Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) officials are asking U.S. regulators to block rival Arista Networks from selling particular products that the giant networking vendor claims infringe on its patents. In a post on the company blog Dec. 19, Mark Chandler, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Cisco, said the company is asking the International Trade Commission (ITC) for an injunction to keep Arista from importing or selling any of the disputed products. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) in last trading activity increased 0.11% to close at $28.25. Company weekly performance is 6.24% while its quarterly performance stands at 13.96%. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is -0.14% away from its 52 week high.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 29th. On last trading day Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) increased 2.13% to close at $20.58. Its volatility for the week is 1.72% while volatility for the month is 1.80%. FITB’s sales growth for past 5 years was -6.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 20.50%. Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) monthly performance is 2.24%.
On December 16, Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) announced that its Board of Directors has named Paul B. Kusserow as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. On last trading day Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) increased 0.35% to close at $29.05. Its volatility for the week is 4.25% while volatility for the month is 3.58%. AMED’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -23.90%. Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) monthly performance is 14.60%.
Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) has earned a “BBB+” credit rating from analysts at Morningstar. The firm’s “BBB+” rating suggests that the company is a moderate default risk. They also gave their stock a three star rating. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) has 0.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 66.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $111.20.
Westell Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:WSTL) CEO Richard S. Gilbert sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.29, for a total value of $32,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 220,747 shares in the company, valued at approximately $284,764. On Tuesday shares of Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL) closed at $1.40. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -6.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 2.50%.