22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSEMKT:XXII) (22nd Century) acquired ‘strategically important’ intellectual property from the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada for $1.87 million. The Company also announced hiring of 10 new employees at its factory. On Thursday shares of 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSEMKT:XXII) closed at $1.45.
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) declared that it will announce its fourth quarter 2014 earnings on Jan 28, 2015 at 4:00PM EST.In addition, Clive Downie, chief operating officer of the firm attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the War Memorial Opera House on Jan. 11 with some guests, and enjoyed the sold-out performance. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) in last trading activity decreased -0.38% to close at $2.59. Company weekly performance is 0.39% while its quarterly performance stands at 13.60%. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is -56.03% away from its 52 week high.
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company powering the digital enterprise, on 8 January 2015 announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Rafe Brown, will present at the 17th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York City. On last trading day Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) decreased -1.52% to close at $19.42. Its volatility for the week is 2.49% while volatility for the month is 2.72%. PEGA’s sales growth for past 5 years was 19.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 26.70%. Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ:PEGA) monthly performance is -2.75%.
Elbit Systems Ltd (NASDAQ:ESLT) reports that it is to supply communications and C4I systems to Israel’s military under new Ministry of Defense contracts. The contracts carry a combined value of about $117 million. Most of them will be performed over a six-year period, the company said. Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) has 4.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 6.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $62.73.
Picometrix®, LLC, an Advanced Photonix® company, announced that it has successfully completed its annual negotiations to supply high-speed optical receivers to a leading OEM telecom systems customer. The company estimates 2015 annual revenue from these negotiations will be between $3 and $4 million. On last trading day Advanced Photonix Inc. (NYSEMKT:API) decreased -8.52% to close at $0.32. Its volatility for the week is 16.88% while volatility for the month is 12.14%. API’s sales growth for past 5 years was -0.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -11.80%. Advanced Photonix Inc. (NYSEMKT:API) monthly performance is 2.60%.