On 12 January Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) announced that the Company flew 9.2 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2014, a 2.8 percent increase from the 9.0 billion RPMs flown in December 2013. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.9 percent to 11.2 billion from the December 2013 level of 10.8 billion. The December 2014 load factor was 82.7 percent compared with 82.8 percent in December 2013. On Friday shares of Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) closed at $39.48. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 9.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 44.90%.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) introduced new autos to Myanmar market American auto maker Ford has introduced three new models to the Myanmar market through its local distributor Capital Automotive. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in last trading activity increased 1.08% to close at $15.02. Company weekly performance is -1.25% while its quarterly performance stands at 8.37%. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is -15.79% away from its 52 week high.
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA) was upgraded by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday. On last trading day Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA) increased 1.01% to close at $38.91. Its volatility for the week is 2.44% while volatility for the month is 2.00%. Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VOYA) monthly performance is -3.11%.
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) announced that U.S. employees recorded more than 82,000 hours of volunteer support to community organizations. This work is part of Deere’s citizenship efforts that focus on three key areas – long-term solutions for world hunger, education, and community development. Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) has 0.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 77.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $87.30.
ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) CEO Phillip G. Norton sold 14,600 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.47, for a total value of $970,462.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 46,711 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,104,880. On Friday shares of ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) closed at $69.19. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 8.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%.