Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 72,761,933 shares, a decrease of 5.6% from the December 15th total of 77,097,502 shares, American Banking News reports. On Friday shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) closed at $23.47. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 12.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.77%.
A M Castle and Co. (NYSE:CAS) major shareholder William C. Martin purchased 253,300 shares of A M Castle and stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $7.64 per share, for a total transaction of $1,935,212.00. A. M. Castle & Co. (NYSE:CAS) in last trading activity moved up 7.89% to close at $6.02. Company weekly performance is -3.99% while its quarterly performance stands at -9.61%. A. M. Castle & Co. (NYSE:CAS) is -61.51% away from its 52 week high.
JMP Group LLC (NYSE:JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced on 12 January that its board of directors has declared cash distributions of $0.035 per share for the months of January, February and March, 2015. In total, the three monthly payments equate to a cash distribution of $0.105 for the first quarter of the year, an increase of 50% from the most recent cash dividend of $0.070 paid by JMP Group Inc., the company’s predecessor, to stockholders of record as of November 14, 2014. On last trading day JMP Group LLC (NYSE:JMP) moved down -0.52% to close at $7.59. Its volatility for the week is 2.89% while volatility for the month is 3.29%. JMP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 19.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 18.10%. JMP Group LLC (NYSE:JMP) monthly performance is 1.88%.
Access National Corporation (NASDAQ:ANCX) has received a Neutral rating, according to the latest rank of 3 from research firm, Zacks. Access National Corporation (NASDAQ:ANCX) has 19.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 20.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $17.96.
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBGI) has named Heather Monahan to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer. In her new role, Monahan will oversee all sales of the company’s core radio, digital and non-traditional revenue opportunities. On last trading day Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (NASDAQ:BBGI) moved up 2.94% to close at $5.25. Its volatility for the week is 5.76% while volatility for the month is 5.20%. BBGI’s sales growth for past 5 years was -2.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 19.00%. Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (NASDAQ:BBGI) monthly performance is -0.19%.