Stock Runners : Altera Corp. (NASDAQ:ALTR), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM), ALCO Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCS), Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ACFC),

Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR)‘s stock had its “market outperform” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at JMP Securities in a research note issued to investors on Friday. They currently have a $47.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $45.00. JMP Securities’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 26.80% from the company’s current price. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ:ALTR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 24.90% and weekly performance is 2.79%. On last trading day company shares ended up $36.48. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ:ALTR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 5.62%.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) should be launching its Xbox One game console in China on Tuesday, September 23, but there’s a problem: Redmond has delayed the game console launch in China. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares advanced 1.80% in last trading session and ended the day at $47.52. MSFT Gross Margin is 69.00% and its return on assets is 14.10%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) quarterly performance is 14.73%.

On Sep 15, Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM) reported its financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2014. Revenues for the first quarter were $7.7 million, which compares to $8.0 million in the previous quarter and $7.4 million for the comparable prior year period. The Company’s net loss for the first quarter totaled $760,000, or $0.32 per share and included a non cash charge of $133,000 of interest expense for amortization of debt discount, which compares to net loss of $882,000, or $0.50 per share for the comparable prior year period. On 19 September, Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM) shares decreased -2.53% and was closed at $2.31. DRAM EPS growth in last 5 year was 9.30%. Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM) year to date (YTD) performance is -11.15%.

On September 17, ALCO Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCS), announced that it will issue financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 ended on August 3, 2014, on Monday September
22, 2014, at the Market Close. ALCO Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCS) ended the last trading day at $6.22. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 8.34% and price to cash ratio as 14.48. ALCO Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCS) showed a weekly performance of -24.51%.

Atlantic Coast Financial (NASDAQ:ACFC) Director Kevin G. Champagne bought 8,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $4.16 per share, for a total transaction of $33,280.00. Following the purchase , the director now directly owns 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,800. Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ACFC) shares advanced 2.04% in last trading session and ended the day at $4.00. ACFC return on assets is -1.00%. Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ACFC) quarterly performance is -4.31%.