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Countess Karen Spencer has revealed a personal update amid her divorce from Earl Spencer which has seen her move out of Althorp House . Charles Spencer's estranged wife, 52, took to Instagram to share a house move update as she admitted to it being a "challenging time". Alongside a photo of two sheep in a lush fountain-adorned garden, the Canadian philanthropist penned: "It hasn't been easy finding a temporary rental that can accommodate seven horses, two sheep, four cats, and a dog - but with the help of some wonderful friends, we’ve finally found one. "It's been a challenging time, but also one filled with so much generosity and kindness. No exact move-in date yet, but we’re getting close," she continued. "Now, I'm excited to embark on the next chapter! Lucky and Minty, who featured in this week's newsletter, moved to the new house earlier this week, ahead of the rest of us. "They've settled in quickly and seem quite happy in their new space!," she concluded. Leaving Althorp The update regarding the Countess' new home comes just shortly after she was inundated with support following her departure from the Althorp Estate - the Spencer ancestral residence where Charles and his late sister Princess Diana grew up. The social entrepreneur shared a lengthy post reflecting on her 13 years at the property, describing it as a "treasure trove" amid this "transitional" time in her life. "I will miss seeing your beautiful posts from Althorp House... You've made it more magical than it has been in decades, I'm sure," wrote one loyal follower, while another added: "What a beautiful example of how to carry oneself through life's ups and downs." Countess Spencer's divorce The news that Prince William 's uncle had split from his third wife was shared with the public in June via the Mail on Sunday. "I just want to devote myself to all my children, and to my grandchildren , and I wish Karen every happiness in the future," Charles said. DISCOVER: Countess Karen Spencer shares ultra-rare video of daughter Lady Charlotte showing off incredible talent The pair wed in 2011 and share one daughter - Lady Charlotte - who was born in 2012. Charles is also a father to six children from previous relationships, and Karen is a mother to two.ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. Announces Guidance for January 2025 Dividend Rate per Common Share
AI-driven approach reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers December 20, 2024 University of Birmingham Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental protection. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental protection. A new approach, developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham, demonstrates how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods can help identify potentially harmful chemical substances in rivers by monitoring their effects on tiny water fleas (Daphnia). The team worked with scientists at the Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), in China, and the Hemholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), in Germany, to analyse water samples from the Chaobai River system near Beijing. This river system is receiving chemical pollutants from a number of different sources, including agricultural, domestic and industrial. Professor John Colbourne is the director of the University of Birmingham's Centre for Environmental Research and Justice and one of the senior authors on the paper. He expressed optimism that, by building upon these early findings, such technology can one day be deployed to routinely monitor water for toxic substances that would otherwise be undetected. He said: "There is a vast array of chemicals in the environment. Water safety cannot be assessed one substance at a time. Now we have the means to monitor the totality of chemicals in sampled water from the environment to uncover what unknown substances act together to produce toxicity to animals, including humans." The results, published in Environmental Science and Technology , reveal that certain mixtures of chemicals can work together to affect important biological processes in aquatic organisms, which are measured by their genes. The combinations of these chemicals create environmental hazards that are potentially greater than when chemicals are present individually. The research team used water fleas (Daphnia) as test organisms in the study because these tiny crustaceans are highly sensitive to water quality changes and share many genes with other species, making them excellent indicators of potential environmental hazards. "Our innovative approach leverages Daphnia as the sentinel species to uncover potential toxic substances in the environment," explains Dr Xiaojing Li, of the University of Birmingham (UoB) and the lead author of this study. "By using AI methods, we can identify which subsets of chemicals might be particularly harmful to aquatic life, even at low concentrations that wouldn't normally raise concerns." Dr Jiarui Zhou, also at the University of Birmingham and co-first author of the paper, who led the development of the AI algorithms, said: "Our approach demonstrates how advanced computational methods can help solve pressing environmental challenges. By analysing vast amounts of biological and chemical data simultaneously, we can better understand and predict environmental risks." Professor Luisa Orsini, another senior author of the study, added: "The study's key innovation lies in our data-driven, unbiased approach to uncovering how environmentally relevant concentrations of chemical mixtures can cause harm. This challenges conventional ecotoxicology and paves the way to regulatory adoption of the sentinel species Daphnia, alongside new approach methodologies." Dr Timothy Williams of the University of Birmingham and co-author of the paper also noted that: "Typically, aquatic toxicology studies either use a high concentration of an individual chemical to determine detailed biological responses or only determine apical effects like mortality and altered reproduction after exposure to an environmental sample. However, this study breaks new ground by allowing us to identify key classes of chemicals that affect living organisms within a genuine environmental mixture at relatively low concentration while simultaneously characterising the biomolecular changes elicited." The findings could help improve environmental protection by: This research was funded by the Royal Society International Collaboration Award, the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, and the Natural Environmental Research Council Innovation People programme. Story Source: Materials provided by University of Birmingham . Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference : Cite This Page :ServisFirst ( NYSE: SFBS ) declares $0.335/share quarterly dividend , 11.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.300. Forward yield 1.42% Payable Jan. 10; for shareholders of record Jan. 2; ex-div Jan. 2. See SFBS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. 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AP Sports SummaryBrief at 4:56 p.m. EST13 Best Face Primers to Hydrate, Blur, and Control Excess OilsFor the first time in a long time, the 49ers are not favored to win this week. The Packers are favored by 3.5 points at most sports books in Sunday’s game in Green Bay. That puts the 49ers in a position they haven’t often been in, as underdogs. According to ESPN, this breaks a streak of 36 consecutive regular-season games in which the 49ers have been favored, which is the third-longest such streak of the Super Bowl era. The Patriots were favored in 64 straight regular-season games from 2016 to 2020, and the Rams were favored in 50 consecutive regular-season games from 1999 to 2002. The last time the 49ers were underdogs was on October 23, 2022 when they were one-point underdogs to the Chiefs.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its position in shares of Q2 Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:QTWO – Free Report ) by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 64,640 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 8,040 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Q2 were worth $5,156,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Q2 by 54.2% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 481 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Q2 by 7,878.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 1,812 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Q2 by 108.1% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,856 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $148,000 after buying an additional 964 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Q2 in the 2nd quarter worth about $153,000. Finally, Highland Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Q2 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $208,000. Q2 Price Performance Q2 stock opened at $106.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 2.50. The stock has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -110.86 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $86.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.63. Q2 Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $34.59 and a 1 year high of $106.53. Analysts Set New Price Targets View Our Latest Analysis on Q2 Insider Activity In other Q2 news, General Counsel Michael S. Kerr sold 517 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.86, for a total transaction of $36,634.62. Following the transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 61,130 shares in the company, valued at $4,331,671.80. This trade represents a 0.84 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website . Also, Director James Offerdahl sold 1,013 shares of Q2 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.97, for a total value of $74,931.61. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 18,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,389,822.33. This trade represents a 5.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last quarter, insiders sold 30,963 shares of company stock valued at $2,321,659. Corporate insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock. Q2 Profile ( Free Report ) Q2 Holdings, Inc provides cloud-based digital solutions to regional and community financial institutions in the United States. The company offers Digital Banking Platform, an end-to-end digital banking platform supports its financial institution customers in their delivery of unified digital banking services across digital channels. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding QTWO? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Q2 Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:QTWO – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Q2 Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Q2 and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .After Iranian arrest tied to U.S. military murders, town advances sanctuary policies
DIH Appoints Sheltering Arms Institute as a DIH Center of ExcellenceTeam building in orbit Space Pharma, an Israeli-founded company that develops microgravity laboratories for space-based research, has secured a substantial grant from the Horizon Europe program’s accelerator, part of the European Union, to produce cancer drugs in space. The company, registered in Switzerland with a development center in Israel, has received a grant of over 2 million euros to advance its production system. 4 View gallery Space Pharma’s laboratories are compact devices, smaller than a shoebox. One of Space Pharma’s experimental systems undergoing final checks before its delivery for launch into space ( Photo: Space Pharma ) Additionally, the European Innovation Council (EIC) accelerator has committed to purchasing shares worth 7.5 million euros, contingent on Space Pharma raising an equal amount from investors. If successful, the company stands to secure a total funding of 15 million euros. Space Pharma aims to produce two types of monoclonal antibodies—identical copies of a single antibody. One targets several types of tumors, while the other is specifically designed to treat skin cancer. Partnering with a major pharmaceutical company, Space Pharma launches these antibodies aboard its microgravity labs to crystallize them into three-dimensional structures that cannot be achieved under Earth’s gravity. “These crystals allow for administration of smaller doses of the drug, which are released gradually into the bloodstream, enabling subcutaneous injections instead of IV infusions and eliminating the need for hospital visits,” said Yossi Yamin, founder and CEO of Space Pharma Israel, in an interview with the Davidson Institute website. “The crystals are very stable and do not require refrigeration or freezing, and are prepared as a liquid suspension before injection. All of this reduces manufacturing, storage, and transportation costs.” The company has already conducted preliminary tests to produce a small quantity of crystalline antibodies in a lab launched to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year. Several hundred milligrams of antibody crystals were sent for quality, cleanliness and stability evaluations. In the coming months, the company plans another experiment aboard the ISS, targeting to crystallize twice the previous yield. The substance will be tested on lab animals, assessed for human toxicity, and then move into clinical trials led by a pharmaceutical partner. “We hope to receive FDA approval for the crystalline antibody formulation within approximately three years,” Yamin said. “Simultaneously, we are developing laboratory modules that will allow us to produce large quantities of crystals, yielding 8–12 kilograms of material per month during a space mission. That amount can translate into hundreds of thousands of doses, sold to consumers at over 100 euros per dose. We have recommendations from about twenty large pharma companies that have pledged to purchase the drugs once we can manufacture them.” The company’s laboratories are small devices, smaller than a shoebox. They are equipped with miniaturized instruments customized for each experiment, ranging from spectrometers for monitoring the chemical composition, to microscopes that capture images of the processes, to sophisticated fluid pumping and mixing systems adapted to microgravity conditions. Fully computerized, the labs are remotely operated and monitored from Earth, while utilizing the ISS or another spacecraft for power and communication infrastructure. The company is also advancing three additional projects in collaboration with major European pharmaceutical companies. One project involves creating three-dimensional tissues in microgravity for a company specializing in controlled-release drug implants. Another focuses on three-dimensional imaging of prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which are caused by misfolded proteins in the brain. The third leverages the company’s expertise in miniaturization to enable rapid diagnosis of biopsies taken from patients in the operating room, enabling near real-time determination of whether a tumor is cancerous. Space Pharma’s valuation is currently nearing $100 million, and the company is in the process of raising an additional $20 million. “Space Pharma has a strong R&D foundation and extensive experience in space projects that pave the way toward commercializing more R&D and drug manufacturing in space. This is a very reliable starting point,” noted the evaluators who approved the European grant. “[...] The approach Space Pharma offers leverages the advantages of space-based research and manufacturing in an accessible, automated, scalable and cost-efficient manner.” The new life of the Mars helicopter At the beginning of this year, NASA decommissioned Ingenuity , the first Mars helicopter, after one of its rotor blades was damaged. This pioneering aircraft, which worked alongside the Perseverance rover, far exceeded expectations, completing 72 flights over the Martian surface—well beyond its original goal of just five flights. In doing so, Ingenuity not only provided proof of concept for such flights in Mars' thin atmosphere but also demonstrated how these flights could be integrated into a broader mission. 4 View gallery Mars chopper Ingenuity ( Photo: NASA ) However, about a year after its flights ended, its operators announced that Ingenuity’s mission is far from finished. It will continue to function as a sort of “weather station,” gathering daily environmental data, including a daily photograph of its surroundings. With sufficient memory to store data for up to twenty Earth years, according to the operators’ estimates, it is set to serve this new role for the long term. This decision to repurpose Ingenuity came after the completion of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding its final crash landing, which damaged the blade. While the team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) could not determine the exact cause of the accident, they concluded that, aside from the damaged rotor blade, all other helicopter components, including its sensors, are intact and still operational. Get the Ynetnews app on your smartphone: Google Play : https://bit.ly/4eJ37pE | Apple App Store : https://bit.ly/3ZL7iNv “We are very proud to report that, even after the hard landing in flight, 72 avionics battery sensors have all been functional, and she [Ingenuity] still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts, recording telemetry, taking images every single sol and storing them on board,” said Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity’s project manager at JPL, during a presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which took place last week. The only downside to this plan is that the grounded helicopter will have no effective means of transmitting most of the data it collects. The Perseverance rover—currently about three kilometers away—is already at the edge of the Ingenuity’s limited communication range. Ingenuity’s tiny radio transmitter was designed to operate efficiently over just a few hundred meters. “I think it's a good bet that, within the next month, we'll lose contact forever,” said Tzanetos, “or until we come back in 20 years with astronauts, or until we turn back for sample return.” At the same conference, JPL personnel also presented a preliminary design for the next-generation Mars helicopter, building on Ingenuity’s success. The future helicopter, which has no set mission timeline yet, will be larger than its predecessor and equipped with six rotors. It will be capable of carrying a payload of several kilograms, including scientific instruments capable of collecting valuable data during flight. Cracks in the shield After announcing earlier this month that the first crewed flight around the Moon will be delayed until 2026, and the crewed lunar landing until 2027, NASA reported this week that it has finally identified the cause of the extensive damage discovered in the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield during the Artemis 1 mission nearly two years ago. 4 View gallery The Orion spacecraft’s heat shield from the Artemis 1 mission, shown after its removal for examination at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ( Photo: NASA ) The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry astronauts to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, was launched on an uncrewed flight around the Moon. After a mission lasting over three weeks, Orion returned safely to Earth. However, engineers inspecting the spacecraft post-flight discovered large cracks in its heat shield. Initially, NASA’s teams could not pinpoint the cause of the extensive damage, which was one of the factors contributing to the program’s crewed missions. Orion’s ablative heat shield is designed to protect the spacecraft during atmospheric reentry. As the shield heats up, its outer layer disintegrates, and the detached particles carry away much of the heat generated by atmospheric friction during reentry—reaching temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius. This system, combined with additional insulation layers, prevents the spacecraft from overheating during its descent. For the Artemis 1 mission, NASA employed a "skip" reentry method: the spacecraft entered the atmosphere at an angle that allowed lift to carry it back upward, toward space. Only upon the second re-entry did the spacecraft remain within the atmosphere. This method leverages atmospheric friction to slow the spacecraft but imposes greater demands on the heat shield. A thorough investigation revealed that the cracks were caused by superheated gases trapped within the shield. Under normal circumstances, such gases escape through natural vents in the shield’s resin material. However, in certain areas, the shield lacked these natural escape points. As the gases expanded due to the extreme heat, they eventually forced their way out, causing the cracks. “Our early Artemis flights are a test campaign, and the Artemis I test flight gave us an opportunity to check out our systems in the deep space environment before adding crew on future missions,” said NASA deputy associate administrator Amit Kshatriya. “The heat shield investigation helped ensure we fully understand the cause and nature of the issue, as well as the risk we are asking our crews to take when they venture to the Moon.” Satellites against the wind The powerful solar storms of the past year could have caused far more extensive damage, as they forced numerous satellites off their orbits. William Parker, a PhD candidate at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presented these findings at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. 4 View gallery The aurora caused by heightened solar activity, as seen from the International Space Station ( Photo: NASA ) Parker analyzed satellite movement data and explained that after intense solar storms—such as the one in May— the particle density in low Earth orbit (LEO) increased by roughly tenfold. This resulted in significantly greater atmospheric drag, which affects satellite orbits, slowing them down, and pulling them closer to Earth. According to Parker, following that storm, nearly 5,000 satellites had to perform orbit-raising maneuvers in a single day to correct their trajectories and return to their intended orbit - compared to an average of about 300 satellites performing similar adjustment maneuvers on an ordinary day. Almost all of these were Starlink satellites, part of SpaceX’s vast communications network. “This is half of all active satellites deciding to maneuver at one time. This makes it the largest mass migration in history.” An even larger “migration” occurred after another powerful solar storm in October, following the launch of several hundred additional Starlink satellites between May and October. This mass migration following solar storms significantly increases the risk of collisions between satellites. The danger is further compounded by satellite navigation errors caused by the storms. “As a result of this low skill in our forecasts, SpaceX saw 20 kilometers of position error in their one-day computations” of the orbits of Starlink satellites, Parker explained. “If we’re uncertain where our spacecraft are by 20 kilometers, then you can throw collision avoidance out the window.” When many satellites are performing orbit correction maneuvers simultaneously—while some are uncertain of their exact positions—“then we have no idea when a collision is going to happen. We lose that capability for days at a time.” Parker warned at the conference that many satellite operators are unaware of the severity of this risk. “Lots of operators continued to maneuver as if nothing was wrong, but all of those maneuvers were pointless because they didn’t represent reality,” he explained. This situation, Parker emphasized, highlights the urgent need to improve space weather forecasting and better understand the impacts of solar storms. “This is critical infrastructure to all of our space operations moving forward, and it will only become more important as time goes on.” >
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Streaming and betting are driving up the number of greyhound races in Wales, animal welfare campaigners have said. Greyhound Rescue Wales said streaming had played a big part in the “uplift” in races at Wales’ only track, Valley Stadium, which was licensed last year. But the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), the regulator for licensed greyhound racing, said the increase was due to the track becoming regulated, with formal safeguards and welfare measures now in place. The Welsh government is expected to publish its response to a consultation, which looked at a phased ban on greyhound racing, this autumn. Tim Doyle, the chief executive of Greyhound Rescue Wales, said the "main output of the Valley track, like most tracks in the UK, is to serve live streaming contracts”. He said the Valley Stadium, in Hengoed, Rhymney Valley, which was licensed by GBGB in August last year, held 42 races in November 2023 compared with 168 races last month. “A lot of people have this rose-tinted view of greyhound racing as a night out at the dogs [and] that the tracks are packed with people of an evening," said Mr Doyle. “That's not really where the majority of business is coming from." Mr Doyle said the industry had been steadily declining for the last 20 years, but he feared the streaming business model would keep it "clinging on" for longer. His organisation has been working with Gamban, a software that people can download to block gambling sites, to call for an end to greyhound racing in Wales. One of Gamban's founders, Matt Zarb-Cousin, described greyhound racing as "antiquated" and said races had become no more than "random betting events”. "It's an industry that unfortunately derives far too much of its revenues from people with gambling problems,” Mr Zarb-Cousin said. He criticised the gambling industry for the harm he said was caused to animals and people as part of its “pursuit of profit”. Both he and Mr Doyle raised concerns over the welfare of the animals and the regulation of the industry. "It's not regulation, it's self-regulation; it's regulated by the industry itself," Mr Doyle said. He pointed to GBGB figures which showed some 2,000 greyhounds died and more than 18,000 were injured on regulated tracks between 2018 and 2021. Mr Doyle said it was increasingly difficult to rehome greyhounds due to a "stagnation" in the number of people coming forward. This, he said, was due to the cost-of-living crisis and fears over rising vet bills. A Welsh government consultation looking at a phased ban of greyhound racing closed earlier this year. A spokesperson said it was expected to publish its response this autumn. That came after a petition signed by 35,000 people and a Senedd committee called for a "gradual" end to the sport in Wales. A petition in support of the sport also generated more than 10,000 signatures at the time. The GBGB said the increased activity at Valley Stadium was “about a previously unlicensed track – which had no formal safeguards in place around welfare – becoming regulated in Wales". It said the track welcomed a “strong, local core of racing enthusiasts who appreciate and enjoy the sport, and importantly, value the measures now in place to protect welfare”. "There is a vet on site at all times, a national network of experts offering advice and visiting trainers' residential kennels, and an extensive set of rules that ensure racing has the highest standards of welfare and integrity," a spokesperson added. They said it was because of those standards that "we are proud to uphold that British licensed greyhound racing remains a popular product of choice for broadcasters here and globally – something which... contributes £166 million to the British economy”. "Online betting on sport involving animals is something that cuts across horseracing, greyhound racing and other sports," they added. The spokesperson said that if its approach to improving the welfare of greyhound racing by regulating a previously unlicensed track was worthy of "scrutiny and criticism, then the BBC's multimillion-pound spend on horseracing is likewise in the dock”. Valley Racetrack declined to comment. A spokesperson for the Betting and Gaming Council, the standards body for the regulated UK betting and gaming industry, said: "We welcome the significant improvement in facilities and standards at the Valley. "Last year, industry sponsorship for greyhound racing totalled £30,000 while in the same year, our members voluntarily donated over £7m to the British Greyhound Racing Fund for the welfare of greyhounds."Qatar Out To Spoil Kuwait's Arabian Gulf Cup PartyNatixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of UFP Industries, Inc. ( NASDAQ:UFPI – Free Report ) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 30,639 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.05% of UFP Industries worth $4,020,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of UFP Industries by 300.0% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 192 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in UFP Industries during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in UFP Industries by 31.8% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 315 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of UFP Industries in the 2nd quarter worth about $56,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of UFP Industries by 84.2% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 512 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.81% of the company’s stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades UFPI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Benchmark boosted their target price on UFP Industries from $133.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on UFP Industries from $125.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price target on shares of UFP Industries in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of UFP Industries from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $148.00. UFP Industries Trading Up 2.0 % NASDAQ:UFPI opened at $133.07 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.30 and a beta of 1.39. UFP Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $107.49 and a one year high of $139.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 3.25 and a current ratio of 4.31. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $122.47. UFP Industries ( NASDAQ:UFPI – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The construction company reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by ($0.25). UFP Industries had a net margin of 6.70% and a return on equity of 14.45%. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.76 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.10 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that UFP Industries, Inc. will post 6.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. UFP Industries Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. UFP Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.16%. UFP Industries Company Profile ( Free Report ) UFP Industries, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets wood and non-wood composites, and other materials in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through Retail, Packaging, and Construction segments. The Retail segment offers treated lumber products, including decking, fencing, lattice, and other products; pressure-treated and fire-retardant products used primarily for outdoor decking environments; and lawn and garden products, consisting of wood and vinyl fencing options, garden beds and planters, pergolas, picnic tables, and other landscaping products. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for UFP Industries Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for UFP Industries and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
State Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, added his voice to a growing chorus of public officials in Connecticut and beyond demanding some transparency from the federal government regarding a spate of unidentified drone sightings over the tri-state area in the past few weeks. “I want to be here to advocate and give voice to my constituents, and to ask for information that is critically needed to guide state authorities, our state agencies, and to ultimately empower our local law enforcement to be able to do their job to protect and inform our community,” he said at a at the Fairfield Train Station Monday morning. “Because at present, we’re at a standstill. We’re not getting that information from our federal authorities. So it’s very unsettling to public safety and security and our peace of mind during the holiday season.” Since last Thursday, residents in Fairfield, Enfield, Danbury, and East Windsor have claimed to have spotted drones in the sky over their towns. Authorities have also charged two men Saturday with . that drone activity has been spotted around Picatinny Arsenal, a military research and manufacturing facility in New Jersey, and also that drone activity around US military bases at home and abroad has been occurring for several years. The FAA also estimated this year that there are over 2.8 million commercial and recreation drones circulating in the US. Hwang said that there are two possible theories: that the federal government does not know who is flying drones or why, or that the government knows and is not sharing the information with the community. He said that neither possibility is good. He also addressed some of the conversations he’d heard about shooting down the drones, but he said that course of action must be avoided without federal assurances and guidelines. “Without facts, we lead to speculation. And speculation leads to uncertainty and potentially fear. And we cannot allow that,” he said. “I think that is the concern. That is a big reason why I wanted to have this press conference, is absent action, absent guidance, people are going to take actions into their own hands, and that is dangerous.” Hwang also pointed out that fears about balloons floating over the United States two years ago were confirmed when the objects were shot down and discovered to be flying with surveillance technology over American soil. While no drone has been seen with weapons, they still pose a risk based on their potential to interfere with other aircraft in the area. During the wildfires that burned in the state earlier this year, officials asked residents multiple times to refrain from operating drones near the fires. Interference from drones led to firefighting helicopters being grounded multiple times. Other Connecticut elected officials have gone public about the drones as well. US Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, appeared on Sunday morning to discuss the drone concerns as the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He said that he knows “with confidence” that the drones do not belong to a foreign adversary or are extraterrestrial in origin, but said that the federal government could do a better job of allaying people’s fears. “My frustration is that the FAA in particular, which is the agency of jurisdiction for our domestic skies, ought to be out on Saturday morning saying, ‘Let us show you how many aircraft, commercial and private and military, go over New Jersey in any 24-hour period,” he said. “And then the FAA should say, ‘We’ve got about 800,000 registered drones in this country and there’s probably several million more that aren’t registered.’ So just putting information out there to fill that vacuum would be helpful.” to the FAA, FBI, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security last Friday, US Sen. Richard Blumenthal requested a briefing from the FAA no later than Dec. 18, asking that the agency present a comprehensive plan to address the public’s concerns. “The proliferation of reported drone activities in this region raises significant safety and security concerns for both commercial and private aviation as well as national security concerns,” Blumenthal wrote. “Incidents involving drones interfering with aircraft operations have increased, posing a real and substantial risk to passengers, crews, and others in the vicinity. And, I am particularly concerned about the potential for these unmanned aerial vehicles – many of which are as large as a car – to disrupt air traffic and, more alarmingly, to be used maliciously to threaten national security.” State officials have said that if any resident sees an unidentified flying system, they can either file a report on the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security’s , call the Homeland Security tip line at 1-866-HLS-TIPS (1-866-457-8477) or use the CT Safe app on their phones. According to the Connecticut General Statutes, it is illegal to intentionally or carelessly discharge a firearm in a manner likely to cause bodily injury or death can be charged with a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $500. Residents who decide to shoot into the sky at lights or objects they think are drones should realize that most of the sightings have been verified as commercial aircraft with pilots and passengers, and they should be cognizant that bullets can injure or kill others on the way back down as well. It is legal to own drones but it is not legal to fly them without a flight plan, depending on the size of the device. You can find information on .
Fortinet ( NASDAQ:FTNT – Free Report ) had its target price boosted by Scotiabank from $85.00 to $110.00 in a report published on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. They currently have a sector outperform rating on the software maker’s stock. Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on FTNT. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Fortinet from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Fortinet from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Fortinet from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Fortinet from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Fortinet from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.93. Check Out Our Latest Analysis on FTNT Fortinet Stock Performance Insider Buying and Selling In other Fortinet news, CFO Keith Jensen sold 4,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.83, for a total transaction of $386,027.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,689 shares in the company, valued at $425,901.87. The trade was a 47.54 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink . Also, CEO Ken Xie sold 23,307 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.89, for a total transaction of $1,908,610.23. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 48,915,530 shares in the company, valued at $4,005,692,751.70. This trade represents a 0.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 51,095 shares of company stock worth $4,058,575 in the last three months. Insiders own 18.00% of the company’s stock. Institutional Trading of Fortinet A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Fortinet by 664.8% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 35,137,089 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,400,215,000 after acquiring an additional 30,542,551 shares during the period. Swedbank AB bought a new position in Fortinet in the 1st quarter worth approximately $548,013,000. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in Fortinet by 198.5% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 6,238,856 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $376,016,000 after purchasing an additional 4,148,520 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of Fortinet by 94.9% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,755,599 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $346,890,000 after buying an additional 2,802,446 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fortinet by 276.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,685,230 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $285,790,000 after buying an additional 2,705,767 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.71% of the company’s stock. Fortinet Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Fortinet, Inc provides cybersecurity and convergence of networking and security solutions worldwide. It offers secure networking solutions focus on the convergence of networking and security; network firewall solutions that consist of FortiGate data centers, hyperscale, and distributed firewalls, as well as encrypted applications; wireless LAN solutions; and secure connectivity solutions, including FortiSwitch secure ethernet switches, FortiAP wireless local area network access points, FortiExtender 5G connectivity gateways, and other products. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Fortinet Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Fortinet and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .