Morning Alert: United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB), AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR), NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBTB)


United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X) plans to build a new world headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of the NHL’s Penguins’ redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site. The steel giant has been in talks with local leaders about whether to remain in Pittsburgh, as the current headquarters in the 64-story U.S. United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X) in last trading activity advanced 0.63% to close at $34.91. Company weekly performance is -3.32% while its quarterly performance stands at -11.49%. United States Steel Corp. (NYSE:X) is -24.91% away from its 52 week high.

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), along with its nuclear partner Hitachi (OTC:HTHIF) will make a generation IV reactor being called PRISM, which is a sodium-cooled fast reactor in order to make vast amount of electricity by the used fuel storage. On last trading day General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) advanced 0.04% to close at $27.00. Its volatility for the week is 0.99% while volatility for the month is 1.13%. GE’s sales growth for past 5 years was -4.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -3.80%. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) monthly performance is 5.30%.

North American energy firm, Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE:WMB) declared fourth-quarter 2014 cash dividend of 57 cents per share. The new dividend reflects a sequential hike of almost 2% and a year-over-year increase of 50%. Williams added that the dividend is payable on Dec 29, 2014, to shareholders of record as of Dec 12. On last trading day Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) moved down -1.28% to close at $54.77. Its volatility for the week is 2.02% while volatility for the month is 2.39%. WMB’s sales growth for past 5 years was -10.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -21.90%. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) monthly performance is 2.87%.

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) has announced it has been selected by AMMROC, the Abu Dhabi-based joint venture between Mubadala Development Company, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin, to support in the design, outfitting and integration of key areas of AMMROC’s facility in Al Ain. AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) has 4.40% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $26.07.

NBT Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:NBTB) EVP Jeffrey M. Levy sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.74, for a total transaction of $514,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 43,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,125,147. On Monday shares of NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBTB) closed at $24.97. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -1.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%.


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