Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) will release its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2014 on Thursday, February 5. On Friday shares of Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) closed at $4.26. Company’s EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%.
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) announced that it will open 11 supercenters by Jan 29 across Canada. This will complete its previously announced plan for opening 35 supercenters in the region by Jan 2015. Once completed, Wal-Mart Canada will have a total store count of 394, including 280 supercenters and 114 discount stores. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in last trading activity increased 0.24% to close at $88.51. Company weekly performance is 1.29% while its quarterly performance stands at 17.06%. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is -2.70% away from its 52 week high.
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) reported a drop in its profit and revenue for the fourth quarter. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company posted quarterly earnings of $1.1 billion, or $1.13 per share, compared to $1.4 billion, or $1.40 per share in the year-ago quarter. The latest quarter earnings included a negative impact of $0.09 per share due to the supplier issue in APMEA. The latest quarter also included a negative impact of $0.04 per share due to an increase in reserves related to certain foreign tax matters. On last trading day McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) fell -1.32% to close at $89.69. Its volatility for the week is 1.53% while volatility for the month is 1.40%. MCD’s sales growth for past 5 years was 3.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 8.10%. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) monthly performance is -4.47%.
Bsquare (NASDAQ:BSQR), a leading enabler of smart connected systems, announced it showcased its MobileV™ platform and DataV, the actionable data solution for the Internet of Things in booth #945 at the National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo, January 10-13, 2015, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, New York. BSQUARE Corp. (NASDAQ:BSQR) has 5.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 31.10%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $4.40.
ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) announced that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 50.5 cents per share, an increase of 3.1 percent. On an annual basis, the increased dividend is equivalent to $2.02 per share. The regular quarterly dividend is payable March 1 to common shareholders of record at the close of business February 16, 2015. On last trading day ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) increased 0.36% to close at $58.23. Its volatility for the week is 1.70% while volatility for the month is 1.95%. ALE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -1.40%. ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) monthly performance is 5.45%.