Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) announced the launch of its EGFR mutation detection testing utilizing a patient’s blood-based liquid biopsy. This innovative diagnostic has the potential to help physicians identify which of their patients may be receptive to certain non-small cell lung cancer treatments. On Tuesday shares of Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC) closed at $3.38. Company’s EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 40.00%.
Newark, New Jersey, slammed E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) and a handful of other onetime occupants of a pigment plant in the city with a lawsuit demanding they clean up the mess of arsenic, chromium, lead and other carcinogens they allegedly left behind in the soil and water. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) in last trading activity moved up 0.25% to close at $78.77. Company weekly performance is 0.90% while its quarterly performance stands at 8.47%. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) is 0.18% away from its 52 week high.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) announced it will report its first-quarter 2015 financial results on Wednesday, April 15. The results are scheduled to be released at 7 a.m. ET, followed by an investor presentation at 8:30 a.m. ET. On Tuesday shares of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) closed at $15.79. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -8.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 8.00%.
Zacks cut shares of HopFed Bancorp (NASDAQ:HFBC) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning. The firm currently has $14.30 pricetarget on the stock. HopFed Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:HFBC) has 1.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 53.10%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $12.95.
On March 4, it was reported that, Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) was awarded the National Association of Counties (NACo) Award for Corporate Excellence during ceremonies at NACo’s 2015 Legislative Conference in February in Washington, D.C. Cain Hayes, president of Government Sector and Labor for Aetna, received the award on behalf of the company. On last trading day Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) fell -1.35% to close at $100.16. Its volatility for the week is 1.69% while volatility for the month is 1.51%. AET’s sales growth for past 5 years was 10.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 14.90%. Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) monthly performance is 5.94%.