Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CNAT) will be reporting top-line results from three clinical trials of its lead investigational compound Emricasan in subjects with varying degrees of organ impairment – a phase II trial in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure, phase I trial in patients with mild, moderate and severe hepatic impairment, and phase I trial in patients with severe renal impairment – after the market close on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CNAT) in last trading activity advanced 24.35% to close at $10.06. Company weekly performance is 42.49% while its quarterly performance stands at 42.90%. Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CNAT) is -35.80% away from its 52 week high.
Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) said on Monday it had found “excellent quality” oil in an off-shore well known as Pudim, or pudding, in the Espirito Santo basin. Drilling confirmed oil at around 4,670 meters, the company known as Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) said in a securities filing. A previous test had confirmed oil at between 4,305 and 4,383 meters at 35 degrees on the American Petroleum Institute (API) scale. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) in last trading activity moved down -10.21% to close at $6.07. Company weekly performance is -17.86% while its quarterly performance stands at -56.55%. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) is -71.01% away from its 52 week high.
Shares of Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the eighteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock. Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) has 0.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 96.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $58.66.
Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI)’s Director Robert J. Cruikshank sold 1,500 shares of Weingarten Realty Investors stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.83, for a total value of $52,245.00. On Monday shares of Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) closed at $35.64. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -2.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.70%.
Continuing its tradition of promoting and recognizing printed circuit board (PCB) design excellence,Mentor Graphics Corporation(NASDAQ: MENT) on 11 December 2014 announced the winners of its 25th annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards. Started in 1988, this program is the longest running competition of its kind in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. On last trading day Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT) moved down -1.33% to close at $21.48. Its volatility for the week is 3.02% while volatility for the month is 3.37%. MENT’s sales growth for past 5 years was 7.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 27.00%. Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT) monthly performance is -2.81%.