Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) gained approximately 7% after the company announced that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Endo International. Endo has proposed to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Salix for a combination of shares (1.4607 of Endo common stock) and cash ($45.00 per share of common stock of Salix). The transaction is valued at $175.00 per Salix share. On Thursday shares of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) closed at $170.05. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 37.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 17.04%.
LGI Homes Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $7.5 million. For the year, the company reported profit of $28.2 million, or $1.33 per share. Revenue was reported as $383.3 million. LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH) in last trading activity moved up 8.40% to close at $14.58. Company weekly performance is 4.97% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.14%. LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGIH) is -34.35% away from its 52 week high.
Imperial Capital restated their in-line rating on shares of McDermott International Inc (NYSE:MDR) in a report issued on Wednesday. On last trading day McDermott International Inc. (NYSE:MDR) moved up 1.60% to close at $3.18. Its volatility for the week is 4.57% while volatility for the month is 5.66%. MDR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -6.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -18.80%. McDermott International Inc. (NYSE:MDR) monthly performance is 18.66%.
The Board of Directors of Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq:AUBN) declared a first quarter $0.22 per share cash dividend, payable March 25, 2015 to shareholders. Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUBN) has 2.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 5.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $24.75.
On March 9, it was reported that, The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. CV (NYSE:VLRS) Ordinary Participation Certificates (“CPOs”) in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in and/or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering on or about September 18, 2013 (the “IPO”). On last trading day Controladora Vuela Co Avcn SA CV (NYSE:VLRS) moved up 2.71% to close at $10.98. Its volatility for the week is 3.33% while volatility for the month is 4.06%. VLRS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 22.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 14.30%. Controladora Vuela Co Avcn SA CV (NYSE:VLRS) monthly performance is 22.68%.