Hot Watch List : Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE:EGO), Lumos Networks Corp. (NASDAQ:LMOS), JGWPT Holdings Inc. (NYSE:JGW)

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and thePlatform, the leading white-label video publishing company and an independent subsidiary of Comcast, today announced a new strategic alliance to accelerate major media and pay-TV operators’ plans for multiscreen video delivery. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $51.94and when day-trade ended the stock finally fell -0.40% to end at $51.76. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)’s showed weekly performance of 1.67%.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) swung to a surprise second-quarter profit and is upbeat on the rest of the year, sending its shares to the highest point in 2-1/2 years. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) on Wednesday closed at $9.25. Stock institutional ownership is 60.10% while insider ownership includes 0.90%. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 23.56%.

On 30 June Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE:EGO) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise more than 6% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This continues the recent uptrend for the company as the stock is now up 31.48% over the past one-month time frame. Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE:EGO)’s shares on Wednesday traded in the range of 7.43 – 7.61and ended up on $7.56. Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE:EGO) distance from 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) is 18.55%. EGO’s sales growth for past 5 years was 31.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -31.80%.

On July 29, 2014, the Board of Directors of Lumos Networks Corp. (NASDAQ:LMOS) declared a cash dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.14 per share to be paid on October 9, 2014 to stockholders of record on September 11, 2014. Lumos Networks Corp. (NASDAQ:LMOS)’s stock on 30 July moved up 0.26% to the closing price of $15.34. Its fifty two weeks range is $11.20 – 25.10. The total market capitalization recorded $340.5M. Lumos Networks Corp. (NASDAQ:LMOS) monthly performance is 6.01%.

Effective as of July 26, 2014, David Miller resigned from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of JGWPT Holdings Inc. (NYSE:JGW) and as a member of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). As a result, Mr. Miller is no longer associated with the Company or its subsidiaries in any employment capacity and is no longer a member of the Board.JGWPT Holdings Inc. (NYSE:JGW) on Wednesday closed at $11.14. Stock institutional ownership is 76.50% while insider ownership includes 0.90%. JGWPT Holdings Inc. (NYSE:JGW) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.26%.