5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar: WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), American Midstream Partners (NYSE:AMID), HBCP


On Thursday shares of WPX Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WPX) closed at $13.79. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -1.00%. WPX Energy Inc. (NYSE:WPX) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $67 million. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had net income of 33 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations and non-recurring gains, were 9 cents per share.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in last trading activity advanced 0.57% to close at $19.56. Company weekly performance is -1.16% while its quarterly performance stands at -18.02%. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is -23.71% away from its 52 week high. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) will hold a webcast to discuss its second quarter of fiscal 2015 financial results, along with its business outlook, on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 4:30 p.m.

On Thursday shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) closed at $170.99. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 4.48%. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) has rolled out new hybrid cloud capabilities for its Watson cognitive computing system to help organizations bridge enterprise data with Web-based cloud applications for faster and more insightful data intelligence. By integrating IBM Cloud capabilities for hybrid cloud, users will be able to gain faster intelligence from data across multiple secure traditional and cloud environments, allowing clients to deploy applications in seconds and with minimal configuration.

American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:AMID) has 1.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 77.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $17.68. American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:AMID) announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.4725 per common unit, or $1.89 per unit on an annualized basis. The first quarter 2015 distribution remains unchanged from the previous quarter and represents an increase of $0.01 per unit, or 2.2 percent, compared to the distribution for the first quarter 2014. The distribution will be paid May 15, 2015, to unitholders.

On last trading day Home Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBCP) fell -0.94% to close at $22.05. Its volatility for the week is 1.90% while volatility for the month is 1.86%. HBCP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 12.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 19.60%. Home Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBCP) monthly performance is 2.70%. Home Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBCP) announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share, payable on May 22, 2015, to shareholders of record as of May 11, 2015.


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