Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) has taken over the position of #19 most shorted Nasdaq 100 component. The company provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar photovoltaic (PV) and related industries. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in last trading activity moved up 2.25% to close at $25.01. Company weekly performance is 5.13% while its quarterly performance stands at 11.40%. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is -0.95% away from its 52 week high.
EMCORE Corp. (NASDAQ:EMKR) CFO Mark Weinswig sold 23,987 shares of EMCORE stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.03, for a total value of $120,654.61. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 91,411 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,797. On last trading day EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) moved up 2.90% to close at $5.32. Its volatility for the week is 4.34% while volatility for the month is 2.23%. EMKR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -0.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.10%. EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR) monthly performance is 2.31%.
Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:OSN) (“Ossen” or the “Company”), a China-based manufacturer of an array of plain surface, rare earth and zinc coated pre-stressed steel materials, announced that it has been awarded approximately $11.4 million contracts to supply its prestressed concrete (“PC”) strands/wires, both plain surface and coated, for the construction of three bridges in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, Ji’an, Jiangxi Province, and Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. The construction of these bridges are expected to last over one year with delivery of our products to start in December 2014. On last trading day Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:OSN) fell -7.41% to close at $0.75. Its volatility for the week is 12.13% while volatility for the month is 8.75%. OSN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 6.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -7.10%. Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:OSN) monthly performance is -19.35%.
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $158.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Perfect World Co., Ltd. will post $2.00 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD) has 5.71% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 47.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $15.05.
IsoRay Inc. (NYSEMKT:ISR), a medical technology company and innovator in brachytherapy and medical isotope applications, on 1 December 2014 announced the striking results of a study of brain cancer patients treated with IsoRay’s Cesium-131 internal radiation (brachytherapy) cancer therapy. On Thursday shares of IsoRay, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ISR) closed at $1.60. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -4.90%.