Notable Stocks in Focus: Argos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ARGS), 500.com Limited (NYSE:WBAI), CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO), Lionbridge Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX), Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR)


Argos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ARGS) announced disappointing top-line results from a double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIb study on its investigational immunotherapy, AGS-004, for the treatment of patients suffering from chronic HIV-1 infection. The company’s shares plunged 32.3% following the announcement. On Monday shares of Argos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARGS) closed at $7.71.

500.com Ltd (NYSE:WBAI) may face some pressure in the coming sessions. The short interest has registered a change of 21.25% for the month. The total shorted shares measure up to 0.121 times the outstanding shares. Over the preceding 3 months, short interest has changed to 91.33%. The company has a short ratio of 6.08. 500.com Limited (NYSE:WBAI) in last trading activity moved up 6.87% to close at $16.02. Company weekly performance is -0.06% while its quarterly performance stands at -46.64%. 500.com Limited (NYSE:WBAI) is -70.33% away from its 52 week high.

As many as 4 brokerage firms have rated CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) at 2.5. Research Analysts at Zacks have ranked the company at 1, suggesting the traders with a rating of Outperform. The stock garnered a place in the hold list of 3 stock Analysts. 1 analysts rated the company as a strong buy. On last trading day CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) moved up 0.82% to close at $16.05. Its volatility for the week is 2.74% while volatility for the month is 2.55%. CNO’s sales growth for past 5 years was 0.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 24.00%. CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:CNO) monthly performance is -2.73%.

On January 8, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:LIOX) announced that it has completed the acquisition of CLS Communication, a privately-held provider of translation solutions to clients in the financial services, industrial, public sector and life sciences markets. Lionbridge Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX) has 9.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 74.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $5.27.

Radware Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDWR) a leading provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers, announced it has launched its newest high performance Application Delivery Controller (ADC), the AlteonNG 5208. On last trading day Radware Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDWR) moved down -0.51% to close at $21.44. Its volatility for the week is 3.55% while volatility for the month is 3.67%. RDWR’s sales growth for past 5 years was 15.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.20%. Radware Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDWR) monthly performance is -1.88%.


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