On 25 February, MetLife Inc., (NYSE:MET) said that it has agreed to pay $123.5 million to resolve a U.S. probe into shoddy loans at a discontinued mortgage unit. On Friday shares of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) closed at $50.83. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 6.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 7.07%.
On 26 February, Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) announced Normalized Net Profit was R$ 4,722 million in 4Q14 and R$ 12,451 in FY 2014, up 8.9% versus 2013 driven by EBITDA growth, better financial results and a lower effective tax rate. Normalized Earnings Per Share (EPS) was R$ 0.29 in the quarter and R$ 0.77 in the full year. Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) in last trading activity increased 1.26% to close at $6.45. Company weekly performance is 1.42% while its quarterly performance stands at -1.98%. Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) is -25.61% away from its 52 week high.
Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, or $1.4 annualized. The dividend will be payable on March 18, 2015, to stockholders of record on March 4, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of March 2, 2015. On last trading day Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) decreased -1.38% to close at $53.55. Its volatility for the week is 1.26% while volatility for the month is 1.56%. AVY’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 18.40%. Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) monthly performance is 3.18%.
On 23 February, Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH) announced the pricing of senior unsecured notes for an aggregate principal amount of $600 million. Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH) has 0.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 88.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $43.55.
On last trading day Escalera Resources Co. (NASDAQ:ESCR) decreased -8.96% to close at $0.61. Its volatility for the week is 15.22% while volatility for the month is 14.98%. ESCR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -6.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -32.10%. Escalera Resources Co. (NASDAQ:ESCR) monthly performance is 29.79%.