Shares of Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) were the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 23,419,000 shares, a growth of 24.9% from the December 15th total of 18,752,214 shares, American Banking and Market News reports. On Friday shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) closed at $19.24. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 37.76%.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) on 12 January reported December and full year 2014 traffic results. American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 18.1 billion, down 0.4 percent versus December 2013. Total capacity was 22.5 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.7 percent versus December 2013. Total passenger load factor was 80.4 percent for the month of December, down 3.4 percentage points versus December 2013.American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) in last trading activity increased 0.81% to close at $49.81. Company weekly performance is -4.25% while its quarterly performance stands at 51.44%. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) is -8.84% away from its 52 week high.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:WCG) and Farm Share, Inc. announced that WellCare of Florida and Farm Share will give away more than 120,000 pounds of free, healthy food to Jacksonville’s Northside community on Saturday, Jan. 17. This effort will feed more than 5,000 people. Volunteers will be on hand to distribute the food to the public from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Gateway Town Center located at 5152 Norwood Ave. On last trading day WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:WCG) increased 1.52% to close at $76.12. Its volatility for the week is 2.37% while volatility for the month is 2.46%. WCG’s sales growth for past 5 years was 7.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 45.30%. WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:WCG) monthly performance is 1.81%.
Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) major shareholder Austin W. & Greenhouse Da Marxe sold 185,619 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.00, for a total value of $928,095.00. Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) has 2.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 56.50%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $4.80.
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) will report financial results for its 2014 fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. On last trading day FormFactor Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) increased 0.51% to close at $7.84. Its volatility for the week is 5.06% while volatility for the month is 5.21%. FORM’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 8.50%. FormFactor Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) monthly performance is -2.24%.