The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) announced that Thomas F. French has joined the Company’s management team as Chief Financial Officer. He will assume Company-wide responsibility for corporate financial management, planning, inventory controls, accounting, financial analysis, human resources, and office administration. On Wednesday shares of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) closed at $11.93. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 0.90% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 2.80%.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported net income for the first quarter of $348 million or $0.28 per share, compared to $253 million or $0.21 per share for the year-ago quarter. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in last trading activity moved down -0.08% to close at $24.26. Company weekly performance is 2.71% while its quarterly performance stands at 7.68%. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is -5.64% away from its 52 week high.
On 9 February, Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) said that it presented new experimental results for CGEN-15049, a novel immune checkpoint protein discovered by the Company as a target for cancer immunotherapy. The new data presented for CGEN-15049 demonstrate expression of this protein on tumors isolated from ovarian cancer patients, both on the cancer cells and on immune cells within the tumor. On last trading day Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) moved down -2.28% to close at $8.13. Its volatility for the week is 5.13% while volatility for the month is 4.96%. CGEN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 63.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 3.90%. Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) monthly performance is -12.20%.
JMP Group LLC (NYSE:JMP) announced that the company will report financial results for its predecessor, JMP Group Inc., for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, before market open on Friday, February 13, 2015. JMP Group LLC (NYSE:JMP) has 5.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 43.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $7.33.
On 3 February, ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) announced that its subsidiary, ePlus Technology, inc., has achieved Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) designation from Cisco. On last trading day ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) advanced 0.34% to close at $80.43. Its volatility for the week is 7.39% while volatility for the month is 4.18%. PLUS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 8.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 23.50%. ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) monthly performance is 22.48%.