Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) in last trading activity advanced 1.64% to close at $57.12. Company weekly performance is 0.56% while its quarterly performance stands at -2.96%. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is -9.49% away from its 52 week high. Germany’s Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Tuesday placed a $4 billion bond with institutional investors to help fund its $17 billion acquisition of U.S. lab supplies company Sigma-Aldrich.A total of five tranches with floating and fixed rates and maturities between two and 10 years were placed.
On last trading day The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) advanced 3.58% to close at $36.18. Its volatility for the week is 2.49% while volatility for the month is 2.77%. SPNC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 12.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -19.00%. The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) monthly performance is 7.20%.Zacks lowered shares of Spectranetics Corp (NASDAQ:SPNC) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research report released on Thursday morning. Zacks currently has $32.30 price objective on the stock.
On Monday shares of Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) closed at $33.85. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 2.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 15.00%. Diebold, Inc. (NYSE:DBD) said it has acquired Phoenix Interactive Design, Inc., a provider of software solutions for automated teller machines and other financial self-service applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) in last trading activity moved up 5.18% to close at $70.68. Company weekly performance is 7.60% while its quarterly performance stands at 31.28%. Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) is 2.24% away from its 52 week high. Kirby McInerney LLP is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) concerning the proposed acquisition of the Company by affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and TPG Capital. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, Life Time Fitness stockholders will receive $72.10 in cash for each share of Life Time Fitness common stock they own, valuing the transaction at approximately $4 billion.
On last trading day Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) moved up 2.49% to close at $202.34. Its volatility for the week is 4.42% while volatility for the month is 3.09%. VRX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 58.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 19.20%. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) monthly performance is 20.80%. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX)announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a preliminary prospectus supplement to its effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 in connection with a registered offering in the United States of $1.45 billion of its common shares (the “Offering”).