Friday’s Watch List : Generac (NYSE:GNRC), Tempur Sealy (NYSE:TPX), TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST), Alliance Healthcare (NASDAQ:AIQ), The PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC)

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net sales increased over the prior year by 4.6% to $362.6 million as compared to $346.7 million in the second quarter of 2013.  Commercial & Industrial (C&I) product sales increased 22.5% to $163.5 million as compared $133.4 million in the prior-year second quarter, primarily due to the contribution of recent acquisitions and continued strength in the oil & gas market.  Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC)’s stock on 31 July traded at beginning with a price of $46.00 and when day-trade ended the stock finally moved down -4.13% to end at $43.40. Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC)’s showed weekly performance of -0.85%.

Tempur Sealy International (NYSE:TPX) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, unimpressive growth in net income and feeble growth in the company’s earnings per share.  Tempur Sealy International Inc. (NYSE:TPX) on Thursday closed at $54.71. Stock institutional ownership is 100.00% while insider ownership includes 1.60%. Tempur Sealy International Inc. (NYSE:TPX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -5.66%.

On July 30, 2014, TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) announced that it has won seven Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Awards spanned editorial content as well as mobile design, and the company was awarded at both regional and national levels. TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST)’s shares on Thursday traded in the range of 2.40 – 2.43and ended up on $2.43. TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) distance from 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) is -1.10%. TST’s sales growth for past 5 years was -5.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -67.00%.

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIQ) announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2014 financial results, which are scheduled to be released after the market closes on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Tom Tomlinson, Chief Executive Officer and President, is scheduled to host the call. Also scheduled to participate is Howard K. Aihara, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIQ)’s stock on 31 July moved down -2.46% to the closing price of $28.55. Its fifty two weeks range is $19.32 – 35.40. The total market capitalization recorded $298.9M. Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIQ) monthly performance is -0.10%.

PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) EVP Michael J. Hannon sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.66, for a total transaction of $1,269,900.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 43,894 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,716,066.  The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) on Thursday closed at $82.56. Stock institutional ownership is 81.90% while insider ownership includes 0.20%. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -4.28%.