Top Stocks: Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Acadia Healthcare Company (NASDAQ:ACHC), American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), Methes Energies International (NASDAQ:MEIL)


Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Williams Partners L.P and Access Midstream Partners, L.P plan to jointly host a Q&A live webcast on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 9:30 a.m. EST following the announcement of their year-end 2014 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, Feb. 18.On Thursday shares of Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) closed at $43.59. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -10.40% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 6.19%.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), has revealed that the Apple Watch will start shipping some time in April, though a certain details regarding on its release date wasn’t provided. The announcement came during Apple’s earnings call. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in last trading activity advanced 3.11% to close at $118.90. Company weekly performance is 5.78% while its quarterly performance stands at 11.87%. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is -0.71% away from its 52 week high.

Local public health care companies Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Diversicare have new 5 percent owners, per recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings. First up, the investment arm of financial giant JPMorgan Chase says it has grown its stake in Acadia Healthcare by more than half over the past year. The company — which in early 2014 said it had sold off some of its holdings — now owns 5.7 percent of Franklin-based Acadia. On last trading day Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) fell -0.23% to close at $58.94. Its volatility for the week is 3.33% while volatility for the month is 3.27%. ACHC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 86.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 63.10%. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) monthly performance is -6.05%.

On January 21, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) said it would eliminate 4,000 jobs later this year, but the company’s cost cutting isn’t moving fast enough for some investors. The New York credit-card firm is struggling to meet revenue targets in a competitive environment, and an uptick in the company’s expenses in the fourth quarter worried some that a crucial advantage for the company in recent years may be fading. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) has 0.17% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 83.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $82.00.

On January 19, 2015, Methes Energies Canada, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Methes Energies International Ltd. (NASDAQ:MEIL), a Nevada corporation (NASDAQ: MEIL) (the “Company”), entered into a Technology License Agreement with a U.S. based entity (the “Licensee”) pursuant to which it has granted the Licensee a non-exclusive license to use the Company’s design and software for a 3,000 liter per hour biodiesel processor to manufacture biodiesel processors for its own projects in the United States. On last trading day Methes Energies International Ltd. (NASDAQ:MEIL) fell -2.78% to close at $1.40. Its volatility for the week is 9.77% while volatility for the month is 16.77%. Methes Energies International Ltd. (NASDAQ:MEIL) monthly performance is 72.84%.


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