Notable Moves: bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI), StemCells Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM)


bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE) Director John Maraganore bought 2,352 shares of bluebird bio stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $85.00 per share, for a total transaction of $199,920.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 5,293 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $449,905. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) in last trading activity increased 1.39% to close at $89.99. Company weekly performance is -1.09% while its quarterly performance stands at 144.87%. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) is -4.76% away from its 52 week high.

Oil company ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) recently announced a 2015 budget reduced by more than a $3 billion from this year’s, but the cutbacks won’t be coming from its Alaska projects. The much leaner budget is due to globally dropping crude oil prices, the company announced last week, a trend that began over the summer and has continued to the chagrin of oil companies and the delight of car owners. Alaska North Slope crude is at its lowest price in more than five years, coming in at just $57.57 per barrel on Tuesday. Prices were nearly double that as recently as June. “We are setting our 2015 capital budget at a level that we believe is prudent given the current environment,” company chairman and CEO Ryan Lance said in a statement. On last trading day ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) moved down -0.36% to close at $69.88. Its volatility for the week is 2.57% while volatility for the month is 3.34%. COP’s sales growth for past 5 years was -25.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 21.10%. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) monthly performance is -2.58%.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), already battered by a slump in demand for its mining machinery, faces slowing sales of compressors, pumps and gas turbines as oil companies reduce spending. The impact will be felt by Caterpillar in early 2015 as drillers cut back and exploration declines, chairman and chief executive officer Doug Oberhelman said. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) in last trading activity increased 0.54% to close at $94.23. Company weekly performance is 2.77% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.41%. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is -14.68% away from its 52 week high.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:ARI) on 16 December 2014 announced the Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on the Company’s 8.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock of $0.5391 per share for the quarterly period ending on January 15, 2015. The preferred dividend is payable on January 15, 2015 to preferred stockholders of record as of December 31, 2014. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) has 0.40% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 71.10%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $16.88.

Stemcells Inc (NASDAQ:STEM) has received a hold rating, according to the latest rank of 3 from research firm, Zacks. The counter could manage an average rating of 1 from 2 analysts. On Friday shares of StemCells Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) closed at $0.93. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 43.10%.


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