Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) SVP Joao Md Siffert sold 15,505 shares of Avanir Pharmaceuticals stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.93, for a total value of $262,499.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 314,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,319,271. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) in last trading activity increased 0.30% to close at $16.95. Company weekly performance is 0.30% while its quarterly performance stands at 44.75%. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) is -0.59% away from its 52 week high.
On 22 December Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) said that it has acquired Datalogix, the data broker company that helps brands and agencies figure out whether consumers who saw their online advertising actually went on to buy products in-store. It is the latest of a string of recent acquisitions that Oracle hopes will bolster its efforts to take on leading marketing cloud rivals Salesforce and Adobe. On last trading day Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) moved down -0.82% to close at $44.97. Its volatility for the week is 1.07% while volatility for the month is 1.81%. ORCL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 10.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.90%. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) monthly performance is 6.87%.
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) declared a quarterly dividend. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of 0.34 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.47%. Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) has 0.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $95.81.
Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) SVP Theodore L. Harris sold 4,519 shares of Ashland stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.27, for a total transaction of $543,500.13. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 59,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,152,457. On Wednesday shares of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) closed at $119.76. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 3.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 11.09%.
Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Barclays from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday.On last trading day Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) increased 0.08% to close at $23.57. Its volatility for the week is 1.79% while volatility for the month is 3.42%. CRUS’s sales growth for past 5 years was 32.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 101.20%. Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) monthly performance is 31.82%.