At an enterprise event in San Francisco on Nov 13, Samsung and BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) announced a partnership that couples Samsung’s Knox platform with BlackBerry’s enterprise know-how. It’s all built on BlackBerry’s upcoming BlackBerry Enterprise Services 12 platform, and aims to bolster Android security by leveraging BlackBerry’s end-to-end encryption expertise. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) in last trading activity decreased -7.13% to close at $11.20. Company weekly performance is 6.36% while its quarterly performance stands at 14.75%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is -10.69% away from its 52 week high.
On Nov 10, Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) reported third-quarter 2014 earnings of 53 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents per share. Nektar had incurred a loss of 14 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. On last trading day Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) decreased -1.66% to close at $13.63. Its volatility for the week is 3.29% while volatility for the month is 4.77%. NKTR’s sales growth for past 5 years was 10.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -30.50%. Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) monthly performance is 2.64%.
On Nov. 4, CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ:CECE) announced that it has acquired Emtrol, LLC, a global leader in the design and manufacture of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) & industrial cyclone technology. On last trading day CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ:CECE) decreased -0.41% to close at $14.54. Its volatility for the week is 3.40% while volatility for the month is 3.19%. CECE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -2.90%. CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ:CECE) monthly performance is 10.91%.
On Nov. 6, Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:PNK) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Net revenues increased by $149.4 million or 35.7% year over year to $568.3 million, and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA increased by $39.0 million or 38.0% year over year to $141.5 million. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 42 basis points to 24.9%. The 2014 third quarter results include the operations of Ameristar for the entire quarter, versus a contribution of 49 days in the prior year period as a result of the acquisition being completed on August 13, 2013. Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:PNK) has 1.90% insider ownership. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $22.60.
On Nov 04, Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE:PXD) announced that it has agreed to sell 5,750,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Citigroup and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as joint book-running managers and may offer the shares at prevailing market prices or otherwise from time to time through the New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market, through negotiated transactions or otherwise. On Friday shares of Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE:PXD) closed at $170.63. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 11.10% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 18.23%.