Active Stocks to Watch : American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL), Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA), Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), Pearson (NYSE:PSO)

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $11.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 76.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that American Airlines Group will post $5.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -1.00% and weekly performance is -15.04%. On last trading day company shares ended up $30.78. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -17.92%.

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) on Oct. 2 announced the launch of Snap by GrouponTM (snap.groupon.com), a free app that pays people cash for buying featured grocery and consumer-packaged goods items each week at any supermarket or retailer in the United States and Canada. Android and iPhone users can now earn money when they buy an item listed in the app and take a picture of their receipt. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) shares moved down -6.90% in last trading session and ended the day at $5.94. GRPN Gross Margin is 52.70% and its return on assets is -6.90%. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) quarterly performance is -8.05%.

According to reports, Granite Construction Inc. (NYSE:GVA) recently announced that it had been awarded a freeway project worth $21 million by the City of Bakersfield. GVA has been given the contract for State Route 99/Hosking Avenue Interchange project. As per the information, the company is expecting to book this project into backlog during 3Q2014.On 10 October, Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) shares moved down -0.35% and was closed at $31.10. GVA EPS growth in last 5 year was -18.10%. Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) year to date (YTD) performance is -10.12%.

Reynolds Tobacco Company has issued the following release: “Youth tobacco prevention program partners with National School Boards Association.” Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI) ended the last trading day at $59.61. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.80% and price to cash ratio as 24.12. Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI) showed a weekly performance of 0.29%.

Pearson PLC (NYSE:PSO) has earned an “A-” credit rating from analysts at Morningstar. The investment research firm’s “A-” rating indicates that the company is a low default risk. They also gave their stock a three star rating. Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) shares moved down -1.65% in last trading session and ended the day at $18.46. PSO Gross Margin is 53.50% and its return on assets is 9.30%. Pearson plc (NYSE:PSO) quarterly performance is -2.89%.