Active Stocks to Watch : NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), Altria Group (NYSE:MO), Veracyte (NASDAQ:VCYT), Franklin Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FRNK), Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST)

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) operating performance is driven primarily by the operations of its two principal subsidiaries, FPL, which serves approximately 4.7 million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the U.S., and NEER, which together with affiliated entities is the largest generator in North America of renewable…

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Friday’s Watch List : Generac (NYSE:GNRC), Tempur Sealy (NYSE:TPX), TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST), Alliance Healthcare (NASDAQ:AIQ), The PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC)

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net sales increased over the prior year by 4.6% to $362.6 million as compared to $346.7 million in the second quarter of 2013.  Commercial & Industrial (C&I) product sales increased 22.5% to $163.5 million as compared $133.4 million in the…

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Moving Stocks: Honeywell International (NYSE:HON), Avago (NASDAQ:AVGO), NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), CIT Group (NYSE:CIT), IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXX)

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) Process Solutions today announced it will upgrade process control and alarm management systems at the Molikpaq platform on the Sakhalin shelf, Russia, to improve safety, reliability and operational efficiency. The Molikpaq platform, owned by Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. Ltd., celebrated its 15-year anniversary in September 2013. The platform produces 48,000 barrels…

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Trending Stocks : AT&T (NYSE:T), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Avanir Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR), Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH), Syngenta (NYSE:SYT)

Zacks reissued their outperform rating on shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) in a research report released on Wednesday morning. Zacks currently has a $12.00 price objective on the stock. AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T)’s stock on 31 July traded at beginning with a price of $36.05 and when day-trade ended the stock finally fell -2.12% to end at…

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Morning Buzz : The Boeing (NYSE:BA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Progressive Waste Solutions (NYSE:BIN), Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR), Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR)

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is planning to build its longest version of the much-hyped 787 Dreamliner exclusively in North Charleston, SC. Scheduled for delivery in 2018, the 787-10 will be the first Boeing jetliner to be built exclusively in South Carolina. The two earlier versions of the 787 family – the 787-8 and 787-9 –…

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Stock Highlights : Mattson (NASDAQ:MTSN), Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), Guangshen (NYSE:GSH), American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA), The Brink’s (NYSE:BCO)

On July 24, 2014, Mattson Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSN) announced results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2014.Net revenue in the second quarter of 2014 was $42.0 million, down slightly from net revenue of $43.2 million reported in the first quarter of 2014, but representing a $17.5 million, or 71 percent, increase in net revenue…

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