On 23 October Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) released its earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.06. Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) in last trading activity advanced 1.81% to close at $26.45. Company weekly performance is -0.38% while its quarterly performance stands at -8.92%. Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) is -41.77% away from its 52 week high.
Zacks lowered shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report released on Monday. Zacks currently has $14.10 price objective on the stock. On last trading day Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) fell -3.26% to close at $11.88. Its volatility for the week is 2.68% while volatility for the month is 2.80%. GPK’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 27.40%. Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) monthly performance is 2.50%.
STR Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:STRI) reported a loss of 11 cents per share in the third quarter of 2014, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. In the prior-year quarter, the company had reported a net loss of 12 cents per share. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter were $2.5 million compared with $4.6 million in the third quarter of 2013. The decline was primarily due to a workforce reduction in 2013. On last trading day STR Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:STRI) advanced 2.48% to close at $1.24. Its volatility for the week is 4.83% while volatility for the month is 5.39%. STRI’s sales growth for past 5 years was -35.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -20.90%. STR Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:STRI) monthly performance is -3.12%.
On 10 November Fortegra Financial Corporation (NYSE:FRF) reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Total revenues from continuing operations decreased $2.6 million, or 2.9%, to $87.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, compared to $90.3 million for the same period in 2013. The decrease represents a revenue decrease of $5.8 million, partially offset by $3.2 million as a result of the accounting treatment required under purchase accounting for the Protect CELL acquisition. Fortegra Financial Corporation (NYSE:FRF) has 1.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 79.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $9.91.
Empire Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:ERS) announced that net sales for the third quarter of 2014 were $159.4 million, an increase of 26% from the third quarter of 2013, and 9% higher sequentially. The growth in revenue compared with both the third quarter of 2013 as well as the second quarter of 2014 was primarily driven by a strong increase in sales in the U.S. On Friday shares of Empire Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:ERS) closed at $5.15. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 2.40%