Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) and LabCentral announced an agreement in which Amgen has become a LabCentral platinum sponsor. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Amgen can nominate up to two promising life-sciences and biotech startup companies per year to take up residence in LabCentral’s Kendall Square facilities. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) in last trading activity moved down -0.83% to close at $159.29. Company weekly performance is 1.12% while its quarterly performance stands at 15.19%. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) is -8.00% away from its 52 week high.
Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN)’s CAO Brian Stevens sold 9,406 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.95, for a total transaction of $74,777.70. On last trading day Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) advanced 0.49% to close at $8.26. Its volatility for the week is 3.49% while volatility for the month is 3.95%. GRPN’s EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.00%. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) monthly performance is 11.77%.
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACOR)’s Insider David Lawrence sold 27,109 shares of the company stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.11, for a total value of $1,087,341.99. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACOR) has 1.80% insider ownership. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $40.87.
Late on Monday, FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) has reported its Q4 earning results. The earnings per share (EPS) was at -$0.02, with $54.41 in revenue. This stood at a little bit of a difference from the Thomson Reuters forecasts of -0.02% in EPS, and $52.87 million in revenue. In the previous year’s Q4, the earnings per share was -$0.05, with revenue of $55.16. According to statistics, the product sales for Q4 summed at $42.4 million. The breakdown comprises of power plant generating $35.8 million in revenue, and power plant component sales, construction services as well as site engineering have generated revenue worth $6.6 million. The figures are short by quite a margin when compared with $36.2 million total sales recorded last year. The Q4 figures for service and license revenues gathered at $6.7 million, which is way of the mark in comparison with the prior year figure of $15.4 million. On a positive note, the 3.4 MW utility contracts that have been announced recently are expected to add nearly $31 million to the backlog in Q1 of 2015. On Wednesday shares of FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) closed at $1.54. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 15.40% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 40.00%.
New Media Investment Group (NYSE:NEWM), which publishes local newspapers and websites, climbed more than 80% following its IPO in February. It’s been expanding via acquisitions. On last trading day New Media Investment Group Inc. (NYSE:NEWM) advanced 0.17% to close at $23.63. Its volatility for the week is 2.13% while volatility for the month is 3.14%. New Media Investment Group Inc. (NYSE:NEWM) monthly performance is 9.40%.