On December 4, The US-based Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a developer and manufacturer of microcontrollers and touch-screens, plans to expand its development centre in Chennai. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) in last trading activity moved down -0.99% to close at $7.98. Company weekly performance is -3.04% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.23%. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) is -18.24% away from its 52 week high.
On December 11, Starboard Value, which disclosed a stake in Staples Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and a larger investment in Office Depot Inc. (ODP) earlier today, plans to push the companies to merge and cut overlapping expenses in an industry with too many stores, according to a person familiar with the matter. On last trading day Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) advanced 2.30% to close at $16.47. Its volatility for the week is 4.35% while volatility for the month is 3.16%. SPLS’s EPS growth for past 5 years was -1.10%. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) monthly performance is 23.19%.
Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH)’s, Insider Bryan Scott Smith unloaded 37,500 shares of Sonic Automotive stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $1,012,500.00. On last trading day Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) advanced 0.64% to close at $26.72. Its volatility for the week is 2.77% while volatility for the month is 2.46%. SAH’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.00%. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) monthly performance is 2.85%.
Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a regular quarterly distribution of $0.1300 per share/unit payable onJanuary 16, 2015 to common shareholders and unitholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2015. Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) has 0.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 47.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $8.25.
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), the world’s biggest social media company, has announced it stopped including results from Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bing search engine in its Graph Search feature, Reuters reports. On Friday shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) closed at $77.83. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 96.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 36.36%.