Market Movers: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), AU Optronics Corp. (NYSE:AUO), Home Properties Inc. (NYSE:HME), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)


On 20 January, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 results. For the quarter, the big bank reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47 on revenue of $7.5 billion. In the same period a year ago, the bank reported EPS of $0.50 on revenue of $8.2 billion. Fourth-quarter results also compare to the consensus estimates for adjusted EPS of $0.48 on revenue of $8.08 billion. On Friday shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) closed at $33.81. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 4.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 14.77%.

Zacks upgraded shares of AU Optronics Corp (NYSE:AUO) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning. The firm currently has $6.20 price target on the stock. AU Optronics Corp. (NYSE:AUO) in last trading activity fell -2.44% to close at $5.60. Company weekly performance is -1.41% while its quarterly performance stands at 21.48%. AU Optronics Corp. (NYSE:AUO) is -7.13% away from its 52 week high.

On 27 January, Home Properties Inc. (NYSE:HME) announced that it acquired two apartment communities and sold three over the course of the past three months. On last trading day Home Properties Inc. (NYSE:HME) fell -2.60% to close at $70.50. Its volatility for the week is 1.67% while volatility for the month is 1.70%. HME’s sales growth for past 5 years was 7.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 32.60%. Home Properties Inc. (NYSE:HME) monthly performance is 5.49%.

On 30 January, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) said that it added a 30-second video-sharing feature as well as a group messaging feature to allow users more variety in how they communicate using the social network. On last trading day Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) moved up 2.32% to close at $37.53. Its volatility for the week is 3.93% while volatility for the month is 4.40%. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) monthly performance is 4.66%.


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