Stay on: Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Northern Oil and Gas (NYSEMKT:NOG), Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)


AWARE, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE), an Anaconda-based nonprofit that says its mission is to provide community-based services to people with mental, emotional or physical challenges, received the five-year, $1,165,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. AWARE said it will provide an additional $600,000 and will administer the funds in Helena, Bozeman, Butte and their respective counties. “It’s unique because we are really partnering with local child care agencies to provide these early childhood services,” Melinda Wade Corso, director of early childhood services with AWARE, Inc., said. On Tuesday shares of Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) closed at $4.78. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -8.70%.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) reported Tuesday that the USD’s strength lowered its revenue by 4.5% in Q-4. The USD has risen to multi-year highs against a range of currencies in recent weeks. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in last trading activity moved down -2.64% to close at $101.29. Company weekly performance is -3.15% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.29%. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is -7.06% away from its 52 week high.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NOG) reported that on January 2, 2015, Northern signed into a letter contract with Robert B. Rowling, Cresta Investments, LLC, Cresta Greenwood, LLC as well as TRT Holdings, Inc.. The contract provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, a committee of disinterested directors of Northern’s board of directors approved for purposes of Section 302A.673 of the Minnesota Business Corporations Act. On last trading day Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NOG) moved down -5.17% to close at $6.05. Its volatility for the week is 9.86% while volatility for the month is 8.38%. NOG’s sales growth for past 5 years was 139.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 64.80%. Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NOG) monthly performance is 1.00%.

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) CEO Richard A. Noll sold 45,000 shares of Hanesbrands stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.96, for a total transaction of $4,858,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 242,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,181,055.72. Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) has 1.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 89.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $107.10.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. All of the shares are being offered by Arena. On Tuesday shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) closed at $5.29. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 52.70%.


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