. KMG Chemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, formulates, and distributes specialty chemicals worldwide. The company's Electronic Chemicals segment is involved in the sale of high purity and ultra purity wet process chemicals primarily to clean and etch silicon wafers in the production of semiconductors. This segment's products include sulfuric, phosphoric, and nitric and hydrofluoric acids; ammonium hydroxide; hydrogen peroxide; isopropyl alcohol; other specialty organic solvents; and various blends of chemicals. Its Other Chemicals segment engages in the supply of penta products consisting of solid blocks and concentrated solutions to industrial customers who use these preservatives to pressure treat wood products, primarily for utility poles and cross-arms, to extend their life by protecting against insect damage and decay, as well as sale of hydrochloric acid, which is a byproduct of penta production for use in the steel and oil well service industries. This segment is also involved in the manufacture and distribution of industrial sealants, lubricants, and related equipment primarily to the oil and gas storage, pipeline, and gas distribution markets. KMG Chemicals, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is based in Houston, Texas. KMG Chemicals (NYSE:KMG) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.28, MarketWatch Earnings reports. The firm had revenue of $122.39 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.10 million. KMG Chemicals had a net margin of 11.87% and a return on equity of 16.21%. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:KMG) by 37.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 176,895 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,374 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in KMG Chemicals were worth $13,051,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL), incorporated on March 9, 2005, is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, sells and delivers natural gas, and provides a range of energy-related products and services to customers in the District of Columbia and the surrounding metropolitan areas in Maryland and Virginia. The Company operates through four segments: Regulated Utility, Retail Energy-Marketing, Commercial Energy Systems and Midstream Energy Services. In addition to its primary markets, WGL's non-utility subsidiaries provide customized energy solutions with business activities across the United States. The Company's subsidiaries include Washington Gas Light Company (Washington Gas), Washington Gas Resources Corporation (Washington Gas Resources), Hampshire Gas Company (Hampshire) and Crab Run Gas Company (Crab Run). Washington Gas Resources' subsidiaries include WGL Energy Services, Inc. (WGL Energy Services), WGL Energy Systems, Inc. (WGL Energy Systems), WGL Midstream, Inc. (WGL Midstream) and WGSW, Inc. (WGSW). Regulated Utility The Regulated Utility segment consists of Washington Gas and Hampshire. Washington Gas provides regulated gas distribution services (including the sale and delivery of natural gas) to end use customers and natural gas transportation services to an unaffiliated natural gas distribution company in West Virginia. Hampshire provides regulated interstate natural gas storage services to Washington Gas. Hampshire owns full and partial interests in underground natural gas storage facilities, including pipeline delivery facilities located in and around Hampshire County, West Virginia, and operates those facilities to serve Washington Gas, which purchases all of the storage services of Hampshire. Retail Energy-Marketing The Retail Energy-Marketing segment consists of the operations of WGL Energy Services. WGL Energy Services sells natural gas and electricity directly to retail customers. WGL Energy Services also sells wind and! other renewable energy certificates (RECs), and carbon offsets to retail customers. WGL Energy Services owns approximately five solar generating assets. As of September 30, 2015, WGL Energy Services served approximately 143,800 residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customer accounts, and approximately 138,000 residential, commercial and industrial electricity customer accounts located in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Commercial Energy Systems The Commercial Energy Systems segment consists of the operations of WGL Energy Systems, WGSW and the results of operations of affiliate-owned commercial distributed energy projects. WGL Energy Systems provides clean and energy efficient solutions, including commercial solar, energy efficiency and combined heat and power projects and other distributed generation solutions to government and commercial clients. In addition, the segment consists of the operations of WGSW, a holding company formed to invest in alternative energy assets. The segment focuses on clean and energy efficient solutions for its customers through owning and operating distributed generation assets, such as Solar Photovoltaic (solar PV) systems, combined heat and power plants, and natural gas fuel cells and operating as a general contractor to upgrade the mechanical, electrical, water and energy-related infrastructure of governmental and commercial facilities by implementing both traditional and alternative energy technologies. The segment has assets and activities across the United States. Midstream Energy Services The Midstream Energy Services segment consists of the operations of WGL Midstream. WGL Midstream engages in acquiring, investing in, managing and optimizing natural gas storage and transportation assets. It has natural gas pipelines and storage facilities in the Midwest and Eastern United States. WGL Midstream provides natural gas related solutions to its customers and counterpa! rties, in! cluding producers, utilities, local distribution companies, power generators, wholesale energy suppliers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters, pipelines and storage facilities. WGL Midstream contracts for storage and pipeline capacity in its asset optimization activities through both long-term contracts and short-term transportation releases. WGL Midstream also contracts for physical natural gas sales and purchases on both a long-term and short-term basis. WGL Holdings Inc (NYSE:WGL)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $88.75 and last traded at $88.72, with a volume of 377688 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $88.56. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of WGL Holdings Inc (NYSE:WGL) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 28,373 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,374,000. Franklin Resources Inc. owned about 0.06% of WGL as of its most recent SEC filing. Star Bulk Carriers Corp., incorporated on December 13, 2006, is an international shipping company. The Company owns and operates a fleet of dry bulk carrier vessels. The Company's segment is operating dry bulk vessels. The Company has a fleet of approximately 76 vessels consisting primarily of Newcastlemax and Capesize, as well as Kamsarmax, Ultramax and Supramax vessels, with a carrying capacity between 45,588 and 209,537 deadweight tonnage (dwt). The Company's vessels transport a range of bulk commodities, including ores, coal, grains and fertilizers, along shipping routes across the world. The Company's fleet, which emphasizes Capesize vessels, primarily transports minerals from the Americas and Australia to East Asia, particularly China, as well as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia. The Company's Supramax vessels carry minerals, grain products and steel between the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia and Indonesia and from these areas to China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia. The Company's vessels include Goliath, Maharaj, Star Poseidon, Leviathan, Peloreus, Star Pauline, Star Borealis, Star Angie, Big Fish, Big Bang, Star Aurora, Amami, Star Vega, Star Angelina, Pendulum, Star Maria, Star Danai, Star Georgia, Star Nina and Mercurial Virgo. The Company charters its vessels to iron ore miners, utilities companies, commodity trading houses and diversified shipping companies. Star Bulk Carriers Corp (NASDAQ:SBLK)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 12, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET Operator Shares of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ:SBLK) rose 14.4% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, driven by bullish notes by two analysts. Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.comTop 5 Performing Stocks For 2022: The Honest Company, Inc.(HNST)
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