Shares of ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP) were the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,601,779 shares, a decrease of 5.8% from the November 28th total of 18,695,183 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. On Monday shares of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) closed at $5.93.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 11, 2015 to stockholders of record as of February 18, 2015. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in last trading activity decreased -2.39% to close at $23.66. Company weekly performance is -2.07% while its quarterly performance stands at 19.86%. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is -7.97% away from its 52 week high.
On 8 January Radian Group Inc.’s (NYSE:RDN) operating statistics for the month of Dec 2014 revealed robust business, reflected by an increase in primary new insurance as well as a decline in delinquency loans. Primary new insurance written last month at Radian was $3.43 billion, up 20.4% year over year and 19.5% sequentially. On last trading day Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN) decreased -0.64% to close at $15.49. Its volatility for the week is 4.25% while volatility for the month is 2.76%. RDN’s sales growth for past 5 years was -15.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 25.40%. Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN) monthly performance is -8.29%.
PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSEMKT:PED) an energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic, high-growth energy projects in the U.S., announced on 7 January that it has commenced testing to determine the initial production rates of the Company’s 3 new horizontal Loomis wells recently drilled and completed on a 3-well pad in Weld County, Colorado. Since completion, the three Loomis wells — the Loomis 2-1H, Loomis 2-3H and Loomis 2-6H — have been on flow-back. PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSEMKT:PED) has 15.40% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 7.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $0.34.
Zacks lowered shares of 1-800-Flowers.Com (NASDAQ:FLWS) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning. Zacks currently has $9.80 price objective on the stock. On last trading day 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) decreased -3.31% to close at $7.60. Its volatility for the week is 4.11% while volatility for the month is 3.94%. FLWS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 17.60%. 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. (NASDAQ:FLWS) monthly performance is 0.40%.