On January 11, Shire PLC is buying NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), a maker of treatments for rare diseases, for $5.2 billion, returning to deal-making with the help of the breakup fee it received from one-time suitor AbbVie Inc. On Friday shares of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) closed at $45.45. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 8.70%.
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) will report its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal’14 (4QFY14; ended December 31, 2014) before the market opens Tuesday, January 20. The world’s second largest oilfield services company is expected to be adversely affected, due to a 50% decline in crude oil prices since last June. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) in last trading activity moved up 4.82% to close at $39.13. Company weekly performance is -1.68% while its quarterly performance stands at -23.18%. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) is -47.01% away from its 52 week high.
Research firm Zacks has rated TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) and has ranked it at 1, indicating that its shares are a Outperform. 4 Wall Street analysts have given the company an average rating of 2. The counter has received a hold rating based on the suggestion from 1 analysts in latest recommendations. Strong buy was given by 1 Wall Street Analysts. The counter had a buy rating from 2 analysts. On last trading day TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) moved up 0.79% to close at $23.00. Its volatility for the week is 2.93% while volatility for the month is 2.12%. TCBK’s sales growth for past 5 years was -2.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 10.00%. TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) monthly performance is -5.15%.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam has long wanted to become a force in mobile television. Now he’s poised to make that happen. McAdam already has the technology to stream video to mobiles devices. He has content, including NFL games. What he’s lacked is an effective way to sell ads against that content. On Friday shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) closed at $47.99. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 4.40% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 8.33%.
Shares of Susquehanna (NASDAQ:SUSQ) were the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,635,696 shares, a decline of 36.4% from the December 15th total of 4,143,167 shares. On last trading day Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUSQ) moved up 1.50% to close at $12.84. Its volatility for the week is 1.90% while volatility for the month is 1.72%. SUSQ’s sales growth for past 5 years was -0.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -0.60%. Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUSQ) monthly performance is -0.39%.