Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) from a hold rating to a buy rating. On Monday shares of Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:WLL) closed at $37.89. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 15.20%.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) has agreed to acquire an 8,063 TEU containership from a leading container liner company for a purchase price of $53.6 million, the company announced. Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) in last trading activity moved up 7.27% to close at $5.31. Company weekly performance is 12.03% while its quarterly performance stands at 45.88%. Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) is -6.18% away from its 52 week high.
On 26 January 2015, The Travelers Companies Inc. (NYSE:TRV) posted operating earnings of $3.07 per share in the fourth quarter of 2014, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 21%. Earnings improved 14.6% year over year. On last trading day The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) decreased -1.33% to close at $105.77. Its volatility for the week is 1.24% while volatility for the month is 1.65%. TRV’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 11.10%. The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) monthly performance is -1.32%.
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), the maker of Crest toothpaste, said its dental products won’t use microbeads after March 2016. On Monday shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) closed at $85.05. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 1.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 6.67%.
It was reported on 6 February 2015, that iBio, Inc. (NYSEMKT:IBIO) recently announced that the company was approved for a new U.S. patent entitled “Yersinia pests Antigens, Vaccine Compositions and Related Methods.” On last trading day iBio, Inc. (NYSEMKT:IBIO) moved up 1.69% to close at $0.60. Its volatility for the week is 19.98% while volatility for the month is 11.74%. IBIO’s sales growth for past 5 years was -30.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 7.80%. iBio, Inc. (NYSEMKT:IBIO) monthly performance is 17.65%.