Seagate Technology plc. (NASDAQ:STX) reported increase in its net income for the second quarter of $933 million, up from $428 million in the prior-year period. Earnings per share attributable to ordinary shareholders were $2.78, compared with $1.24 last year. On Friday shares of Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) closed at $63.98. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 7.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.05%.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) from an overweight rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) in last trading activity advanced 0.20% to close at $19.66. Company weekly performance is 7.26% while its quarterly performance stands at -8.39%. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is -33.45% away from its 52 week high.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) on Jan 22, reported fourth-quarter earnings of $9.1 million. The bank, based in Olney, Maryland, said it had earnings of 36 cents per share. On last trading day Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) moved down -3.50% to close at $24.56. Its volatility for the week is 3.12% while volatility for the month is 2.39%. SASR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -2.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 13.50%. Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) monthly performance is -3.61%.
On January 15, Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ:OZRK) announced that net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $34.8 million, a 42.4% increase from $24.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Diluted earnings per common share for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $0.43, a 30.3% increase from $0.33 for the fourth quarter of 2013. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ:OZRK) has 2.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 79.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $34.97.
On Jan 14, Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) announced it will release results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 prior to the opening of the market on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. On last trading day Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) moved down -1.05% to close at $100.75. Its volatility for the week is 3.39% while volatility for the month is 2.73%. LFUS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 7.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 60.50%. Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) monthly performance is 3.87%.