Eye Catching Stocks: Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO), NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI), Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ:LBTYA), Applied Micro Circuits (NASDAQ:AMCC), Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR)

On Nov. 24, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) announced that the Company will present at Cowen’s 4th Annual Ultimate Energy Conference in New York on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. EST (10:30 a.m. CST). Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -17.10% and weekly performance is -5.96%. On last trading day company shares ended up $1.42. Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -23.06%.

NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) announced the pricing of its previously announced private offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.00% cash convertible senior notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) shares moved down -0.04% in last trading session and ended the day at $76.15. NXPI Gross Margin is 47.20% and its return on assets is 7.60%. NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) quarterly performance is 16.19%.

On Nov 21, Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ:LBTYA) co-Chief Financial Officer Charles Bracken said that regulators would probably give their permission if Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) tries to buy its German business. On 25 November, Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ:LBTYA) shares advanced 1.38% and was closed at $47.76. LBTYA EPS growth in last 5 year was 1.50%. Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ:LBTYA) year to date (YTD) performance is 5.01%.

On Nov 17, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC) said it joined hands with Red Hat Inc. (RHT) and Cirrascale Corp. to deliver high performance computing cluster or a HPCC based on an ARM 64-bit server on a chip X-Gene to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC) ended the last trading day at $5.93. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.30% and price to cash ratio as 5.22. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC) showed a weekly performance of -2.31%.

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) EVP Edward A. Ryan sold 8,577 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.64, for a total value of $657,341.28. Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) shares advanced 0.09% in last trading session and ended the day at $77.04. MAR Gross Margin is 14.10% and its return on assets is 10.40%. Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) quarterly performance is 12.14%.