Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Touched News Highs: Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO), HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA)

The maker of screens for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices said it estimated operating profit of 27.2 billion yen ($266 million) for the year ended March, compared with its earlier projection of 30.4 billion yen. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.73% in last session and finished the day at $571.94. Traded volume was 13.94million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 10.79million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.01. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) insider ownership is 0.04%.

The nation’s tobacco companies and the Justice Department are including media outlets that target more of the black community in court-ordered advertisements that say the cigarette makers lied about the dangers of smoking, according to a brief filed in U.S. District Court in Washington on Wednesday. The companies involved in the case include Richmond, Va.-based Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), owner of the biggest U.S. tobacco company, Philip Morris USA; No. 2 cigarette maker, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., owned by Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Reynolds American Inc.; and No. 3 cigarette maker Lorillard Inc., based in Greensboro, N.C. Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) rose 1.86 percent to $39.11 Friday on volume of 8.56million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $38.20 to $39.11. Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) has a market capitalization of $77.69billion.

HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) has been given an average rating of “Buy” by the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA)’s stock on Apr 25, 2014 reported a increase of 5.76% to the closing price of $53.44. Its fifty two weeks range is $35.20 -$53.73. The total market capitalization recorded $23.71billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 7.66million shares. In its share capital, HCA has 443.76million outstanding shares.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNA), a touchscreen-technology company, increased 0.5 percent to $64.34 after giving a strong revenue outlook for the current quarter and boosting its top-line view for the year. The company reported a fiscal third-quarter loss as costs associated with the company’s acquisition of a fingerprint sensor company masked a jump in revenue. On Friday, shares of Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA) dropped -0.37% to close the day at $63.77. Company return on investment (ROI) is 18.70% and its monthly performance is recorded as 8.34%. Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA) quarterly revenue growth is 5.82%.