Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:BLDP) is poised to report the first profit in its 21-year history as a public company, evidence the fuel-cell maker isn’t heading for a repeat of the 2000 technology bust. “When you think of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:BLDP) today, it’s a completely different company,” said Chief Executive Officer John Sheridan, who retires at the end of 2014 after nine years as CEO, in a March 19 phone interview. “Fifteen years ago, we were a one-track company. We were subsidizing R&D for the likes of Ford and Daimler and it didn’t make sense.” Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:BLDP) stock performance was -4.53% in last session and finished the day at $4.32. Traded volume was 6.91million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 10.86million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.88. Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:BLDP) insider ownership is 7.22%.
PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:PHM) was hammered along with other builders last month when Janet Yellen raised the prospect of higher interest rates in her first press conference as Federal Reserve chair. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) dropped -1.12 percent to $19.49 Friday on volume of 7.97million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $19.30 to $20.15. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) has a market capitalization of $7.43billion.
D.R. Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders purchased 2,664 put options on the stock, AnalystRatings.NET reports. D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI)’s stock on Apr 04, 2014 reported a decrease of -0.54% to the closing price of $22.31. Its fifty two weeks range is $17.52-$27.75. The total market capitalization recorded $7.22billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 8.75million shares. In its share capital, DHI has 323.57million outstanding shares.
General Electric company (NYSE: GE) is to supply a three fuel flexible Jenbacher engines to a 5 MW organic waste to energy combined heat and power facility currently under construction in Stroevo, Bulgaria. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) said that it will supply one J612 and two J620 units which will be powered by syngas derived from straw and wood chip waste. On Friday, shares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) dropped -0.80% to close the day at $26.02. Company return on investment (ROI) is 3.20% and its monthly performance is recorded as -0.76%. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) quarterly revenue growth is -4.48%.