Ibstock plc (LON:IBST – Get Rating) announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 9th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, April 14th will be paid a dividend of GBX 5 ($0.07) per share on Friday, May 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 14th. This is an increase from Ibstock’s previous dividend of $2.50. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS – Get Rating) had its price objective dropped by analysts at Citigroup from $232.00 to $208.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Citigroup’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 14.67% from the stock’s current price.

Callon Petroleum (NYSE:CPE – Get Rating)’s share price fell 5.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $57.16 and last traded at $57.63. 5,965 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 100% from the average session volume of 2,118,508 shares. The stock had previously closed at $60.98.Specifically, Director S P. Iv Johnson sold 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.71, for a total value of $51,252.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Primexx Energy Partners, Ltd sold 5,225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total transaction of $313,604.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 727,930 shares of company stock worth $43,199,082. 2.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB – Get Rating) issued an update on its second quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.250-$1.350 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $640 million-$650 million.Kontoor Brands also updated its FY 2022 guidance to $4.650-$4.750 EPS.

Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO – Get Rating) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,670,000 shares, an increase of 25.7% from the January 31st total of 4,510,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,460,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR – Get Rating) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, Zacks.com reports.

Shares of Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE:SKX – Get Rating) gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock had previously closed at $34.26, but opened at $35.85. Skechers U.S.A. shares last traded at $35.60, with a volume of 10,659 shares. Specifically, General Counsel Phillip Paccione sold 11,696 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.30, for a total transaction of $506,436.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, President Michael Greenberg bought 75,000 shares of Skechers U.S.A. stock in a transaction on Friday, March 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $38.23 per share, for a total transaction of $2,867,250.00. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 153,501 shares of company stock valued at $6,646,593. 25.92% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amryt Pharma plc (NASDAQ:AMYT – Get Rating) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 67,300 shares, a decrease of 19.0% from the January 31st total of 83,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 137,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS – Get Rating) in a research note issued to investors on Monday, The Fly reports. The brokerage set a “neutral” rating on the electronics maker’s stock.

Antofagasta (LON:ANTO – Get Rating)’s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Barclays in a research report issued on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. They currently have a GBX 1,600 ($21.47) target price on the mining company’s stock. Barclays’s price target suggests a potential upside of 0.19% from the stock’s current price.