On Monday shares of Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CNAT) closed at $7.53. Company’s EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 1.00%. On March 27, Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CNAT) announced top-line results from a phase II double-blind, placebo-controlled study (n=38) on emricasan, in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including a subset of NAFLD patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) in last trading activity advanced 1.20% to close at $54.68. Company weekly performance is -2.06% while its quarterly performance stands at -2.86%. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) is -3.55% away from its 52 week high. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) has sold a substantial part of its stake in People’s Insurance Company of China Property & Casualty (PICC P&C). AIG said that it had sold 256m shares in PICC P&C for around $500m. AIG still owns a further 1.2bn shares in the Chinese non-life company, which represent an 8.2% stake in it. As a condition of the sale AIG will not be able to sell any other PICC P&C shares until July.
On last trading day Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) advanced 0.21% to close at $70.78. Its volatility for the week is 1.80% while volatility for the month is 1.87%. DISH’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 7.50%. Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) monthly performance is -5.68%. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares ofDISH Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.comreports. The firm issued an underperform rating and a $57.00 price target on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.
Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRP) has 3.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 91.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $17.66. On March 26, it was reported that, FairPoint Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:FRP) failed to credit the bills of more than 10,000 customers who were entitled to refunds following service outages, state officials say. Testimony last week from the Department of Public Service shows that between July and December 2014, FairPoint knew that at least 12,483 landline telephone customers lost service for more than 24 hours and were therefore eligible for bill credits.
On last trading day GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNC) advanced 6.99% to close at $49.26. Its volatility for the week is 2.44% while volatility for the month is 2.57%. GNC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 8.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 37.10%. GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNC) monthly performance is 2.84%. GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNC) said it will expand testing of herbal dietary supplements beyond what federal law requires as the industry comes under increased scrutiny. The Downtown-based vitamin and supplement retailer announced a deal Monday with the New York attorney general to settle accusations that the company was selling products that were fraudulent or had unlisted ingredients that could harm consumers.