On Feb 09, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)’ board of directors has named a new CEO, choosing the head of the nation’s Banco do Brasil to take charge of the state-run oil company following a shake-up over a massive kickback scheme. On Wednesday shares of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) closed at $6.23. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 7.15%.
On Feb. 9, Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO) announced two executive appointments that realign responsibilities and strengthen its leadership team. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO) in last trading activity advanced 9.74% to close at $3.38. Company weekly performance is 28.03% while its quarterly performance stands at 16.15%. Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO) is -56.33% away from its 52 week high.
Home builder KB Home (NYSE:KBH) said it has priced an offering of $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2023 in its previously announced senior notes offering. On Wednesday shares of KB Home (NYSE:KBH) closed at $13.86. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 5.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as -7.80%.
Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) announced that it has completed an 11,000 square foot expansion of its U.S. manufacturing facility. The expansion includes a dedicated space for the production and assembly of Repligen’s Alternating Tangential Flow System (“the ATF System”), the most recent addition to the Company’s upstream bioprocessing product portfolio. The ATF System is a market-leading product line used to significantly increase cell density and product yield during the fermentation step of the biologic drug manufacturing process. Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) has 1.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 89.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $24.86.
On February 2, Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR) announced that on January 29, 2015, the Board of Directors fixed the close of business on March 17, 2015 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 15, 2015. On last trading day Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR) advanced 0.79% to close at $26.67. Its volatility for the week is 1.26% while volatility for the month is 1.72%. PGR’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 6.50%. Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR) monthly performance is 3.21%.