Investor’s Choice: Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL), Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ:SBLK), Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC)


Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) will discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial results in a conference call that will be webcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Participating on the call will be Arch President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Eaves, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Paul A. Lang and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John T. Drexler. On Tuesday shares of Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) closed at $1.14. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 0.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%.

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK) SVP Edward J. Stewart sold 6,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.19, for a total transaction of $67,140.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 21,385 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $239,298.15. Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACK) in last trading activity moved down -5.98% to close at $10.22. Company weekly performance is -11.21% while its quarterly performance stands at 21.09%. Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACK) is -14.83% away from its 52 week high.

Carlisle Companies Inc. (NYSE:CSL) announced Monday that certain unexpected circumstances at Carlisle Construction Materials and Carlisle Brake & Friction will negatively impact fourth quarter results. On last trading day Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) moved down -6.13% to close at $86.79. Its volatility for the week is 2.81% while volatility for the month is 1.83%. CSL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 0.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 21.70%. Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) monthly performance is -2.49%.

Shipping company Star Bulk Carriers Corp (NASDAQ:SBLK) on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 said it has closed its primary underwritten public offering of about 49 million common shares, at a price of $5.00 per share, for net proceeds of about $242 million. The company intends to use the proceeds from the offering for its newbuilding program and general corporate purposes. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ:SBLK) has 80.19% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 39.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $4.49.

Digimarc Corp (NASDAQ:DMRC) has been given an average rating of “Buy” by the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock. On last trading day Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) moved up 4.65% to close at $27.46. Its volatility for the week is 6.18% while volatility for the month is 6.02%. DMRC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 12.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -19.90%. Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) monthly performance is -11.36%.


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