Notable Ups And Down: Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE), FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)


Gerdau SA (NYSE:GGB) has been given a “BBB-” credit rating by Morningstar. The investment research firm’s “BBB-” rating indicates that the company is a moderate default risk. They also gave their stock a three star rating. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) in last trading activity moved down -4.47% to close at $2.99. Company weekly performance is -20.90% while its quarterly performance stands at -43.58%. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) is -63.13% away from its 52 week high.

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has over a trillion status updates, text posts, photos and pieces of content archived, which is why the social network company has been heavily focused on improving its search engine. Over the last few years, Facebook displayed results from Bing.com for keyword searches since they had a partnership with Microsoft. On last trading day Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) moved down -1.08% to close at $76.99. Its volatility for the week is 2.51% while volatility for the month is 2.02%. FB’s sales growth for past 5 years was 96.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 85.60%. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) monthly performance is 3.69%.

A new study commissioned by Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) and conducted by Wakefield Research shows Americans are overpaying by as much as 72% when they buy a diamond engagement ring from a traditional jewelry store versus finding one of the same quality at an online retailer. On last trading day Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) moved up 0.17% to close at $35.39. Its volatility for the week is 5.90% while volatility for the month is 4.12%. NILE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 8.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 2.50%. Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) monthly performance is -3.86%.

FuelCell Energy Inc (FCEL: Quote) Monday reported fourth-quarter net loss to stockholders of $5.5 million or $0.02 per share compared with a loss of $10.5 million or $0.06 per share last year. FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) in last trading activity moved down -4.94% to close at $1.54. Company weekly performance is -3.14% while its quarterly performance stands at -32.75%. FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) is -67.51% away from its 52 week high.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) Enterprise Solutions released the latest results of the Verizon Retail Index. This past weekend (Dec. 13 and 14), Internet traffic attributed to online consumer retail shopping activities posted the highest traffic since the Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 29 and 30). On last trading day Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) moved down -0.35% to close at $45.42. Its volatility for the week is 2.20% while volatility for the month is 1.55%. VZ’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 48.40%. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) monthly performance is -11.29%.


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