Stocks Getting Investors Attention: RPC Inc. (NYSE:RES), Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM), Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC), Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE:PNW), Geeknet (NASDAQ:GKNT)


On 28 January, RPC Inc. (NYSE:RES) fourth-quarter net income climbed to $77.6 million or $0.36 per share, from $37.6 million or $0.17 per share, last year. On average, 15 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.32 for the quarter. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items. On Friday shares of RPC Inc. (NYSE:RES) closed at $12.47. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 16.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 16.00%.

Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) said that it will release its fourth quarter 2014 results on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, before markets open. Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) in last trading activity increased 1.08% to close at $7.52. Company weekly performance is -0.40% while its quarterly performance stands at 20.90%. Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) is -31.25% away from its 52 week high.

On 26 January, Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC) reported net income of $16.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. This compares to net income of $10.9 million, or $0.15 per diluted common share, for the same period of the prior year, and net income of $15.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2014. On last trading day Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC) moved down -1.94% to close at $9.10. Its volatility for the week is 3.50% while volatility for the month is 2.84%. WIBC’s sales growth for past 5 years was -3.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -6.70%. Wilshire Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC) monthly performance is -11.05%.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE:PNW) announced that it plans to release its 2014 fourth-quarter and full-year financial results before the U.S. financial markets open on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE:PNW) has 0.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 81.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $70.18.

Geeknet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GKNT) was downgraded by Zacks from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $9.90 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 31.13% from the company’s current price. On last trading day Geeknet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GKNT) moved down -2.12% to close at $7.84. Its volatility for the week is 4.69% while volatility for the month is 4.44%. GKNT’s sales growth for past 5 years was 33.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -16.90%. Geeknet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GKNT) monthly performance is -1.38%.


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