Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,469,828 shares, a decline of 7.6% from the November 28th total of 21,066,945 shares, Stock Ratings Network reports. Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) in last trading activity advanced 0.24% to close at $8.26. Company weekly performance is -2.82% while its quarterly performance stands at -13.69%. Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) is -20.27% away from its 52 week high.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Friday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. On last trading day Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) fell -1.12% to close at $49.27. Its volatility for the week is 1.16% while volatility for the month is 1.57%. MO’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 8.80%. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) monthly performance is -1.02%.
FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE) Director Robert F. Lentz sold 5,699 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.14, for a total value of $188,864.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $208,616.FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ:FEYE) has 1.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 60.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $31.58.
Square 1 Financial (NASDAQ:SQBK) was downgraded by Zacks from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $27.30 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 11.47% from the company’s current price. On Wednesday shares of Square 1 Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQBK) closed at $24.70.
Comverse (NASDAQ:CNSI) posted its quarterly earnings results on 10 December. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.21) by $0.25, Analyst Ratings Net reports. The company had revenue of $123.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $114.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share.On last trading day Comverse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSI) fell -2.54% to close at $18.78. Its volatility for the week is 3.11% while volatility for the month is 3.80%. Comverse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSI) monthly performance is -4.81%.