CVD Equipment (NYSE:CVV) CEO Leonard A. Rosenbaum sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.07, for a total transaction of $301,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 817,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,325,301. On Friday shares of CVD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ:CVV) closed at $16.48. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -0.20%.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) recently announced that its chief operating officer (COO), Troy Alstead, who has been with the company for 23 years, will go on an indefinite unpaid leave from March to spend time with his family. Starbucks did not mention when Alstead – who will serve as the COO till Mar 1, 2015 – will rejoin. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) in last trading activity moved down -3.27% to close at $79.79. Company weekly performance is -2.03% while its quarterly performance stands at 7.58%. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is -5.24% away from its 52 week high.
HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) on 6 January 2015 announced that Bill Lucia, CEO, will be presenting at the 33rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at 3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET on January 14, 2015 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. On last trading day HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) moved down -1.61% to close at $20.81. Its volatility for the week is 3.62% while volatility for the month is 3.84%. HMSY’s sales growth for past 5 years was 21.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 10.80%. HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) monthly performance is -10.15%.
State Auto Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:STFC) reported that the State Auto Group has entered into a one year property aggregate excess catastrophe reinsurance agreement, effective Jan. 1, with a syndicate of reinsurers covering property business underwritten by its personal insurance and business insurance segments, including automobile physical damage. State Auto Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:STFC) has 65.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 92.20%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $21.40.
A partnership between the city, local businesses and a nonprofit group will preserve an affordable housing complex for senior citizens with low incomes. The city, Heritage Fund — The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County, MainSource Bank and Vectren Corporation (NYSE:VVC) have committed $155,000 in grants and loans to help the Southern Indiana Housing and Community Development Corp., or SIHCDC, buy Town and Garden Apartments. On last trading day Vectren Corporation (NYSE:VVC) moved down -0.38% to close at $47.30. Its volatility for the week is 1.99% while volatility for the month is 2.14%. VVC’s sales growth for past 5 years was 0.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.20%. Vectren Corporation (NYSE:VVC) monthly performance is 4.05%.