Stocks Gaining Momentum: Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NPSP), HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC), HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI)


Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) reported sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 27, 2014. Sales for 2014 were $852.0 million, a 12.4% increase compared to 2013. Organic growth for the year was 5.0% and acquisition growth was 7.4%. On Wednesday shares of Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) closed at $91.37. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 7.40% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 10.00%.

On 23 January, NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) said that U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug Natpara to treat a rare hormone disorder, validating a bet by Shire Plc, which recently agreed to acquire NPS for $5.2 billion. NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) in last trading activity moved down -0.02% to close at $45.89. Company weekly performance is -0.04% while its quarterly performance stands at 68.16%. NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) is -0.26% away from its 52 week high.

HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC) said that it plans to announce results for its quarter ended December 31, 2014 on February 25, 2015, before the opening of trading on the NYSE. The Company has scheduled a webcast conference on February 25, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time to discuss financial results. On last trading day HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC) increased 0.72% to close at $38.01. Its volatility for the week is 3.45% while volatility for the month is 3.90%. HFC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 28.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 25.70%. HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC) monthly performance is 3.34%.

On 2 February, HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI) announced that its Flight Support Group completed the acquisition of 80.1% of the equity of Harter Aerospace (“Harter”). Financial terms were not disclosed, but HEICO stated that it expects the acquisition to be accretive to its earnings within the first year after the closing. HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI) has 4.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 71.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $61.57.


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