Mid Cap Active Stocks: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s sales pricing troubles begun back in 2012, when its CEO Ron Johnson promised to eliminate fake prices in the industry. The latest revelation if proven to be true could dent the company’s image with consumers, considering it has been trying to find its way in the market after years of hardships. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) stock performance was 0.47% in last session and finished the day at $8.64. Traded volume was 16.51million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 29.83million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.16. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) insider ownership is 0.20%.

Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) struggles in the market after filling for its initial public offering continue to ravage on, as investors also maintain a bearish look on the company’s stock. The company continues struggle mainly as a result of a shift from inventory deals that expire to those that are perpetually in the market. Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) dropped -0.37 percent to $8.07 Tuesday on volume of 10.88million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $8.00 to $8.25. Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) has a market capitalization of $5.39billion.

Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) priced its 2011 IPO at $10 a share, making it the biggest Internet IPO since Google’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) in 2004. Its hit game “Farmville” led the hype, and by early 2012, Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) was worth $11.5 billion. But soon after the IPO, Farmville’s viral popularity began to wane. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)’s stock on Mar 25, 2014 reported a decrease of 2.98% to the closing price of $4.84. Its fifty two weeks range is $2.50 -$5.89. The total market capitalization recorded $4.24billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 45.49million shares. In its share capital, ZNGA has 826.08million outstanding shares.

Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) has plunged 15.1% to $11.36 today, after BofA-Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock to “underperform” from “buy.” Specifically, the analysts expressed concern about the progress — or lack thereof — of Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX)’s Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) display technology. On Tuesday, shares of Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) dropped -11.36% to close the day at $11.86. Company return on investment (ROI) is 10.00% and its monthly performance is recorded as -12.67%. Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) quarterly revenue growth is -11.76%.