Atlanticus Holdings: Soars on quarterly profit vs. a year-ago loss

Atlanticus Holdings

31/07/2018 18:17

** Shares of Atlanticus Holdings Corp  ATLC.O  more than
double to a near three-year high at $3.83  
    ** Credit and financial services provider posts a profit in
Q2 vs. a year-ago loss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPnb1RK5na
    ** ATLC says results were aided by strength in its retail
and credit card assets, Fortiva, and auto finance segment assets
  
    ** More than 3.78 mln shares exchange hands, their busiest
day in over 11 years   
    ** ATLC shares top pct gainer across all U.S. exchanges 
    ** Shares of Atlanticus now up nearly 21 pct YTD

 (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru)
 ((RM: Shreyashi.Sanyal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))