Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) announced the early tender results of its previously announced seven separate private offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) specified series of debt securities issued by Verizon and by GTE Corporation (a subsidiary of Verizon) (collectively, the “Old Notes”) for new debt securities to be issued by Verizon (the “New Notes”) and, in the case of the 6.94% debentures due 2028 of GTE Corporation (the “GTE Debentures”), cash, each in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offers. On Wednesday shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) closed at $49.20. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 7.88%.
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) plans to soon power up a “Supercharger” station where drivers can recharge their electric Tesla cars at Cochran Commons on Mallard Creek Church Road. On Wednesday shares of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) closed at $203.76. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 95.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 47.90%.
On 23 February 2015, an investor, who purchased shares of Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM), filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Xoom Corp in connection with the initial public offering conducted on February 14, 2013. On last trading day Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ:XOOM) advanced 2.41% to close at $16.59. Its volatility for the week is 2.83% while volatility for the month is 4.63%. XOOM’s sales growth for past 5 years was 43.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 10.20%. Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ:XOOM) monthly performance is 1.47%.
Paint and coatings maker Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) reported solid first-quarter results Tuesday, but signaled that the high U.S. dollar would thwart overseas growth and produce flat sales for all of fiscal 2015. Minneapolis-based Valspar saw fiscal first-quarter sales rise 4 percent to $992 million, beating analysts’ expectations by $20 million. Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings rose 16 percent to $71 million, or 85 cents a share, 9 cents better than analysts expected. The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) has 1.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 75.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $86.83.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) announced that it will begin trading ex-dividend on February 25, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.35 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 18, 2015. Shareholders who purchased NUS prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 1.45% increase over the prior quarter. On last trading day Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:NUS) advanced 1.81% to close at $56.15. Its volatility for the week is 2.51% while volatility for the month is 5.00%. NUS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 14.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 17.30%. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:NUS) monthly performance is 31.68%.