Ever Green Stocks: Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT), Safeway (NYSE:SWY), Nomura (NYSE:NMR)

Strides Arcolab, announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)under which Gilead has extended non-exclusive rights to Strides to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF), both as a single agent product and in combination with other drugs. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 45.40% and weekly performance is 5.92%. On last trading day company shares ended up $105.14. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.09%.

With plummeting oil prices expected to cut airlines’ costs by billions of dollars, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) said Jan. 20, that it will channel the savings toward debt reduction and returning more cash to shareholders. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) shares increased 3.09% in last trading session and ended the day at $50.70. DAL Gross Margin is 46.40% and its return on assets is 18.90%. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) quarterly performance is 35.56%.

Zacks restated their neutral rating on shares of Central Garden & Pet Co (NASDAQ:CENT) in a report issued on Wednesday. They currently have a $8.50 target price on the stock. On 22 January, Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) shares increased 0.44% and was closed at $9.07. CENT EPS growth in last 5 year was -28.10%. Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) year to date (YTD) performance is 3.30%.

Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced that it is extending the expiration of its offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding series of senior notes described in the table below (the “Senior Notes”). The Offer was previously extended on January 12, 2015, after which, it was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 22, 2015, and is now being further extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 27, 2015, unless further extended or withdrawn by Safeway. Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) ended the last trading day at $35.29. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.28% and price to cash ratio as 6.03. Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) showed a weekly performance of 0.14%.

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)’s on-again, off-again global expansion is taking another twist with plans to hire investment bankers in the U.S. and Asia even as it trims equity staff in Hong Kong, said on Jan 20. Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) shares increased 0.19% in last trading session and ended the day at $5.34. NMR Gross Margin is 83.60% and its return on assets is 0.40%. Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) quarterly performance is -5.15%.