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Stocks to Watch : Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Sprint (NYSE:S), DWSN, Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN), Lime Energy (NASDAQ:LIME)

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) CFO Robin L. Washington sold 33,556 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.56, for a total transaction of $3,206,611.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,761,946. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 42.80% and weekly performance is 8.48%. On last trading day company shares ended up $101.28. Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 15.54%.

Communication services provider Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) had announced a new shared-data plans providing consumers with double the high-speed data but at a cheaper cost than its rivals Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) subsidiary Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T). Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) shares fell -4.09% in last trading session and ended the day at $5.39. S Gross Margin is 44.70% and its return on assets is -2.20%. Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) quarterly performance is -40.04%.

Stephen Jumper, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN), is scheduled to present at The Oil & Gas Conference 19 hosted by EnerCom, Inc. on Monday, August 18, in Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Mountain Time.  On 19 August, Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) shares increased 0.70% and was closed at $23.11. DWSN EPS growth in last 5 year was -22.00%. Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) year to date (YTD) performance is -31.06%.

Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN) ended the last trading day at $2.08. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.46%and price to cash ratio as 5.78. Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN) showed a weekly performance of 0.48%.

Lime Energy (NASDAQ:LIME) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.94 million. Lime Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LIME) shares fell -0.26% in last trading session and ended the day on $3.89. LIME Gross Margin is 28.30% and its return on assets is -66.70%. Lime Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LIME) quarterly performance is 46.79%.