On 4 February, Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) recorded a $713 million after-tax charge related to the impairment of the rigs and the company’s total goodwill balance. On Friday shares of Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) closed at $18.19. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 4.20%.
SouFun Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:SFUN) will report its unaudited fourth quarter 2014 financial results before the U.S. market opens on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. SouFun Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:SFUN) in last trading activity advanced 7.67% to close at $7.02. Company weekly performance is 14.89% while its quarterly performance stands at -15.01%. SouFun Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:SFUN) is -64.21% away from its 52 week high.
On 30 January, Lydall Inc. (NYSE:LDL) announced that it has completed the sale of Charter Medical, Ltd. (“Charter Medical”), a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty single-use products utilized in blood management, blood filtration and biopharmaceutical applications for the collection, processing, and storage of biological fluids. Charter Medical was acquired by a subsidiary of Fenner PLC (LSE:FENR) for a purchase price of $29.9 million. On last trading day Lydall Inc. (NYSE:LDL) advanced 0.45% to close at $28.88. Its volatility for the week is 2.75% while volatility for the month is 3.15%. LDL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 38.40%. Lydall Inc. (NYSE:LDL) monthly performance is -4.47%.
Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) will pay shareholders a 10-cent dividend based on the company’s performance in the fourth quarter of 2014. The dividend will be paid Feb. 12 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 29. Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) has 6.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 51.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $16.78.
On 26 January, Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) announced that the company’s HDE-8C-QAM w/Opt 2 encoder is now approved for use in high-definition (HD) deployments over coax infrastructure by a major U.S. satellite digital television provider. On last trading day Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) advanced 2.32% to close at $1.83. Its volatility for the week is 8.88% while volatility for the month is 10.07%. BDR’s sales growth for past 5 years was -4.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -34.99%. Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) monthly performance is -21.92%.