Mix Sector Stocks News: Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE:FOR), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), BroadSoft (NASDAQ:BSFT), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR)


Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE:FOR) reported full year 2014 net income of approximately $16.6 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with full year 2013 net income of approximately $29.3 million, or $0.80 per diluted share outstanding. On Thursday shares of Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE:FOR) closed at $15.58. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 15.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 20.00%.

AbbVie Inc beat out Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) with a last-minute bid that clinched the $21 billion acquisition of Pharmacyclics Inc., gaining control of a blockbuster blood cancer therapy. AbbVie, based in North Chicago, Illinois, will pay $261.25 a share using a mix of cash and its own stock, the two companies said. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in last trading activity moved up 0.86% to close at $102.52. Company weekly performance is -0.27% while its quarterly performance stands at -4.86%. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is -5.28% away from its 52 week high.

On February 25, BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014. Net income for the full year of 2014 was $1.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted common share, compared to net loss of $(8.9) million, or $(0.32) per diluted common share, in 2013. On last trading day BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) moved up 0.57% to close at $31.74. Its volatility for the week is 3.84% while volatility for the month is 3.43%. BSFT’s sales growth for past 5 years was 23.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 29.30%. BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) monthly performance is 15.46%.

On March 2, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) and Aruba Networks announced a definitive agreement for HP to acquire Aruba, a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, for $24.67 per share in cash. The equity value of the transaction is approximately $3.0 billion, and net of cash and debt approximately $2.7 billion. On Thursday shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) closed at $34.00. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 4.26%.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) announced that its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Company’s headquarters located at One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey. On last trading day Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) decreased -1.67% to close at $1.77. Its volatility for the week is 4.97% while volatility for the month is 5.80%. BDR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -4.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -34.99%. Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) monthly performance is -0.09%.


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