Investors Are Eying: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDRA), ARCA biopharma (NASDAQ:ABIO), Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE), Kraton Performance Polymers (NYSE:KRA)


Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 14th, there was short interest totalling 7,589,185 shares, a decrease of 21.9% from the October 31st total of 9,717,222 shares, AR Network reports. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEGR) in last trading activity moved up 3.94% to close at $22.95. Company weekly performance is 7.70% while its quarterly performance stands at -30.18%. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEGR) is -69.23% away from its 52 week high.

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) Director Youssef El Zein sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.68, for a total transaction of $368,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 486,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,788,852. On last trading day Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) moved up 7.20% to close at $4.17. Its volatility for the week is 9.69% while volatility for the month is 9.49%. IDRA’s EPS growth for past 5 years was -58.50%. Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) monthly performance is 68.15%.

Shares of Arca Biopharma (NASDAQ:ABIO) were the target of a significant drop in short interest in November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,325,070 shares, a drop of 21.6% from the November 14th total of 1,690,219 shares, Analyst Ratings Network reports. On last trading day ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABIO) moved up 4.15% to close at $0.96. Its volatility for the week is 10.20% while volatility for the month is 10.12%. ABIO’s EPS growth for past 5 years was 63.20%. ARCA biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABIO) monthly performance is 10.11%.

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) on Dec. 4 announced financial results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 1, 2014. For the thirteen weeks ended November 1, 2014: Net sales increased by 24.6% to $138.0 million from $110.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013; comparable store sales increased by 1.5%; U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, net income was $3.3 million compared to $1.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Adjusted net income, which excludes the impact of the founders’ transaction in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was $3.3 million compared to $2.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) has 2.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $39.85.

G. Scott Lee, Vice President – Operations of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE:KRA) and a named executive officer, is leaving the Company pursuant to the mutual agreement of Mr. Lee and the Company. Following a transition period, Mr. Lee will leave the Company in the first quarter 2015. On Thursday shares of Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. (NYSE:KRA) closed at $20.17. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 1.10%.


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