Facebook recently announced that it now has 2 million monthly active advertisers on its site, up from 1.5 million last July and 1 million in June 2013. That steep growth trajectory makes the social network a significant threat to Google , which Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter estimates has roughly 4 million active advertisers.On Friday shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) closed at $78.97. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 74.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 32.42%.
KFC, owned by Yum Brands Inc. this week announced it will serve coffee in edible cups in its U.K. stores. No, the news here isn’t that the fried-chicken chain sells coffee (though coffee isn’t sold at most of its U.S. locations), it’s that KFC has partnered with food scientists to create edible cups made from biscuits, wrapped in sugar paper and lined with a layer of white chocolate, Metro UK reported. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) in last trading activity increased 2.17% to close at $81.11. Company weekly performance is 4.62% while its quarterly performance stands at 6.92%. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is -1.81% away from its 52 week high.
On last trading day MOCON Inc. (NASDAQ:MOCO) increased 0.44% to close at $16.00. Its volatility for the week is 3.03% while volatility for the month is 2.99%. MOCO’s sales growth for past 5 years was 14.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -3.30%. MOCON Inc. (NASDAQ:MOCO) monthly performance is -5.44%.
On Feb 26, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President and CEO, Nobuhide Hayashi), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:MFG), and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (“RBS”) have reached a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Mizuho Bank of a credit portfolio which, as of December 31, 2014, was made up of approximately $36.5 billion in loan commitments, including $3.2 billion of drawn assets. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) has institutional ownership stands at 0.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $3.68.
On Feb. 20, Overstock.com Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) said it saw the largest Presidents’ Day sales event in company history, with a 34.9 percent increase in sales over 2014 and an average order size increase of 11.4 percent on Feb 16, 2015. This increase was pushed, in part, by a jump in the online shopping site’s mobile channel. On last trading day Overstock.com Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) moved down -2.86% to close at $22.72. Its volatility for the week is 4.19% while volatility for the month is 5.54%. OSTK’s sales growth for past 5 years was 11.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 1.80%. Overstock.com Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) monthly performance is -0.79%.