Notable Stocks: SUPERVALU INC, McEwen Mining Inc, Radian Group Inc, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Lakeway, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/27/2013 -- Bestdamnpennystocks, 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:-

SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) shares jumped 3.46% and closed at $3.89 in the last trading session. The company, on Feb. 4, named Sam Duncan as its new president and CEO as part of its deal with an investor group led by private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management L.P. Duncan succeeds Wayen Sales, who will now continue as the executive chairman of the company.

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McEwen Mining Inc (NYSE:MUX) shares gained 3.45% and closed at $2.70. The Company, on Feb. 12, announced that operations at its 49% owned San José mine (in Santa Cruz Province), Argentina were halted on Monday, February 4, 2013 due to seventy-six employees contracting gastroenteritis.There have been no further cases reported and all employees have recovered in full, the company said in a statement.

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Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN) shares climbed 3.44% and closed at $8.43. The company, on Feb. 25, announced that it has commenced two separate underwritten public offerings of up to 30 million shares of its common stock and $200 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2019. The convertible senior notes will be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, cash or a combination of shares of common stock and cash, at the Company's election.
Additionally, the company will begin trading ex-dividend on February 21, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.0025 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 06, 2013. Shareholders who purchased RDN stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 19th quarter that RDN has paid the same dividend.

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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) shares jumped 3.40% and closed at $20.70. Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating on Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and raised its price target from $18.00 to $20.00 on Feb. 13.

Additionally, the company reported total sales for the fourth quarter of $459 million, 47% higher than the year ago quarter, and total sales for the year were $1.7 billion, 27% higher than the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the fourth quarter was $71 million compared to a loss of $12 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the year, EBITDA from continuing operations was $203 million compared to a loss of $5 million the previous year.

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