bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) gained after the company announced encouraging data from two studies on eight patients – phase I/II Northstar (HGB-204) study and phase I/II HGB-205 study – on its blood disease candidate LentiGlobin BB305. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) in last trading activity advanced 4.12% to close at $86.12. Company weekly performance is 104.51% while its quarterly performance stands at 133.39%. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) is -2.83% away from its 52 week high.
Activist investor Starboard Value wants to merge office-supply chains Staples Inc and Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP) CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter. On last trading day Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP) advanced 12.04% to close at $7.54. Its volatility for the week is 5.71% while volatility for the month is 4.12%. ODP’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 44.30%. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP) monthly performance is 13.21%.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ABR) was upgraded by Zacksfrom a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued on November 27. On last trading day Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:ABR) advanced 1.96% to close at $6.77. Its volatility for the week is 2.14% while volatility for the month is 1.81%. ABR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -8.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.10%. Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:ABR) monthly performance is -1.46%.
Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) CEO John H. Kunze sold 17,350 shares of Xoom Corp stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.02, for a total transaction of $243,247.00. Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ:XOOM) has 0.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $14.64.
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE:REXR) announced that it has acquired a five-property industrial portfolio in Ventura County, California, containing an aggregate of 408,224 square feet for $38.7 million, or approximately $94.68 per square foot. The acquisition was funded with the Company’s credit facility. On Thursday shares of Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE:REXR) closed at $15.65. Company’s EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 8.00%.