Stocks on the move: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX), The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT), NorthStar Realty Finance (NYSE:NRF)

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) Director Edward P. Djerejian sold 20,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.50, for a total transaction of $1,550,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 31,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,460,160. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) belongs to … Continue reading Stocks on the move: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX), The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT), NorthStar Realty Finance (NYSE:NRF)

Trader’s Watch List: Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLRO), EP Energy Corporation (NYSE:EPE)

An issue of Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF) debt rose 2.4% as a percentage of its face value during trading on Friday, American Banking News reports. The high-yield debt issue has a 7.375% coupon and is set to mature on December 10, 2037. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 31.20% and weekly performance is 0.70%. On last trading day … Continue reading Trader’s Watch List: Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLRO), EP Energy Corporation (NYSE:EPE)

Hot Watch List : Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (NYSE:VRX), Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-two ratings firms that are covering the stock, American Banking & Market News reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is … Continue reading Hot Watch List : Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (NYSE:VRX), Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

Trader’s Watch List : DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Aviv REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AVIV), Norcraft Companies, Inc. (NYSE:NCFT), Macquarie Infrastructure (NYSE:MIC)

On October 20, DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) announced the following: George Economou, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are delighted to announce another quarter of solid operational performance mainly attributed to the high utilization of about 98% achieved by our drilling segment. We are also excited with the extension for the contracts for the Corcovado and the Mykonos which brings the total … Continue reading Trader’s Watch List : DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Aviv REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AVIV), Norcraft Companies, Inc. (NYSE:NCFT), Macquarie Infrastructure (NYSE:MIC)

Large Cap Most Active: Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), AT&T (NYSE:T), IBM

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) traders who left as the lender dismantled their electronic market-making unit are attempting to recreate the business as an independent firm with former Knight Capital Group Inc. chief Tom Joyce. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 8.80% and weekly performance is 0.48%. On last trading day company shares ended up $16.60. Bank … Continue reading Large Cap Most Active: Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), AT&T (NYSE:T), IBM

Shining on Major News : Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR), SJW Corp. (NYSE:SJW), AIXG

Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.21. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.18 earnings per share. Regions Financial Corp’s … Continue reading Shining on Major News : Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR), SJW Corp. (NYSE:SJW), AIXG