Why Need to Watch: Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:VIPS), Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ), Ikonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IKNX), Evogene (NYSE:EVGN)


Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) EVP John R. Nelson sold 1,640 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.06, for a total transaction of $80,458.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 407,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,981,549. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) in last trading activity advanced 0.53% to close at $49.72. Company weekly performance is 1.18% while its quarterly performance stands at 17.26%. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) is -0.74% away from its 52 week high.

Vipshop Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:VIPS)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. They currently have a $28.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $25.90. Morgan Stanley’s price target points to a potential upside of 24.78% from the stock’s previous close. On last trading day Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS) advanced 4.37% to close at $22.94. Its volatility for the week is 4.43% while volatility for the month is 4.86%. Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS) monthly performance is 5.23%.

On 19 November Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) announced the sale of five Publix-anchored shopping centers for $79.5 million. With these dispositions, Cousins has successfully completed its previously announced strategic exit from retail property ownership. On last trading day Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) advanced 1.88% to close at $12.45. Its volatility for the week is 1.49% while volatility for the month is 1.68%. CUZ’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 40.20%. Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) monthly performance is -3.56%.

On 6 November Ikonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IKNX) announced third quarter net earnings of $139,000, or $0.07 per diluted share, a 20% increase compared to the third quarter of 2013, and record third quarter sales of $4,478,000, a 6% increase over the comparable quarter of 2013 due to stronger sales from the domestic screen printing and IKONICS Imaging businesses. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of record sales on a quarter-to-quarter comparison basis. Year-to-date earnings are up 69% and sales are up 8% over last year. Ikonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IKNX) has 31.40% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 1.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $16.00.

Evogene Ltd. (NYSE:EVGN) announced financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Research and Development Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $9.8 million, compared to $7.6 million for the same period in 2013. Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2014 were $3.7 million, compared to $3.0 million for the same period in 2013. On Wednesday shares of Evogene Ltd. (NYSE:EVGN) closed at $8.90.


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