Watch 5 Stocks: Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HSOL), EXFO Inc (NASDAQ:EXFO)


Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR)’s CFO Charles H. Turner sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.31, for a total value of $39,930.00. Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) in last trading activity increased 9.21% to close at $15.18. Company weekly performance is 11.37% while its quarterly performance stands at 24.94%. Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) is -34.70% away from its 52 week high.

Analysts at RBC Capital reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) in a research note on Monday, December 8th. On last trading day Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) increased 0.61% to close at $46.05. Its volatility for the week is 2.42% while volatility for the month is 1.70%. ABT’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -13.00%. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) monthly performance is 6.03%.

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is facing reports of a decline in a key demographic again. The company must be concerned about the declining popularity of its social media portal among teens aged 13 to 17 years. A recent report by Frank N. Magid Associates Inc. showed the proportion of social media users in this age group dropped to 88% for Facebook from its high of 95% in 2012. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) in last trading activity increased 1.89% to close at $79.88. Company weekly performance is 2.63% while its quarterly performance stands at 4.01%. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is -1.58% away from its 52 week high.

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HSOL) (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, ON 18 December 2014 announced that Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. has secured a three-year US$87 million term loan facility (the “Loan”) from the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM). Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HSOL) in last trading activity decreased -4.35% to close at $1.10. Company weekly performance is -20.29% while its quarterly performance stands at -55.10%. Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HSOL) is -74.06% away from its 52 week high.

EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO) announced the release of iCERT on its OTDR-based software. Available for singlemode and multimode fiber testing, the iCERT pre-defined test configurations provide quick access to the latest industry pass/fail thresholds to automatically certify cable installations in data centers and enterprise. On Friday shares of EXFO Inc (NASDAQ:EXFO) closed at $3.40. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 8.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%.


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