Stocks in Focus: Virco Mfg. Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRC), PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), Aerie Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AERI), Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN)


On Friday shares of Virco Mfg. Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRC) closed at $2.78. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -6.00%. On April 23, Virco Mfg. Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRC) announced results for the 2014 Fiscal Year and 4th Quarter (ended January 31, 2015). Revenue for fiscal 2014 increased 5.8% from $155,042,000 to $164,052,000. Gross Margin improved from $52,554,000 to $55,398,000. Operating income was $2,372,000 compared to a loss of ($1,431,000) in fiscal 2013. After interest and taxes, the Company earned a net profit of $849,000 or $0.06 per share.

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) in last trading activity moved up 0.99% to close at $34.58. Company weekly performance is 3.88% while its quarterly performance stands at -2.24%. PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is -8.31% away from its 52 week high. PPL Corp. (NYSE:PPL) and Riverstone Holdings LLC have been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that the agency has closed its review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of the proposed spinoff transaction involving PPL Energy Supply, which is PPL’s competitive generation business, and RJS Power Holdings, which is Riverstone’s competitive generation business.

On last trading day The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) moved down -0.66% to close at $197.99. Its volatility for the week is 1.19% while volatility for the month is 1.42%. GS’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -5.10%. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) monthly performance is 5.68%. Two The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) mortgage traders left the company this month, according to a person with knowledge of the departures. The pair, Alexander Reiss and Costin Bontas, traded mortgage bonds guaranteed by government-backed entities, said the person, who asked not to be named because the information isn’t public. Reiss and Bontas declined to comment, as did Michael DuVally, a spokesman for the bank.

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) has 2.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 83.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $12.87. The Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of investors of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) resulting from allegations that Aerie may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

On last trading day Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE:SWN) moved down -2.39% to close at $25.78. Its volatility for the week is 3.77% while volatility for the month is 3.68%. SWN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 13.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 95.00%. Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE:SWN) monthly performance is 10.55%. Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $15.625 per share on its 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, payable on July 15, 2015, to holders of record on July 1, 2015.


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