Stocks Ended Higher: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Strategic Hotels and Resorts Inc, United Continental Holdings Inc, Ultra Petroleum Corp

Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/14/2013 -- Marketbuzzreport.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:-

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(NASDAQ:CHRW) shares jumped 3% and closed at $5.07. CHRW‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by equities researchers at Macquarie in a report issued on Mar. 12. They currently have a $58.00 target price on the stock.

Additionally, the company will begin trading ex-dividend on February 27, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 29, 2013. Shareholders who purchased CHRW stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 6.06% increase over the same period a year ago.

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Strategic Hotels and Resorts Inc(NYSE:BEE) shares gained 3% to $7.90 in the last trading session. The company, along with certain affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P., its joint-venture partner, on Mar. 12 announced that it has closed on a $475 million loan secured by the Hotel del Coronado. This new financing replaces the $425 million financing previously encumbering the property.

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United Continental Holdings Inc(NYSE:UAL) shares increased 2.97% to $30.84. The company, on Mar. 11, reported February 2013 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in February 2013 decreased 3.4 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 8.4 percent versus February 2012. UAL's consolidated load factor in February 2013 increased 4.1 points compared to February 2012. UAL's February 2013 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 6.5 to 7.5 percent compared to February 2012.

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Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:UPL) shares jumped 2.89% and closed at $19.55. The company, on Feb. 15, announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects annual production to range between 228-238 Bcfe. For first quarter of 2013, it expects production to range between 57.5-59.5 Bcfe. The company is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the development, production, operation, exploration and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties.

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