Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 141,197,742 shares, a decrease of 14.3% from the November 28th total of 164,753,317 shares Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in last trading activity moved down -1.28% to close at $36.29. Company weekly performance is -3.05% while its quarterly performance stands at 7.46%. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is -4.25% away from its 52 week high.
RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (NASDAQ:TQNT) have announced they have requested NASDAQ Stock Market LLC suspend trading and delist RFMD and TQNT common stock in connection with the companies’ previously announced merger of equals expected to close today. On last trading day TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TQNT) moved down -2.70% to close at $27.55. Its volatility for the week is 3.02% while volatility for the month is 3.65%. TQNT’s sales growth for past 5 years was 9.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -19.10%. TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TQNT) monthly performance is 15.37%.
Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has $21.00 price target on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) has 14.46% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 85.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $18.89.
Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX) on December 9, announced that the city of Sandy, Oregon and the village of Sebewaing, Michigan have joined the growing ranks of “gigabit” communities who are deploying the Calix E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) to deliver broadband speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) to residential and business subscribers. On Wednesday shares of Calix Inc. (NYSE:CALX) closed at $10.02. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 8.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 20.00%.
On December 22, Salem Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SALM) announced that Richard Trejo is retiring from Salem Communications at the end of December. He has managed KDAR-Oxnard during his 14 years with the company. Richard’s radio career started in 1981 as an Account Executive with KUZZ FM / KKXX FM Bakersfield, CA. He went on to hold positions as GSM for Buck Owens Broadcasting, GM for The Park Lane Group, and General Manager at KDAR during his 37 yrs. in radio. On last trading day Salem Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SALM) moved down -0.26% to close at $7.82. Its volatility for the week is 2.28% while volatility for the month is 3.26%. SALM’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 40.50%. Salem Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SALM) monthly performance is 2.36%.