Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) announced that on February 6, 2015, the Company amended and restated its existing $300 million revolving credit facility to extend the maturity date and modify certain covenants to provide greater financial flexibility to the Company. All eight of the Company’s existing lenders renewed their prior commitments under the facility, with the majority expressing an interest in increasing their allocation had the Company wanted to increase the size of the borrowing base above $300 million. On Thursday shares of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) closed at $18.93. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 4.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 20.00%.
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), announced that Robert Peglar has been named as vice president of Advanced Storage Solutions. On Thursday shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) closed at $31.94. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 27.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 15.00%.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has unveiled three new research platforms focused on “redefining healthcare”, looking at disease prevention and interception, plus the role of the microbiome. The new teams will collaborate with J&J unit Janssen’s five therapeutic areas as well as external partners “to underpin ongoing research and propel scientific knowledge in these areas of significant potential to change the way diseases are managed”. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in last trading activity moved down -1.93% to close at $98.44. Company weekly performance is -3.92% while its quarterly performance stands at -9.03%. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is -9.68% away from its 52 week high.
FXCM, Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) announced certain key operating metrics for January 2015 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business. Retail customer trading volume(1) of $450 billion in January 2015, 3% higher than December 2014 and 32% higher than January 2014. Average retail customer trading volume(1) per day of $21.4 billion in January 2015, 2% higher than December 2014 and 38% higher than January 2014. An average of 662,080 retail client trades per day in January 2015, 11% higher than December 2014 and 61% higher than January 2014. Tradeable accounts(2) of 223,079 as of January 31, 2015, a decrease of 7,500, or 3% from December 31, 2014, and an increase of 33,469 or 18%, from January, 2014. FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) has 0.40% insider ownership. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $2.22.
On February 6, Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) said that it is on the prowl for acquisitions that would generate more predictable earnings that aren’t subject to the volatility of the corn-based biofuel. Chief executive, Todd Becker, said that the company has hired a new executive in charge of finding complementary businesses to go with ethanol and corn oil production, grain elevator and feedlot operation, and the sale of corn-based cattle feed left over from ethanol production. On last trading day Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) increased 3.66% to close at $26.06. Its volatility for the week is 5.99% while volatility for the month is 6.21%. GPRE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 19.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 38.00%. Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) monthly performance is 17.18%.