Worth Watching Stocks: Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL), Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA), Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX), WashingtonFirst Bankshares (NASDAQ:WFBI)


On Monday shares of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) closed at $60.64. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 9.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 5.00%. Merck (NYSE:MRK), announced financial results for the first quarter of 2015. First-Quarter 2015 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.85, Excluding Certain Items; GAAP EPS of $0.33; Company Narrows and Raises 2015 Full-Year Non-GAAP EPS Target to $3.35 to $3.48, Excluding Certain Items; Lowers 2015 Full-Year GAAP EPS Target to $1.58 to $1.85.

SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) in last trading activity moved up 0.76% to close at $13.32. Company weekly performance is 16.23% while its quarterly performance stands at 12.60%. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) is -66.16% away from its 52 week high.

On last trading day Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA) fell -2.48% to close at $6.28. Its volatility for the week is 6.97% while volatility for the month is 6.22%. PVA’s sales growth for past 5 years was 17.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -15.90%. Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA) monthly performance is -13.97%. Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA) announced that it will release its first quarter 2015 results after the market closes on Monday, May 11, 2015, and hold a conference call / webcast on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) has institutional ownership stands at 95.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $50.61. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) was downgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued on Monday.

On last trading day WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:WFBI) fell -0.12% to close at $16.00. Its volatility for the week is 2.46% while volatility for the month is 1.95%. WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:WFBI) monthly performance is -6.49%. On April 23, WashingtonFirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:WFBI), reports unaudited consolidated net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $2.8 million ($0.28 per diluted common share) compared to $1.6 million ($0.19 per diluted common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2014.


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