Telecoms gear maker Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) suffered a fall of 5.9 percent in third-quarter sales and delivered a net loss of 18 million euros in a tough market for the industry, but squeezed out more costs to improve its gross profit margin to 34 percent from 31.9 percent a year earlier. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -3.20% and weekly performance is 2.81%. On last trading day company shares ended up $2.56. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -15.25%.
On 22 October, Ipsen and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX) announced that they have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for Ipsen to commercialize telotristatetiprate outside of North America and Japan, with a focus on the treatment of carcinoid syndrome. Lexicon retains sole rights to commercialize telotristatetiprate in the United States, Canada and Japan. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX) shares moved up 1.42% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.43. LXRX return on assets is -40.70%. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX) quarterly performance is -2.72%.
Zacks downgraded shares of Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Wednesday. They currently have $7.30 target price on the stock. On 29 October, Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN) shares decreased -0.34% and was closed at $8.83. GTN EPS growth in last 5 year was 15.70%. Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN) year to date (YTD) performance is -40.66%.
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) could be pulling off a transformation as impressive as any in a 150-year history dotted with strategic makeovers. Just a couple of years ago, the Finnish group was being written off as it struggled through a series of crises that finally culminated in the sale of its handset business to Microsoft. Last week, the US group put the final nail in the coffin of a brand that was once one of the world’s most valuable: it announced it was dropping the Nokia name from its smartphones. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 13.00% and weekly performance is 3.66%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.22. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.83%.
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) was sued by the FTC last night for what the agency describes as “data throttling” or slowing down customers web browsing experiences after they reached a ceiling on what was supposed to be unlimited data plans. AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) shares increased 0.20% in last trading session and ended the day at $34.40. T Gross Margin is 58.60% and its return on assets is 6.00%. AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) quarterly performance is -2.08%.