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Investors Watch List : Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB), AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said on Tuesday that it would pay $1.75 billion in cash for Alios BioPharma, a private biotechnology company that is working on treatments for viral diseases. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 21.20% and weekly performance is -3.03%. On last trading day company shares ended up $103.85. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.55%.

On Sept. 18, VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for STENDRA® (avanafil). STENDRA is now the only FDA-approved erectile dysfunction (ED) medication indicated to be taken as early as approximately 15 minutes before sexual activity. VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) shares fell -2.13% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.67. VVUS Gross Margin is 84.20% and its return on assets is -25.50%. VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) quarterly performance is -30.62%.

Beyond the Rack (BTR) announced that it recently closed a US$10 million debt and banking facility with SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) – a leading provider of finance and banking services to high-growth technology companies in North America. On 02 October, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) shares moved up 0.90% and was closed at $110.63. SIVB EPS growth in last 5 year was 16.80%. SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) year to date (YTD) performance is 5.50%.

Telecom giant AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) and Amazon Web Services or AWS are working together to extend AT&T NetBond to AWS. Customers will have a new high performing and highly-secure choice to connect to AWS. This includes the ability to scale their network at the same rate as their enterprise-class applications running on the AWS Cloud. AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 13.70% and weekly performance is -0.31%. On last trading day company shares ended up $34.97. AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.14%.

Sidoti upgraded shares of Modine Manufacturing (NYSE:MOD) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD) shares moved up 2.34% in last trading session and ended the day at $11.80. MOD Gross Margin is 17.50% and its return on assets is 13.70%. Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD) quarterly performance is -26.30%.