On Monday shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) closed at $11.47. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 22.80% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as -7.30%. Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) on April 30, 2015, declared its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was $108.8 million as compared to $19.8 million in the first quarter of 2014. The increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014 is due to the recognition of $90.0 million of the $100.0 million milestone payment from AstraZeneca following the first commercial sale of Movantik in the U.S.
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) in last trading activity advanced 0.82% to close at $11.09. Company weekly performance is 0.36% while its quarterly performance stands at 7.52%. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) is -10.31% away from its 52 week high. It was reported on 7 May, that New information released by Huntington Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:HBAN) shows the company paid $457.8 million in cash to acquire Macquarie Equipment Finance Inc. The parent of Columbus-based Huntington National Bank in February announced plans to buy the Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based specialty lender, and last month told investors in a first-quarter earnings release the acquisition had been completed.
On last trading day Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) fell -1.09% to close at $12.72. Its volatility for the week is 2.90% while volatility for the month is 4.89%. BLDR’s sales growth for past 5 years was 18.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.30%. Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) monthly performance is 84.35%. William Blair lowered shares of Builders FirstSource Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research note released on 6 May.
Egalet Corporation (NASDAQ:EGLT) has 3.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 85.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $9.40. On 11 May, Egalet Corp. (NASDAQ:EGLT) has named Nicholas C. Nicolaides president and chief executive officer of Morphotek, a subsidiary of Eisai North America, and John Osborn, executive-in-residence at Warburg Pincus and senior adviser at Hogan Lovells, to its board of directors.
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has 0.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 63.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $239.49. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) said it will modify its vehicles to fit China’s national charging standards, the latest move by the electric-car maker to boost sales in the world’s largest auto market.