On Wednesday shares of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) closed at $7.91. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 0.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 39.71%. As the number of pertussis cases increases, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) is encouraging Washington residents to get vaccinated against the disease if they haven’t already done so. Rite Aid pharmacists are readily available to administer the whooping cough vaccine, Tdap, at all 139 Washington locations. Last week, the Washington State Department of Health reported an increase in the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases this year. There have been 319 cases of whooping cough so far in 2015 – a 551 percent increase in number of cases from 2014.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY) in last trading activity fell -0.65% to close at $104.01. Company weekly performance is -11.86% while its quarterly performance stands at 14.45%. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY) is -21.79% away from its 52 week high. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY), announced that management will present a company overview at Deutsche Bank 40th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 4:10 p.m. ET at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston.
On last trading day Local Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM) moved up 0.76% to close at $0.66. Its volatility for the week is 9.94% while volatility for the month is 16.17%. LOCM’s sales growth for past 5 years was 8.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 9.30%. Local Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM) monthly performance is 43.48%. Local Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM), and Rocket Fuel (NASDAQ:FUEL), announced that they have signed a deal for Local’s new programmatic media-buying initiatives.
On Wednesday shares of Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:WLL) closed at $36.76. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 26.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as -8.04%. Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net loss of $106 million or $0.63 per share compared with a profit of $109 million or $0.91 per share last year.
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) in last trading activity advanced 1.63% to close at $49.19. Company weekly performance is -0.16% while its quarterly performance stands at 14.13%. Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) is -26.72% away from its 52 week high. Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE:MUR) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $14.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the El Dorado, Arkansas-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.11 per share.