Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad police on Saturday arrested three people for allegedly thrashing two men with rods and sticks in Ghaziabad’s prime commercial area of Rajnagar District Centre (RDC), and suspect that it could have happened over parking issue. Police identified the apprehended people as Ayush Tyagi, 26, restaurant owner; Nitish Sharma, 24, manager; and Abhishek Rastogi, 19, one other staff. But it did not identify the victims in the incident that occurred around 9.45pm on Friday outside a restaurant. Officers said that they learnt about the incident after a video of the incident surfaced on social media. “All the three suspects were arrested after police took cognisance and registered an FIR (first information report) when the video went viral. The injured are yet to approach the police, we are trying to establish contact. They are from outside the city,” said Abhishek Srivastava, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Kavi Nagar circle. “Prima facie, it seems that some parking issue led to the assault. We are investigating further,” the ACP added. The 1.45-minute video, meanwhile, shows several women standing on roadside outside a restaurant and several cars parked on the other side of the road. It shows about seven to eight people attacking two men on road using sticks, punching and kicking them repeatedly till one of them falls flat on the road. In between, loud and repeated voice of a woman shouting, “Ayush, leave him, leave it” in Hindi is heard. HT, however, could not independently verify the video’s authenticity. Police registered the FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 191(2) (rioting) and 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) at Kavi Nagar police station on Saturday, naming three people along with two-three others unidentified persons. The Ghaziabad police on December 25 announced increased security and round-the-clock checking across 26 different locations ahead of the New Year to ensure law and order and also women security. The checks were put in place from December 26 and would continue till January 2.JOHN Swinney yesterday promised the SNP would give “serious consideration” to creating a new specific criminal offence for non-fatal strangulation - as he blasted the behaviour of Scotland’s men and boys. The First Minister was urged by Nats backbencher Michelle Thomson to do so after Fiona Drouet, whose daughter Emily took her life while at university after suffering abuse , launched a petition calling for such a change. 3 The First Minister will consider the new law Credit: Getty 3 Emily Drouet took her life while at university after suffering abuse Mr Swinney said the Scottish Government would “explore the appropriateness” of such a change. But he added that the crime was already covered by common assault laws which can earn offenders life in prison . He added: “If there was to be a stand-alone offence put in place, we would need to be confident there is a gap in the law . “The Government will give serious consideration to this matter. READ MORE SCOTTISH POLITICS CON THE BUS SNP ministers 'quietly ditch' bus pledge as funding cut by 98 per cent FOOTY COACHED SNP's Neil Gray told not to get carried away during Aberdeen final freebie "The Government will explore the appropriateness of a stand-alone offence.” After being challenged to go further, Mr Swinney turned his attention to the behaviour of Scottish men and boys. He said: “There is one other thing that needs to be changed. "That is the behaviour of boys and men. Most read in The Scottish Sun FAIR CARNAGE Horror as Birmingham fairground ride 'collapses' with several people injured STAYING POSITIVE Max George to undergo major heart surgery after terrifying health scare ALL CHANGE Another Rangers executive quits club just a week after key role at club's AGM NEWBORN JOY Huge Scots DJ becomes dad as he reveals baby boy in emotional social media post “I take deadly seriously my responsibility as a male First Minister of Scotland to make it absolutely clear that the behaviour of boys and men is integral, it is central to the experiences of women in our society. “So we can look at all the measures we need to take in terms of criminal offences, but I will lead from the front a campaign to say to boys and men in Scotland that their behaviour has got to improve.” Nigel Farage will cosy up to Donald Trump and make Comrade Keir look weak - he’s the REAL opposition 3 Mr Swinney turned his attention to the behaviour of Scottish men and boys Credit: Getty
Visa Inc. ( NYSE:V – Get Free Report ) shares were down 0.2% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $319.46 and last traded at $320.10. Approximately 621,909 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 91% from the average daily volume of 6,943,806 shares. The stock had previously closed at $320.65. Analysts Set New Price Targets V has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Visa from $311.00 to $322.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $317.00 price objective on shares of Visa in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Visa from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup upped their price target on Visa from $319.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Visa from $318.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $328.41. Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Visa Visa Trading Down 0.7 % Visa ( NYSE:V – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit-card processor reported $2.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.58 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $9.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.49 billion. Visa had a net margin of 54.96% and a return on equity of 53.16%. The business’s revenue was up 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Visa Inc. will post 11.23 EPS for the current fiscal year. Visa Increases Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 12th. This is a positive change from Visa’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. Visa’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.25%. Insider Buying and Selling In other news, insider Paul D. Fabara sold 2,171 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.97, for a total value of $668,602.87. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 17,894 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,510,815.18. The trade was a 10.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visa A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Adero Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 3,489 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $916,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. WBI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Visa during the second quarter valued at about $882,000. TFB Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 4,793 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $1,258,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Visa by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 9,230 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $2,423,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kings Path Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Visa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $63,000. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Visa Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Visa Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Visa Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Visa and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Stock analysts at StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Moleculin Biotech ( NASDAQ:MBRX – Get Free Report ) in a note issued to investors on Thursday. The firm set a “sell” rating on the stock. Separately, Maxim Group dropped their target price on Moleculin Biotech from $20.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on Moleculin Biotech Moleculin Biotech Stock Performance Institutional Investors Weigh In On Moleculin Biotech A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Moleculin Biotech stock. Armistice Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Moleculin Biotech, Inc. ( NASDAQ:MBRX – Free Report ) by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 156,000 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,505 shares during the period. Armistice Capital LLC owned about 6.75% of Moleculin Biotech worth $549,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.52% of the company’s stock. Moleculin Biotech Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Moleculin Biotech, Inc, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of drug candidates for the treatment of cancers and viruses. Its lead drug candidate is Annamycin, which is in Phase 1B/2 clinical trials for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and soft tissue sarcoma metastasized to the lungs. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Moleculin Biotech Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Moleculin Biotech and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Microchip Technology Lowers Quarterly Revenue Forecast, Shuts Arizona Factory
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