BP plc (NYSE:BP) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be given a dividend of 0.585 per share on Friday, September 19th. This represents a $2.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 6th.BP plc (NYSE:BP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.70% and weekly performance is -2.67%. On last trading day company shares ended up $47.44. BP plc (NYSE:BP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -6.17%.

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX) today announced its results of operations for the quarter and six months ended June 30. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX) shares advanced 0.65% in last trading session and ended the day at $4.66. PGNX Gross Margin is 91.50% and its return on assets is -30.90%. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX) quarterly performance is 30.53%.

On 11 August, Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPPR) shares advanced 2.74% and was closed at $2.25. SPPR EPS growth in last 5 year was -54.90%. Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPPR) year to date (YTD) performance is -7.79%.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) CEO Thomas R. Watjen sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.35, for a total transaction of $2,061,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 524,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,013,999. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) ended the last trading day at $34.40. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.61%and price to cash ratio as 78.25. Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) showed a weekly performance of 0.32%.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., was awarded a $2.3 million contract from a major international oil company to upgrade an existing troposcatter system that is used to communicate from a shore location to an offshore oil platform. Comtech Systems will be supplying the troposcatter system and will supply its industry leading CS67200i twenty megabits per second (Mbps) modems as well as training and installation support. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) shares advanced 1.05% in last trading session and ended the day on $34.61. CMTL Gross Margin is 43.10% and its return on assets is 3.40%. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) quarterly performance is 11.65%.