Investors Should Watch: Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:GDP), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Evans Bancorp Inc. (NYSEMKT:EVBN), Square 1 Financial (NASDAQ:SQBK), Infosonics (NASDAQ:IFON)


Canaccord Genuity cut shares of Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:GDP) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning. The firm currently has $2.75 price target on the stock. On Monday shares of Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:GDP) closed at $3.31. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -1.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 15.00%.

On 5 February, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) completed the sale of its sodium borohydride business and ANGUS Chemical Co., and purchased Coodetec’s seed business. Dow has set a target to divest $7 billion to $8.5 billion in non-strategic assets and businesses. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) in last trading activity moved down -0.29% to close at $48.26. Company weekly performance is 6.72% while its quarterly performance stands at -2.23%. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) is -10.78% away from its 52 week high.

On 5 February, Evans Bancorp Inc. (NYSEMKT:EVBN) reported its results of operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. Net income of $2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 was up from $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, due to increased net interest income from our core business. Return on average equity was 10.79% for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with 8.35% in the fourth quarter of 2013. On last trading day Evans Bancorp Inc. (NYSEMKT:EVBN) moved down -2.76% to close at $23.58. Its volatility for the week is 2.26% while volatility for the month is 1.29%. EVBN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 2.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 50.30%. Evans Bancorp Inc. (NYSEMKT: EVBN) monthly performance is -3.91%.

On 5 February, Square 1 Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQBK) announced that it has provided a credit facility to Chicago-based 4C Insights, Inc., a big data analytics and social intelligence company offering advertising and measurement platforms. Credit facility proceeds will help to support the company’s continued growth. Square 1 Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQBK) has 1.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 75.20%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $25.71.

On 2 February, Infosonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IFON) announced the launch of its first selfie-focused verykool S5015 smartphone. Nicknamed the Spark II, the S5015 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat and features 5-inch (1280x720p) HD IPS-LCD display with “one glass solution” and full lamination, an 8-megapixel rear camera with dual-flash, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with auto-focus and LED flash, a 1.3 GHz quad core processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM and a 2,000 mAh Li-Ion battery. On last trading day Infosonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IFON) advanced 3.66% to close at $1.46. Its volatility for the week is 7.12% while volatility for the month is 8.75%. IFON’s sales growth for past 5 years was -29.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 37.50%. Infosonics Corp. (NASDAQ:IFON) monthly performance is 22.82%.


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