On 19 November Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) announced that it paid $125 million to the small Canadian company, Knight Therapeutics Inc. (CVE: GUD) in exchange for its FDA priority review voucher. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) in last trading activity advanced 0.51% to close at $101.11. Company weekly performance is -2.51% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.87%. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) is -13.46% away from its 52 week high.
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) was downgraded by Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note issued on Monday. On last trading day Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) advanced 0.83% to close at $23.12. Its volatility for the week is 1.96% while volatility for the month is 1.67%. HST’s sales growth for past 5 years was 0.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -16.60%. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) monthly performance is 1.49%.
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APL) announced that management from Atlas Pipeline will be attending several investment conferences during the remainder of 2014. Those conferences consist of: the Stephens Fall Investment Conference in New York City on November 11, 2014, the RBC Capital Markets MLP Conference in Dallas, TXon November 19-20, 2014, The Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance Conference in Boca Raton, FL on December 2-3, 2014, and the Wells Fargo Securities Energy Symposium in New York City on December 9-10, 2014. On last trading day Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APL) decreased -0.28% to close at $35.24. Its volatility for the week is 2.11% while volatility for the month is 2.48%. APL’s sales growth for past 5 years was 11.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 28.40%. Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APL) monthly performance is -1.89%.
On 6 November Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) reported consolidated sales of $440.1 million for the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 11 percent, or $44.9 million, from sales of $395.2 million in the prior year quarter. The increase was driven by $53.4 million in sales from the Osmose acquisition, $11.0 million from the Ashcroft acquisition, and $11.2 million from the company’s new joint venture in China. Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) has 0.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.60%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $29.53.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:ABR) announced a quarterly dividend Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.13 per share on Monday, December 1st. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.56%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. On Tuesday shares of Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:ABR) closed at $6.77. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -8.70%.