Why These Are Hot: KeyCorp. (NYSE:KEY), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC), Evolution Petroleum Corp. (NYSEMKT:EPM), RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS)


KeyCorp (NYSEE:KEY) will announce fourth quarter 2014 earnings on Thursday, January 22, 2015, before the market opens. A conference call will be held at 9:00 a.m. ET to review financial results, strategy and outlook. KeyCorp. (NYSE:KEY) in last trading activity moved down -3.03% to close at $13.44. Company weekly performance is -4.00% while its quarterly performance stands at -0.15%. KeyCorp. (NYSE:KEY) is -7.21% away from its 52 week high.

Merck& Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, will hold its fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 sales and earnings conference call with institutional investors and analysts at 8:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 4. On last trading day Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) advanced 1.49% to close at $58.04. Its volatility for the week is 1.31% while volatility for the month is 1.81%. MRK’s sales growth for past 5 years was 13.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -16.50%. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) monthly performance is -3.48%.

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) EVP Jeffrey T. Pohlman sold 4,000 shares of Semtech stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.92, for a total transaction of $111,680.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 148,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,140,313. Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) has 0.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 98.10%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $27.03.

Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSEMKT:EPM) declared a monthly cash dividend on its perpetual non-convertible 8.5% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. The dividend is for the month of January 2015 and is payable on February 2, 2015 to holders of record at the close of business on January 15, 2015. On Monday shares of Evolution Petroleum Corp. (NYSEMKT:EPM) closed at $7.16. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 23.70%.

On last trading day RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS) advanced 4.35% to close at $2.40. Its volatility for the week is 6.42% while volatility for the month is 5.37%. RSYS’s sales growth for past 5 years was -8.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 10.40%. RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS) monthly performance is 3.00%.


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *