Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) Director Douglas E. Swanson, Jr. bought 15,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $16.80 per share, for a total transaction of $252,000.00. Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) in last trading activity advanced 3.02% to close at $17.04. Company weekly performance is 2.28% while its quarterly performance stands at -58.09%. Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) is -70.67% away from its 52 week high.
According to a Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) tweet, the company is working with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to facilitate Apple Pay at its pumps. According to Bloomberg, the energy corporation says that it will integrate the required support to allow Apple users to pay at pump checkouts by sometime early in 2015. On last trading day Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) advanced 0.36% to close at $112.58. Its volatility for the week is 1.53% while volatility for the month is 2.42%. CVX’s sales growth for past 5 years was -3.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -1.00%. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) monthly performance is -1.26%.
Zacks lowered shares of Active Power (NASDAQ:ACPW) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a report released on Tuesday. Zacks currently has $2.10 price objective on the stock. Active Power Inc. (NASDAQ:ACPW) has 0.90% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 44.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $1.88.
RRSAT Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from Hold to Buy with a ratings score of B-. On Friday shares of RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST) closed at $7.23. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 9.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 25.00%.
Penford Products, a division of Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX) and a recognized leader in bioproducts innovation and applications development, announced on 11 December the introduction of PenCare™ DP, a new biobased deposition and conditioning polymer. To support the commercial introduction of PenCare DP, Penford has developed a strategic commercial relationship with exclusive distributor Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor of industrial and specialty chemicals. On last trading day Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX) advanced 0.32% to close at $18.75. Its volatility for the week is 0.58% while volatility for the month is 0.61%. PENX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 11.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 24.60%. Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX) monthly performance is -0.32%.