Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE) announced its Board of Directors has scheduled the payment of the Company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date for this payment is expected to be February 6, 2015, with a record date of February 10, 2015 and a payment date of February 20, 2015. On Friday shares of Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) closed at $16.22. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 4.20%.
Precision Drilling Corporation (NYSE:PDS) intends to release its 2014 fourth quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, February 12, 2015 and has scheduled a conference call and webcast to begin promptly at 12:00 Noon MT (2:00 p.m. ET) on the same day. Precision Drilling Corporation (NYSE:PDS) in last trading activity moved up 7.14% to close at $5.10. Company weekly performance is -3.95% while its quarterly performance stands at -39.93%. Precision Drilling Corporation (NYSE:PDS) is -64.75% away from its 52 week high.
Northland Securities began coverage on shares of Alliqua (NASDAQ:ALQA) in a report released on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued an outperform rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock.Alliqua, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALQA) has 3.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 25.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $4.98.
MasterCard Inc. (NYSE:MA) posted fourth-quarter net income of $801 million or $0.69 per share, up from $623 million or $0.52 per share in the comparable quarter last year. On Friday shares of Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) closed at $82.03. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 10.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 16.72%.
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) will start accepting a different kind of currency. McDonald’s is changing its CEO, and now maybe it’s time for the company to take a look at what’s missing from its classic Big Mac as consumers show a far greater craving for rival chains’ burgers. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) in last trading activity fell -0.89% to close at $92.44. Company weekly performance is 3.22% while its quarterly performance stands at 0.57%. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) is -8.63% away from its 52 week high.