Verisk, Parsons fall; PRA Health Sciences, Upwork rise

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:

Flowserve Corp., down 80 cents to $38.75.

The maker of pumps and other equipment for the oil industry gave investors a disappointing revenue forecast for the year.

PRA Health Sciences Inc., up $23.93 to $151.66.

Irish pharmaceutical research company Icon is buying North Carolina-based rival PRA in a deal worth $12 billion.

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Upwork Inc., up $1.79 to $53.36.

The online freelance marketplace reported a surprise fourth-quarter profit.

Parsons Corp., down $3.02 to $36.77.

The software and infrastructure service provider’s fourth-quarter profit and revenue fell short of analysts’ forecasts.

Owens & Minor Inc., up $7.43 to $32.86.

The medical supplies distributor handily beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter profit forecasts.

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., up $2 to $45.50.

The amusement park operator's fourth-quarter results weren't as bad as investors had feared.

Bank of America Corp., up 86 cents to $36.38.

Bond yields, which allow banks to charge more lucrative interest on loans, continued to rise.

Verisk Analytics Inc., down $17.83 to $167.53.

The insurance data provider’s fourth-quarter profit fell short of Wall Street forecasts.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

Company	MarketRank™	Current Price	Price Change	Dividend Yield	P/E Ratio	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target
Six Flags Entertainment (SIX)	3.5463 of 5 stars	$23.79	-0.9%	N/A	51.72	Hold	$28.23
Parsons (PSN)	2.8202 of 5 stars	$78.91	-1.9%	N/A	55.57	Moderate Buy	$76.89
Verisk Analytics (VRSK)	4.6663 of 5 stars	$222.18	-0.2%	0.70%	52.77	Hold	$252.00
Upwork (UPWK)	3.6141 of 5 stars	$11.20	-3.7%	N/A	160.02	Moderate Buy	$16.55
Flowserve (FLS)	2.8374 of 5 stars	$46.39	-0.6%	1.81%	32.90	Hold	$47.75
Owens & Minor (OMI)	3.7762 of 5 stars	$24.99	-2.3%	N/A	-46.28	Hold	$23.29
PRA Health Sciences (PRAH)	0 of 5 stars	$165.21	flat	N/A	50.52		N/A