Factors Moving Markets: Coverage Initiated on Skullcandy, SkyPeople, Snyder's-Lance, SpartanNash, and Steven Madden

NEW YORK, December 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Moments ago, Realtime Equities released new analyst updates concerning several important developing situations including Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL), SkyPeople (NASDAQ: SPU), Snyder's-Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE), SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN), and Steven Madden (NASDAQ: SHOO). Realtime Equities is the leader in realtime news, commentary and analysis - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.

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Analyst Update: New Team Member, Marketing Initiatives, Quarterly Earnings and Dividend Declarations
Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®

The US stock market on Tuesday witnessed its most volatile session since mid-October. Markets ended on a negative note amid slumping oil prices and growing chaos in Russia, represented by a massive decline of the ruble. The NASDAQ Composite edged 1.24% lower, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.65% and the S&P 500 fell 0.85%. A global emerging -market selloff which started on Monday, further pressurized Asia and the Asian stock market on Tuesday, which ended the day in red. On the other hand, the European Markets on December 16, 2014 closed on a positive note led by a surge in energy shares.  Further, positive data from a German analyst, an investor sentiment ZEW survey and a fund manager survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch helped sustain the investor sentiment in the European Market.

Skullcandy, Inc. (Skullcandy) announced that Silje Norendal, a Norwegian Olympic snowboarder and multiple Winter X Games gold medalist, has joined its family of elite athletes. Silje is an outstanding athlete and influencer in women's action sports, known for her progressive style and athleticism in slopestyle.

Hedetang brand of fruit juice beverages of SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (SkyPeople) is capitalizing upon its public WeChat corporate account, as a part of its effort to improve brand awareness which can contribute to the Company's revenue and help it to continuously grow, gain market share, become a prominent player and industry leader in the food and beverage market sector. Additionally, the Company reported exceptional Q3 2014 financial results.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc.'s (Snyder's-Lance) earnings per diluted share for Q3 2014 (period ended September 27, 2014) stayed flat year over year at $0.24 excluding discontinued operations and special items. Net revenue for Q3 2014 was $409.3 million, up by 6.2% YoY, and net revenue for the nine month period was $1.2 billion, up by 5.3% YoY.

The largest food distributor serving military commissaries and exchanges in the US, SpartanNash Company (SpartanNash) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per common share, to be paid on December 31, 2014 to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2014.

Steven Madden, Ltd. (Steven Madden) reported Q3 2014 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.62, down 6.1% YoY and net sales of $392.0 million, down 0.7% YoY. The retail net sales were $48.7 million as compared to $48.9 million in Q3 2013 due to a decrease of 7.4% in same store sales, offset by an increase in net sales resulting from the net opening of 11 new stores.

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Today's update concerns the following companies:

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SKUL Research Report: ( http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Skullcandy&d=17-Dec-2014&s=SKUL ),

SPU Research Report:  ( http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=SkyPeople%20Fruit%20Juice&d=17-Dec-2014&s=SPU ),

LNCE Research Report: ( http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Snyder%27s-Lance&d=17-Dec-2014&s=LNCE ),

SPTN Research Report: ( http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=SpartanNash&d=17-Dec-2014&s=SPTN ),

SHOO Research Report: (http://get.realtimeequities.com/pdf/?c=Steven%20Madden&d=17-Dec-2014&s=SHOO ).

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