Citigroup Inc. upgraded shares of Corning (NYSE:GLW) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have $25.00 target price on the stock.Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) in last trading activity moved up 0.43% to close at $23.32. Company weekly performance is 5.14% while its quarterly performance stands at 17.96%. Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) is -0.30% away from its 52 week high.
On Dec 16, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)’s said that it bid for a court order to probe Venezuela’s effort to sell Citgo Petroleum Corp. might scare off any potential investors, Citgo’s lawyer said in urging a judge to reject the request. On last trading day ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) moved down -0.36% to close at $69.88. Its volatility for the week is 2.57% while volatility for the month is 3.34%. COP’s sales growth for past 5 years was -25.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 21.10%. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) monthly performance is -2.58%.
On Dec. 22, MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:MDCA) said it will present at the Citi 2015 Global Internet, Media and Telecommunications Conference at The Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. On last trading day MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:MDCA) moved down -0.44% to close at $22.75. Its volatility for the week is 3.01% while volatility for the month is 3.61%. MDCA’s sales growth for past 5 years was 14.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -68.70%. MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ:MDCA) monthly performance is 2.48%.
Uranerz Energy Corp. (NYSE:URZ) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 5,605,154 shares, a growth of 1.0% from the November 14th total of 5,663,436 shares, American Banking & Market News reports. Uranerz Energy Corp. (NYSEMKT:URZ) has 2.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 19.10%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $1.13.
Sphere 3D Corporation (NASDAQ: ANY), announced that its long-term channel partner, Industrial Networking Solutions, has selected Sphere 3D’s SnapServer network attached storage (NAS) for integration with MOBOTIX video surveillance cameras and management software. Sphere 3D Corporation (NASDAQ:ANY) in last trading activity increased 0.17% to close at $6.00. Company weekly performance is 15.16% while its quarterly performance stands at -12.28%. Sphere 3D Corporation (NASDAQ:ANY) is -47.64% away from its 52 week high.