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/PRNewswire/ -- Circular Services, the largest privately-held recycling company and circular economy services provider in the United States, today announced

WISeKey and OISTE.ORG Generate and Launch a Post-Quantum Cryptography Root Key to Defend Against Quantum Cyber Threats

The Urea Formaldehyde Market is projected to grow from USD 7.8B in 2024 to USD 12.3B by 2034, at a 4.70% CAGR. Driven by high adhesive strength and affordability, it plays a key role in industrial uses, especially engineered wood. Dominant in the U.S., its powdered form leads with 64.6% share. The Urea Formaldehyde Market is projected to grow from USD 7.8B in 2024 to USD 12.3B by 2034, at a 4.70% CAGR. Driven by high adhesive strength and affordability, it plays a key role in industrial uses, especially engineered wood. Dominant in the U.S., its powdered form leads with 64.6% share.

Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (LSE:HUI, OTCQB:HUIPF) told investors it has sold €450,000 worth of THC medical cannabis, via its Macedonia-based subsidiary Ohrid Organics. Ohrid is also negotiating additional off-take agreements, with talks ongoing with several parties, with proceeds earmarked to support an expansion in capacity.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: IVFH) (“IVFH” or the “Company”), a national seller of gourmet specialty foods to professional chefs, is pleased to announce the successful closing of its acquisition of the assets of Golden Organics, Inc., a Denver-based specialty food distributor (“Golden Organics”), pursuant to an asset purchase agreement entered on October 14, 2024 (the “Transaction”).

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: IVFH) (“IVFH” or the “Company”), a national seller of gourmet specialty foods to professional chefs, is pleased to announce the entry into a material definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the assets of Golden Organics, LLC, based in Denver, CO (“Golden Organics”), for total consideration of $1.75 million, consisting of $1.4 million in cash and $350,000 in the form of a 5-year seller's note bearing interest at a rate of 6%.

OISTE.ORG and WISeKey to Participate at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative, Showcasing New Technologies to Provide Digital Identities to Disadvantaged Communities

CHICAGO , June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Litigation Update: In a victory for consumers, Pure Culture Organics™ (PCO) today announced that after a series of court rulings against Lifeway Foods NASDAQ: (LWAY), Lifeway Foods chose to dismiss its claims against PCO rather than proceed to a ruling on the merits. Edward Smolyansky, PCO Co-founder and President, stated, "We are extremely pleased Lifeway abandoned its lawsuit, and PCO can pivot from having to focus on beating back frivolous lawsuits to building on the momentum of its new product developments like PCO Kids Kefir, as well as beginning to build our sales and marketing team.

Panagora Asset Management Inc. lessened its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE – Free Report) by 57.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 200,503 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 275,155 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $3,405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Authentikos Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE purchased a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. grew its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 180.1% in the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 1,961 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 111.4% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 2,615 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,378 shares during the period. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the third quarter worth about $52,000. 80.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Buying and Selling In other Hewlett Packard Enterprise news, SVP Jeremy Cox sold 18,323 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.96, for a total value of $310,758.08. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,541 shares in the company, valued at approximately $263,575.36. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Analysts Set New Price Targets HPE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Barclays dropped their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.91. Get Our Latest Stock Report on HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Trading Down 0.2 % Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock opened at $17.86 on Monday. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a twelve month low of $13.79 and a twelve month high of $20.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $17.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.54. The firm has a market cap of $23.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.32, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.20. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 29th. The technology company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $6.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.09 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 9.12% and a net margin of 6.81%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.38 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.4 EPS for the current fiscal year. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 12th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.86%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Profile (Free Report) Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company provides solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze, and act upon data seamlessly in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. It operates in six segments: Compute, HPC & AI, Storage, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services, and Corporate Investments and Other.

Meridian Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF (NYSEARCA:DSI – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $311,000. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of DSI. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF by 36.0% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Sandy Spring Bank lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Sandy Spring Bank now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new position in iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $112,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF by 72.2% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF Trading Up 0.0 % DSI opened at $100.97 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $98.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.62. The stock has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of 29.01 and a beta of 1.09. iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF has a 1 year low of $77.39 and a 1 year high of $101.38. iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF Profile (Free Report) iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund (the Fund), formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the equity performance of the United States companies.

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,000. A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in KR. SouthState Corp lifted its position in shares of Kroger by 334.3% during the fourth quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Kroger by 370.1% during the third quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 496 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC boosted its position in Kroger by 613.0% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 705 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Kroger in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Field & Main Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Kroger during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several equities analysts recently weighed in on KR shares. BNP Paribas restated an “underperform” rating and set a $48.00 price target on shares of Kroger in a research report on Monday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Kroger from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $58.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $62.00 price target on shares of Kroger in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Guggenheim upped their price objective on Kroger from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their target price on Kroger from $63.00 to $62.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.17. Get Our Latest Analysis on Kroger Kroger Stock Down 0.4 % Shares of NYSE:KR opened at $54.20 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $39.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.31, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.49. The Kroger Co. has a one year low of $42.10 and a one year high of $58.34. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $55.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.36. Kroger (NYSE:KR – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.21. Kroger had a return on equity of 31.44% and a net margin of 1.44%. The business had revenue of $37.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that The Kroger Co. will post 4.43 EPS for the current fiscal year. Kroger Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. Kroger’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.19%. Insider Buying and Selling In other news, SVP Valerie L. Jabbar sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.52, for a total value of $832,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 77,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,313,681.92. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, VP Carin L. Fike sold 3,929 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.03, for a total transaction of $224,070.87. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 3,768 shares in the company, valued at approximately $214,889.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Valerie L. Jabbar sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.52, for a total value of $832,800.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 77,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,313,681.92. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 55,796 shares of company stock worth $3,118,767. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock. Kroger Profile (Free Report) The Kroger Co operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. 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