Morning Alert: Relypsa (NASDAQ:RLYP), American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL), Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS), Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR)

Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP) SVP Lance Berman sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.89, for a total transaction of $517,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 7,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $194,175. Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -6.04%. On last trading day company shares ended up $24.89. Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.19%.

American Airlines Group Inc.  (NASDAQ:AAL) is still basing after peaking in June. But the stock is still trading below resistance at its 10-week moving average. American, formerly known as AMR Group, last broke out from a base at 39.84 in May. Shares rose 13% before consolidating gains. The 63 Composite is much poorer than Delta, but AA boasts an 88 Relative Price Strength Rating. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) shares advanced 4.17% in last trading session and ended the day at $40.50. AAL Gross Margin is 26.20% and its return on assets is -0.90%. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) quarterly performance is -2.03%.

ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) SVP C Frank Bennett sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.53, for a total value of $202,650.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 4,627 shares in the company, valued at approximately $187,532. On 02 September, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) shares fell -0.07% and was closed at $40.73. ISIS EPS growth in last 5 year was -40.60%. Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) year to date (YTD) performance is 2.23%.

Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX) closed on new $170 million credit facilities on August 1, 2014, replacing the Company’s prior revolving credit agreement. The facilities consist of a $145 million 5-year revolving credit agreement and a $25 million 6-year delayed draw term loan. Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX) ended the last trading day at $13.79. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 5.43%and price to cash ratio as 437.83. Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:PENX) showed a weekly performance of 4.55%.

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR), the oil, gas and geothermal land drilling operator, gained 3.6 percent to $27.21, the most in two months. A Bloomberg Industries report on 28 Aug 2014 showed it stand to benefit from exposure to Argentina shale development. Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) shares fell -1.43% in last trading session and ended the day on $26.82. NBR Gross Margin is 35.00% and its return on assets is 1.30%. Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) quarterly performance is 1.40%.