ITT Educational Services Inc. (NYSE:ESI) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday. The firm currently has a $8.80 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 12.97% from the company’s current price. On Tuesday shares of ITT Educational Services Inc. (NYSE:ESI) closed at $8.75. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 1.10% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 10.00%.
On 28 January, Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and Novo Nordisk have joined TransCelerate BioPharma, the non-profit established by leading pharmaceutical companies to advance innovation and tackle inefficiencies in R&D. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) in last trading activity advanced 0.23% to close at $61.02. Company weekly performance is -2.46% while its quarterly performance stands at 6.10%. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is -4.09% away from its 52 week high.
Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE:CEQP) said that it will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.1375 on 2/13/15. On last trading day Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE:CEQP) remains unchanged to close at $7.52. Its volatility for the week is 5.92% while volatility for the month is 6.64%. CEQP’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -39.70%. Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE:CEQP) monthly performance is -10.05%.
On 27 January, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) announced fourth-quarter 2014 sales and revenues of $14.244 billion, slightly down from $14.402 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013. Profit per share in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $1.23, compared with profit per share of $1.54 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Excluding restructuring costs, fourth-quarter 2014 profit per share was $1.35, compared with profit per share of $1.68 in the fourth quarter of 2013. On Tuesday shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) closed at $83.92. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 11.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 9.69%.
On 26 January, Giga-tronics Inc. (NASDAQ:GIGA) reported net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 of $67,000, or $0.01 per fully diluted share, which marked a second consecutive quarter of profitability. This compares to a net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 of $718,000, or $0.14 per fully diluted share. Net loss for the nine month periods ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 were $283,000, or $0.05 per fully diluted share and $2.5 million, or $0.49 per fully diluted share, respectively. On last trading day Giga-tronics Inc. (NASDAQ:GIGA) fell -3.59% to close at $1.88. Its volatility for the week is 8.64% while volatility for the month is 10.65%. GIGA’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -56.00%. Giga-tronics Inc. (NASDAQ:GIGA) monthly performance is 21.29%.