Social Media Outlook for Friday June 8 (FEIC, BRLI, MW, BBY)

In recent years, traders and investors have increasingly turned to social media to discuss their investments. Now, interested parties can get a scientific look at what is being discussed on a weekly, monthly, and even hourly basis.

Provided by Social Market Analytics, here is the social media outlook for Friday, June 8.

Most Bullish

FEI Company FEIC is trading up after anouncing that it plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.08 cents a share. This is the first cash dividend to shareholders ever.

Bio-Reference Laboratories BRLI is currently trading up about 5.00% after issueing a report on second-quarter results that exceeded forcasts. The stock is up sharply this year.

Most Bearish

The Men's Wearhouse MW shares plunged on Wednesday after it reported thtat profit was down $27.4 million from last year. They are trading at $28.75 at the moment, about 19% lower than Wednesday.

McDonald's MCD is currently trading down 2% after sales rose slower than the expected 3.3% in May. AFter being one of the best performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average last year, McDonalds is down nearly 12% for the year.

Most Discussed

Apple AAPL is frequently on this list. Apple is currently trading around its previous close at $571.72.

Facebook FB is up 3.3%, but is still down about 30% from their IPO.

Google GOOGis frequently discussed on social media. Google had an appeal partially upheld in Switzerland's federal court, stating that the company cannot completely black out faces and license plate on its map application.

Best Buy BBY is currently trading near $20 after the resignation of its founder and Chairman Richard Schulze yesterday.

Chesapeake Energy CHK is trading up near $18 today after an announcment to sell $4 billion in assets. Chesapeake is holding its annual shareholders' meeting today.

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