Market Watch: Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB), Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR), Star Gas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SGU), Gold Resource Corp (NYSEMKT:GORO)

Swedish mobile network equipment maker Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) reported Tuesday lower profit in its fourth quarter, despite a slight increase in net sales. For the quarter, net income plunged 35 percent to 4.2 billion Swedish kronor from last year’s 6.4 billion kronor. Earnings per share dropped 35 percent year-over-year to 1.29 kronor. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 6.00% and weekly performance is -1.62%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.14. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.74%.

On Jan 19, Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) announces Share Buyback Program. The Board of Directors Meeting of GERDAU S.A. held on January 19th, 2015, decided to authorize the Company to acquire up to 30,000,000 preferred shares (GGBR4) or American Depositary Receipts – ADRs (GGB) of its own issue. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) shares fell -0.58% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.45. GGB Gross Margin is 12.40% and its return on assets is 2.50%. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) quarterly performance is -26.44%.

As the Official Wi-Fi Solutions Provider of the National Football League (NFL), Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR) announced it will be the Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider of Super Bowl XLIX. The company’s intelligent application analytics technology, Purview, will be leveraged to monitor and measure the mobile fan experience during the game. On 27 January, Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR) shares fell -2.88% and was closed at $2.70. EXTR EPS growth in last 5 year was 2.40%. Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR) year to date (YTD) performance is -23.51%.

Star Gas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SGU) begin trading ex-dividend on January 28, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $0.0875 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 10, 2015. Star Gas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SGU) ended the last trading day at $6.45. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.43% and price to cash ratio as 7.54. Star Gas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SGU) showed a weekly performance of 3.70%.

Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE MKT:GORO) declares its monthly instituted dividend of $0.01 per common share for January 2015 payable on February 23, 2015 to shareholders of record as of February 11, 2015. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer with operations in Oaxaca, Mexico and exploration in Nevada, USA.Gold Resource Corp (NYSEMKT:GORO) shares increased 0.56% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.56. GORO Gross Margin is 43.70% and its return on assets is 15.30%. Gold Resource Corp (NYSEMKT:GORO) quarterly performance is -25.05%.