Zacks upgraded shares of Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research note released on Thursday morning. Zacks currently has $2.80 price objective on the stock. On Tuesday shares of Axcelis Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ACLS) closed at $2.74. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 8.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 20.00%.
Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) reported Revenues (net of royalties) came in at $2,254 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,602million. Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) in last trading activity fell -1.21% to close at $13.02. Company weekly performance is -7.46% while its quarterly performance stands at -27.99%. Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) is -47.11% away from its 52 week high.
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) posted quarterly earnings of $648.2 million, or $0.93 per share, compared to $582.3 million, or $0.81 per share, in the year-ago quarter. Its revenue gained 6% to $8.3 billion. However, analysts were expecting a profit of $0.90 per share on revenue of $8.26 billion. Its same-store sales rose 4% in the quarter.On last trading day The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) fell -1.81% to close at $67.16. Its volatility for the week is 1.56% while volatility for the month is 1.61%. TJX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 7.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 23.10%. The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) monthly performance is -0.43%.
The Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.655 per share of PepsiCo common stock. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2015, to shareholders of record as of March 6, 2015. Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) has 0.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 70.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $99.58.
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable March 2, 2015 to shareholders of record on February 20, 2015. On last trading day Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) fell -8.42% to close at $30.79. Its volatility for the week is 4.69% while volatility for the month is 5.27%. DO’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -22.20%. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) monthly performance is -3.78%.