Active Stocks to Watch – AT&T (NYSE:T) , Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) , MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) , Prestige Brands (NYSE:PBH)

Telecom company AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), which hardly produces programs, said it would buy satellite TV company DirecTV for $48.5 billion. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) stock performance was -0.06% in last session and finished the day at $35.94. Traded volume was 18.19million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 22.50million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.50. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) insider ownership is 0.04%.

Nomura has also taken action a number of other stocks recently. The firm reiterated its neutral rating on shares of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD). Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) rose 0.76 percent to $33.32 Tuesday on volume of 6.06million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $33.24 to $33.51. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) has a market capitalization of $88.10billion.

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) on June 28 won U.S. approval to sell its inhaled insulin, culminating an almost decade-long effort, with a warning that the product shouldn’t be used by those with asthma or a serious lung disease. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)’s stock on July 22, 2014 reported a increase of 1.45% to the closing price of $9.77. Its fifty two weeks range is $3.80 -$11.48. The total market capitalization recorded $3.80billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 6.36million shares. In its share capital, MNKD has 388.61million outstanding shares.

Forward Air Corp. (NASDAQ:FWRD) issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.57-0.61 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.59, American Banking News reports. The company issued revenue guidance of +18-22% to ~$200.6-207.4 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $203.64 million. On Tuesday, shares of Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD) advanced 1.45% to close the day at $47.70. Company return on investment (ROI) is 12.60% and its monthly performance is recorded as 4.81%. Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD) quarterly revenue growth is 6.33%.

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) announced that it will issue its fiscal 2015 first quarter earnings release on Thursday, August 7, 2014 before the opening of the market. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results that same morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) stock performance was 1.47% in last session and finished the day at $32.34. Traded volume was 193,202.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 356.59K shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.89. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) insider ownership is 0.70%.