What’s Hot Today: Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Ferrellgas Partners LP (NYSE:FGP), Excel Trust (NYSE:EXL), Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX)


On Tuesday shares of Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) closed at $159.44. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 6.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 11.53%. Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) will present at the Deutsche Bank 40th Annual Healthcare Conference at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the InterContinental in Boston.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) in last trading activity fell -3.08% to close at $7.88. Company weekly performance is -3.08% while its quarterly performance stands at 8.09%. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) is -13.12% away from its 52 week high. On May 04, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced that an enhanced version of its award-winning loyalty program, wellness+, is now available to consumers, thanks to the company’s participation in Plenti. Through Plenti, the first U.S.-based consumer loyalty coalition, Rite Aid will transition its existing loyalty program, of which there are nearly 25 million active members, to wellness+ with Plenti.

On last trading day Ferrellgas Partners LP (NYSE:FGP) fell -0.61% to close at $24.43. Its volatility for the week is 1.79% while volatility for the month is 1.76%. FGP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 3.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -12.30%. Ferrellgas Partners LP (NYSE:FGP) monthly performance is 1.62%.

Excel Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EXL) has 1.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 83.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $15.87. Zacks downgraded shares of Excel Trust (NYSE:EXL) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Friday. They currently have $18.00 target price on the stock.

On last trading day Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) fell -3.13% to close at $45.54. Its volatility for the week is 4.66% while volatility for the month is 2.72%. CGNX’s sales growth for past 5 years was 22.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 89.90%. Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) monthly performance is -11.71%. Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) announced that the company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share. This dividend is payable on June 19, 2015 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2015.


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