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Investors Are Watching : Corning (NYSE:GLW), Santander Consumer (NYSE:SC), Argo Group International (NASDAQ:AGII), Ormat (NYSE:ORA), Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH)

Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW), SVP Lewis A. Steverson sold 30,102 shares of Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $602,040.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC. Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 21.10% and weekly performance is -0.60%. On last trading day company shares ended up $19.88. Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -7.61%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated their overweight rating on shares of Santander Consumer USA Holdings (NYSE:SC) in a research report released on Friday morning. Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SC) shares decreased -4.56% in last trading session and ended the day at $17.98. SC Gross Margin is 89.90% and its return on assets is 1.90%. Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SC) quarterly performance is -19.66%.

Argo Group International Holdings (NASDAQ:AGII) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.08. On 05 August, Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:AGII) shares increased 2.71% and was closed at $51.55. AGII EPS growth in last 5 year was 22.50%. Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:AGII) year to date (YTD) performance is 11.68%.

Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ORA) will host a conference call to discuss its financial results and other matters discussed in this press release at 10:00 A.M. ET on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ORA) ended the last trading day at $25.74. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.70%and price to cash ratio as 24.44. Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ORA) showed a weekly performance of -3.49%.

Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) updated its FY14 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.92-1.96 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.92. Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) shares decreased -1.02% in last trading session and ended the day on $47.39. CHH Gross Margin is 43.70% and its return on assets is 23.50%. Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) quarterly performance is 8.02%.