Thursday Trader’s Alert: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), The Priceline Group (NASDAQ:PCLN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)


National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) lower following Fitch Ratings commentary on 15 October “Greek banks remain burdened by large problem loan portfolios, despite boosting capital and progress with their integration and restructuring plans, Fitch said. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) in last trading activity increased 4.07% to close at $2.56. Company weekly performance is 0.39% while its quarterly performance stands at -14.67%. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) is -59.81% away from its 52 week high.

Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN) reported third quarter non-GAAP EPS of $22.16 Tuesday morning, which topped the consensus estimate of $21.11. The company expects to report fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS of $9.40 to $10.10. Analysts are expecting EPS of $10.91. On last trading day The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN) decreased -0.21% to close at $1095.34. Its volatility for the week is 2.89% while volatility for the month is 2.63%. PCLN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 29.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 57.40%. The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN) monthly performance is -1.25%.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) is set to report third-quarter 2014 results after the market closes on Nov 7. On last trading day Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) increased 0.54% to close at $214155.00. Its volatility for the week is 1.22% while volatility for the month is 1.44%. BRK-A’s sales growth for past 5 years was 11.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) monthly performance is 4.45%.

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) is investing $190 million at its Davenport Works, IA, plant which will enable it to beef up its product range for aerospace and industrial markets. The investment will be made to install new manufacturing technology, enabling the plant to make the biggest high-strength monolithic wing ribs in the industry. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) has 0.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 67.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $16.26.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Pacific Crest from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. On Wednesday shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) closed at $20.13. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 8.17%.


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