Stocks Getting Investor’s Attention: AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Yelp (NYSE:YELP), Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX), Air Methods (NASDAQ:AIRM), Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN)


AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) will participate in the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted Conference on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and chief executive officer, will take part in a question and answer session at 2:15 p.m. Central time. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) in last trading activity moved down -3.91% to close at $64.35. Company weekly performance is -1.38% while its quarterly performance stands at 9.79%. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) is -9.06% away from its 52 week high.

Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP) CEO Jeremy Stoppelman unloaded 13,513 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.51, for a total value of $709,567.63. On last trading day Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP) increased 0.68% to close at $53.36. Its volatility for the week is 4.07% while volatility for the month is 3.64%. YELP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 80.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -8.40%. Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP) monthly performance is -8.14%.

On December 19, A Texas federal judge deniedRetractable Technologies Inc.’s attempt to add a charge of monopoly power to a jury’s 2013 verdict against Becton Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX), saying that Becton’s declining 50 percent market share constituted a “proper basis” justifying the jury’s conclusion that it lacked monopoly standing. On last trading day Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) moved down -1.10% to close at $138.46. Its volatility for the week is 1.79% while volatility for the month is 1.78%. BDX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 3.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 4.80%. Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) monthly performance is 6.66%.

On December 11, Air Methods Corp. (NASDAQ:AIRM) the global leader in air medical transportation, announced that Jay Francis has been appointed as president of Sundance Helicopters. Francis will succeed Bob Engelbrecht who is transitioning to the role of interim president for the Tourism Division. Air Methods Corp. (NASDAQ:AIRM) has 7.00% insider ownership. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $43.13.

Health Care REIT Inc (NYSE:HCN) EVP Erin C. Ibele sold 1,600 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.45, for a total transaction of $123,920.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 53,441 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,139,005. On Tuesday shares of Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) closed at $76.68. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 45.10% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.70%.


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