On Thursday shares of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) closed at $10.86. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -2.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 7.12%. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) CEO Steve Steinour says a solid first quarter puts the Columbus-based bank on “a path for success in 2015.” Huntington (NASDAQ:HBAN) met Wall Street expectations with a $166 million first-quarter profit, up 11 percent from $149 million a year earlier.
AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE:AVG) in last trading activity increased 9.17% to close at $23.92. Company weekly performance is 11.67% while its quarterly performance stands at 20.56%. AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE:AVG) is 4.45% away from its 52 week high. AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE:AVG) reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was $102.8 million, compared with $93.5 million in the first quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2015 was $23.9 million, or $0.46 per diluted ordinary share. This compares with non-GAAP net income of $30.0 million, or $0.56 per diluted ordinary share for the same period of the prior year1.
On last trading day Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) fell -0.28% to close at $42.95. Its volatility for the week is 1.22% while volatility for the month is 1.31%. KMI’s sales growth for past 5 years was 18.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 20.80%. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (YSE:KMI) monthly performance is 3.24%. Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) announced that its board of directors approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.48 ($1.92 annualized) payable on May 15, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2015. This represents a 14 percent increase over the first quarter 2014 dividend of $0.42 per share ($1.68 annualized) and is up from $0.45 per share ($1.80 annualized) for the fourth quarter of 2014.
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) has 2.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 88.10%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $18.61. On April 22, 2015 United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI) and Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement pursuant to which Palmetto Bancshares Inc will merge with and into United Community Banks, Inc.
On last trading day Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO) fell -1.89% to close at $5.70. Its volatility for the week is 2.49% while volatility for the month is 2.22%. ESIO’s sales growth for past 5 years was 2.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 7.50%. Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO) monthly performance is -7.77%. On 27 April, Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO) has announced the NWRimage laser ablation system, giving researchers a new tool to investigate elemental binding and transport within cells.