Investors Are Eying: VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU, Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR), Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (NYSE:MIC)


VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq:VVUS) announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 after the NASDAQ Market closes on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. On Friday shares of VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) closed at $2.88. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 16.50%.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), on Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of TimelessMIND, a Canada-based consulting and systems integration company specializing in operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS). Approximately 30 employees and consultants – based in Canada and India – are expected to join Ericsson. On Friday shares of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) closed at $13.02. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 2.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 8.25%.

On February 18, it was reported that Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) announces launch of 400G IP router interface Source text for Eikon. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) in last trading activity remains unchanged to close at $3.89. Company weekly performance is -0.77% while its quarterly performance stands at 20.81%. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) is -10.37% away from its 52 week high.

Shaw Communications announced the launch of the Pink Shirt Promise campaign in B.C. to rally the province’s youth to combat bullying in their communities. Launching, and continuing until February 25, Shaw is encouraging all B.C. residents to make a personal pledge and inspire others to end bullying using the social media hashtag #PinkShirtPromise. Shaw Communications, Inc. (NYSE:SJR) has 7.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 61.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $23.63.

RBC Capital raised its price target on shares of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (NYSE:MIC) from $90.00 to $94.00. They have an outperform rating on that stock. On last trading day Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (NYSE:MIC) increased 0.82% to close at $80.05. Its volatility for the week is 2.24% while volatility for the month is 1.84%. MIC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 19.10%. Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (NYSE:MIC) monthly performance is 13.42%.


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