Offshore drilling contractor SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) declared the execution of $456 million worth purchase option for West Polaris. The company has bought the 6th generation ultra-deepwater drillship from Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) – that owns and operates crude oil tankers, drilling rigs, container and seismic vessels. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) in last trading activity moved up 0.08% to close at $11.94. Company weekly performance is 0.67% while its quarterly performance stands at -53.12%. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) is -69.66% away from its 52 week high.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) on 25 December announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its retail banking business in Japan to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (hereafter SMBC). On last trading day Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) fell -1.33% to close at $54.11. Its volatility for the week is 1.35% while volatility for the month is 1.91%. C’s sales growth for past 5 years was -10.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.60%. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) monthly performance is 1.42%.
InfuSystem Holdings Inc. (NYSEMKT:INFU) CEO Eric K. Steen acquired 15,100 shares of InfuSystem Holdings stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $2.73 per share, with a total value of $41,223.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $300,172. InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:INFU) has 0.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 61.20%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $3.15.
FBL Financial Group (NYSE:FFG) was upgraded by Zacks from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Friday. The firm currently has a $60.00 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 6.29% from the stock’s previous close. On Wednesday shares of FBL Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:FFG) closed at $58.03. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -2.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 10.00%.
On December 4, 2014, Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLS) filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in order to effect an increase of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock the Company is authorized to issue to 30,000,000. On last trading day Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLS) fell -4.03% to close at $1.43. Its volatility for the week is 5.91% while volatility for the month is 9.52%. OCLS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 20.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.70%. Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLS) monthly performance is 2.14%.