Investors Are Eying: Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU), Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM), Nova Lifestyle (NASDAQ:NVFY), Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC)


Based on its independent analysis of the service assurance market, Stratecast | Frost & Sullivan recognizes Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) with the Stratecast 2014 Global Visionary Innovation Leadership Award for Operations & Monetization Evolution. On Wednesday shares of Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) closed at $3.51. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -3.20%.

Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced that it is extending the expiration of its offer to purchase (the “Offer”) any and all of the outstanding series of senior notes described in the table below (the “Senior Notes”). The Offer was previously extended on January 22, 2015, after which, it was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m.,New York City time, on January 27, 2015, and is now being further extended until5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 30, 2015, unless further extended or withdrawn by Safeway. Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) in last trading activity fell -0.03% to close at $35.14. Company weekly performance is -0.23% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.75%. Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) is -0.87% away from its 52 week high.

On January 20, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) said that it donated $977.55 to the Friends of the Brickl Memorial Library. The donation will go toward the purchase, installation and illumination of an outdoor sign for the library. It will be located outside the entrance to the library at Dickeyville Community Center. On last trading day Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) fell -1.64% to close at $47.49. Its volatility for the week is 2.01% while volatility for the month is 2.09%. ADM’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -5.00%. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) monthly performance is -11.10%.

Nova LifeStyle, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVFY) announced that IKEA, the privately owned Swedish furniture seller, will be adding four additional SKUs to its existing production agreement with Nova LifeStyle, to continue to supply its Chinastores. Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVFY) has 43.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 1.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $1.82.

In a major positive the short interest in Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:WLFC) plummeted by 11.5% or 1,070 shares. The final shorts are 0.2% of the total floated shares. The positions dropped from 9,276 shares on December 15,2014 to 8,206 on December 31,2014. Inculcating the per-day average trading of 14,033 shares, the days to cover are 1. On last trading day Willis Lease Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:WLFC) fell -0.90% to close at $20.91. Its volatility for the week is 1.72% while volatility for the month is 1.38%. WLFC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -6.70%. Willis Lease Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:WLFC) monthly performance is -4.69%.


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