Morning Watch List: American Realty Capital Properties (NASDAQ:ARCP), bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE), Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH), International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Seaboard (NYSEMKT:SEB)


On Thursday shares of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP) closed at $9.86. Company’s EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 14.20%. -American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) announced that the Board of Directors has named Glenn J. RufranoChief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2015. Mr. Rufrano will bring to ARCP more than 30 years of experience growing and creating shareholder value in the commercial real estate industry.

bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) in last trading activity advanced 4.93% to close at $126.40. Company weekly performance is 5.69% while its quarterly performance stands at 47.20%. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) is 1.75% away from its 52 week high. bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) announced that members of the management team will present at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine’s 3rd Annual Regen Med Investor Day on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:20 p.m. ET at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.

On last trading day Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH) fell -0.51% to close at $60.84. Its volatility for the week is 1.72% while volatility for the month is 1.51%. BOH’s sales growth for past 5 years was -3.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 4.20%. Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH) monthly performance is 1.99%. On March 13, it was reported that, Peter Ho, Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH)’s chairman, president and CEO, received $7.87 million in total compensation in 2014, more than twice the $3.6 million he earned in 2013, according to documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ho has led Bank of Hawaii Corp. (NYSE: BOH), the parent company of Bank of Hawaii, since 2010. The dramatic increase in salary came from a one-time performance-based grant of 28,350 shares of restricted stock and 28,350 restricted stock units.

On Thursday shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) closed at $159.81. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 4.51%. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)’s CEO says the company’s plan to revamp its business to shift away from hardware and focus on business analytics, cloud computing, mobile services and security is on track. In a media briefing ahead of an investor conference in New York on Thursday, Virginia Rometty said the company plans that the new tech markets should make up 40 percent of IBM’s business, or $40 billion, in the next 4 years. That’s up from 13 percent five years ago and 27 percent by the end of this year.

On last trading day Seaboard Corp. (NYSEMKT:SEB) advanced 1.06% to close at $4295.00. Its volatility for the week is 2.52% while volatility for the month is 2.84%. SEB’s sales growth for past 5 years was 12.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 32.90%. Seaboard Corp. (NYSEMKT:SEB) monthly performance is 9.92%. On March 16, it was reported that, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is proposing that Seaboard Corp. (NYSEMKT:SEB) publicly disclose potential financial risks related to the use of gestation housing at the company’s hog farms. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, HSUS requested that “the board of directors disclose the financial and operational risks to which Seaboard’s indefinite use of pig gestation confinement crates throughout its supply system may be exposing the company and its investors.


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