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Eye Catching Stocks : Remark Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARK), Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST), Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE:PF), AXE, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

Remark Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARK) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is -4.75%. On last trading day company shares ended up $5.01. Remark Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARK) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -24.07%.

FBR Capital Markets upgraded shares of Host Hotels and Resorts (NYSE:HST) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research note released on Thursday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have $24.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $22.00. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) shares advanced 2.00% in last trading session and ended the day at $21.91. HST Gross Margin is 26.40% and its return on assets is 3.80%. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) quarterly performance is -4.20%.

On Oct. 8, JR Motorsports announced a multi-year sponsorship extension with Pinnacle Foods Inc. that will start with four NASCAR XFINITY Series races in 2015 with drivers Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick. On 20 October, Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE:PF) shares advanced 0.90% and was closed at $32.50. PF EPS growth in last 5 year was 0.00%. Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE:PF) year to date (YTD) performance is 20.91%.

Anixter International (NYSE:AXE) VP William Galvin sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.11, for a total transaction of $178,220.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 45,278 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,034,723. Anixter International Inc. (NYSE:AXE) ended the last trading day at $79.70. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.70% and price to cash ratio as 21.51. Anixter International Inc. (NYSE:AXE) showed a weekly performance of 4.09%.

In the through-the-looking-glass world of the Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) oil pollution case, supposed facts are stranger than fiction, and nothing is as it seems. The latest illustration: Anti-Chevron activists are accusing a prominent feminist group of selling its reputation to the oil company. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) shares decreased -0.28% in last trading session and ended the day at $111.49. CVX Gross Margin is 35.30% and its return on assets is 7.90%. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) quarterly performance is -15.91%.