News Buzz: Vantage Drilling Company, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, Horizon Pharma, Precision Drilling Corp

Lakeway, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/18/2013 -- ThePennyStockProfiler.com, an investment community with a special focus on updating investors with recent news on the U.S. stock market, issues news alert on the following stocks:-

Vantage Drilling Company(NYSEAMEX:VTG) shares gained 5.81% to $1.82. The company, on Feb. 15, reported a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2012 of $11.5 million or ($0.04) per diluted share excluding approximately $122.1 million of charges for the early retirement of debt, as compared to a net loss of $9.3 million or ($0.03) per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Including the charges for the early retirement of debt, the Company reports a net loss of $133.6 million or ($.45) per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2012.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited(NYSE:GNK) shares jumped 5.58% and closed at $2.84. The company posted its quarterly earnings results last month. The company reported ($1.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.88) by $0.18. The company had revenue of $49.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.01 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 49.3% on a year-over-year basis.

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Horizon Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:HZNP) shares climbed 5.53% to $2.48. The company, on Mar. 11, announced that the United Kingdom (UK) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for DUEXIS® (ibuprofen/famotidine) for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in patients who require regular treatment with high dose ibuprofen administered three times a day and who are at risk of developing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) associated gastric and/or duodenal ulcers.

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Precision Drilling Corp (USA) (NYSE:PDS) shares increased 5.45% and closed at $9.09. The company, on Mar. 11, announced that April 3, 2013 is the Record Date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice and to vote at Precision's Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders. The Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the McMurray Room of the Calgary Petroleum Club, 319 - 5 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta commencing at 3:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

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