Sizzling Stocks: PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), The Michaels Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIK), Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX), China Unicom (NYSE:CHU)

PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) EVP Neil Gregory Almstead sold 26,096 shares of PTC Therapeutics stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.26, for a total value of $1,572,544.96. PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -3.34%. On last trading day company shares ended up $55.54. PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 12.20%.

Announced Jan. 15, that Multi GRAMMY Award Winner Vince Gill took the stage with the CEOs of Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), DISH Network Corp. and CoBank at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. to announce he’s joining the America’s Best Communities partnership to revitalize small towns and cities across America. Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) shares moved up 0.88% in last trading session and ended the day at $6.85. FTR Gross Margin is 90.70% and its return on assets is 1.10%. Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) quarterly performance is 11.75%.

The Michaels Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIK), a specialty retailer of arts and crafts, Thursday announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 18.8 million shares of its common stock by certain of its stockholders at a price of $23.52 per share. The Michaels Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIK) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 4.10% and weekly performance is -1.34%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.52. The Michaels Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIK) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.83%.

On Jan. 9, Jeffrey W. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) announce and congratulate Laura Lopez Hobbs, Sr. Vice President / Human Resources and Administration, on her retirement from the Company. We would like to thank Ms. Lopez Hobbs for her 30 years of service to the Company as well as her many invaluable contributions to the Las Vegas community. Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) ended the last trading day at $62.78. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.67% and price to cash ratio as 74.50. Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX) showed a weekly performance of 0.22%.

China will prosecute for graft a former senior executive at its second-largest telecom carrier China Unicom (NYSE:CHU), the anti-corruption agency of the ruling Communist Party said on Jan, 16. China Unicom (NYSE:CHU) shares moved up 0.96% in last trading session and ended the day at $15.78. CHU Gross Margin is 65.30% and its return on assets is 2.40%. China Unicom (NYSE:CHU) quarterly performance is 7.20%.