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Stocks in News : Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM), Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA), Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE), Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH), Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD)

Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE:CIM) announced its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.01. Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 75.60% and weekly performance is -0.62%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.19. Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.84%.

Hedge fund ValueAct Capital LLC said it had taken a $1 billion stake in Rupert Murdoch-controlled film and TV company Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA). Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) shares moved up 0.98% in last trading session and ended the day at $35.11. FOXA Gross Margin is 33.80% and its return on assets is 8.30%. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) quarterly performance is 0.60%.

Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE) had its price target increased by Cowen and Company from $9.64 to $10.04 in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning. On 12 August, Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE) shares moved up 0.60% and was closed at $8.40. CDE EPS growth in last 5 year was 29.34%. Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE) year to date (YTD) performance is -22.58%.

Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) raised to Market Perform from Underperform at Wells Fargo. Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) ended the last trading day at $49.28. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.08%and price to cash ratio as 16.44. Choice Hotels International Inc. (NYSE:CHH) showed a weekly performance of 3.99%.

Commercial and residential appliance maker The Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ:MIDD) reported second quarter net earnings of $48,405,000, on net sales of $424,776,000. Second-quarter 2013 net earnings were $37,163,000 on net sales of $363,801,000. Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ:MIDD) shares fell -0.89% in last trading session and ended the day on $83.60. MIDD Gross Margin is 39.20% and its return on assets is 9.70%. Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ:MIDD) quarterly performance is 10.77%.