Hot Runners: Aratana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PETX), MFC Industrial (NYSE:MIL), Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO), Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. (NYSE:AP), Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX)


Aratana Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:PETX) announced after the close Thursday that its AT-001 drug demonstrated improvements in pain assessment scores that were statistically significant compared to placebo in a field study of dogs with osteoarthritis. Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETX) in last trading activity advanced 25.71% to close at $16.43. Company weekly performance is 21.79% while its quarterly performance stands at 61.39%. Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETX) is -35.57% away from its 52 week high.

MFC Industrial Ltd. (NYSE:MIL) is pleased to announce the dividend of $0.06 per common share will be paid on January 5, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 29, 2014. On last trading day MFC Industrial Ltd. (NYSE:MIL) advanced 10.17% to close at $6.50. Its volatility for the week is 5.30% while volatility for the month is 2.75%. MIL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 24.00%. MFC Industrial Ltd. (NYSE:MIL) monthly performance is 3.17%.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) EVP William John Miller sold 47,702 shares of Veeco Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.03, for a total value of $1,766,405.06. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 48,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,804,990. On last trading day Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) advanced 3.77% to close at $35.22. Its volatility for the week is 3.80% while volatility for the month is 3.25%. VECO’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 7.50%. Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) monthly performance is -0.62%.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (NYSE:AP) announced the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend of eighteen cents ($.18) per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend will be paid on January 30, 2015 to shareholders of record on January 15, 2015. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. (NYSE:AP) has 0.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 61.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $18.00.

Zacks reaffirmed their neutral rating on shares of Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) in a report released on Friday. Zacks currently has a $20.00 price objective on the stock. On Friday shares of Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) closed at $18.46. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 15.40% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 35.30%.


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