Moving Stocks : Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMAT)

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) Canada has closed 15 of its 331 stores in this country as the office supplies retailer feels the brunt of more business shifting online. The closings are part of a broader move by U.S. parent Staples Inc. to shut as much as 12 per cent of roughly 1,800 North American stores and downsize others as it struggles to improve its bottom line in a fast-changing market. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 2.30% and weekly performance is -4.65%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.10. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.64%.

Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Zacks in a note issued to investors on Monday. They currently have a $11.00 price objective on the stock. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) shares fell -0.20% in last trading session and ended the day at $10.04. RF return on assets is 0.90%. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) quarterly performance is -6.26%.

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) said Wednesday, on the first-ever International Urticaria Day, that 15 abstracts from the Novartis specialty dermatology portfolio would be presented at the European Association of Dermatology and Venereology or EADV Congress, 8-12 October, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 17.10% and weekly performance is 0.77%. On last trading day company shares ended up $94.13. Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.28%.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) unveiled their new 2014 Performance Mobile APUs in a press launch on September 30. According to AMD’s press release, the mobile APUs aim to bring the features of the AMD A-Series APU parent line—codenamed “Kaveri”—to notebooks and laptops for both personal and professional use. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) shares moved down -3.94% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.41. AMD Gross Margin is 35.00% and its return on assets is 1.90%. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) quarterly performance is -19.19%.

LeMaitre Vascular (NASDAQ:LMAT) CEO George W. Lemaitre sold 29,966 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.10, for a total transaction of $212,758.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 4,170,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,607,490. LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMAT) shares increased 2.53% in last trading session and ended the day at $6.88. LMAT Gross Margin is 67.80% and its return on assets is 3.50%. LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMAT) quarterly performance is -14.11%.