Stocks to Keep Eyes On: Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX), Newcastle Investment (NYSE:NCT)


Ambev SA (NYSE:ABEV) declared a special dividend on Friday, December 26th, AR Network reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 6th will be given a dividend of 0.0481 per share on Wednesday, January 21st. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd.Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) in last trading activity advanced 0.49% to close at $6.19. Company weekly performance is 1.81% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.50%. Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) is -28.60% away from its 52 week high.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and AccuWeather are joining together to integrate one of the country’s leading weather apps featuring hyper-localized weather forecasting into the vehicle. On last trading day Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) fell -0.13% to close at $15.50. Its volatility for the week is 1.43% while volatility for the month is 2.21%. F’s sales growth for past 5 years was 0.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 17.80%. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) monthly performance is -1.46%.

A computer breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) earlier this year could have been avoided if the bank had installed a simple security fix to an overlooked server in its network, the New York Times reported on 22 December, citing people briefed on investigations. On last trading day JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) advanced 0.30% to close at $63.15. Its volatility for the week is 1.26% while volatility for the month is 1.79%. JPM’s sales growth for past 5 years was -6.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 40.00%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) monthly performance is 4.97%.

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) on 12 December released 2014 income from continuing operations of $8.3 million vs. loss of ($12.4) million in 2013. 2014 diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.22 vs. loss of ($0.34) in 2013. Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) has 0.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 99.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $18.86.

Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE:NCT) announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.37%. On Tuesday shares of Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE:NCT) closed at $4.54. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -5.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 8.10%.


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