Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Heritage Financial Group (NASDAQ:HBOS), Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE), BT Group (NYSE:BT)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has earned an “AA-” credit rating from Morningstar. The research firm’s “AA-” rating indicates that the company is a very-low default risk. They also gave their stock a two star rating. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 12.20% and weekly performance is -3.51%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.39. Applied Materials, Inc. … Continue reading Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Heritage Financial Group (NASDAQ:HBOS), Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE), BT Group (NYSE:BT)

Jayne Crisman12/1612/16

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Trending Stocks: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST), Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE), Ophthotech (NASDAQ:OPHT)

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) declared that it will participate in Credit Suisse Technology Conference on Dec 2, 2014 at 12:00PM EST. Recently, the firm declared its fiscal Q4 2014 earnings of 27 cents per share were matched with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The firm declared its revenues of $2.27 billion, flat sequentially but above 13.9% YoY, and within the guidance range provided by the firm. … Continue reading Trending Stocks: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST), Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE), Ophthotech (NASDAQ:OPHT)

Adam Keintzel11/2111/21

Moving Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQI), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) is trying to beat all its competitors to the Black Friday punch by opening at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -8.00% and weekly performance is -4.74%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.23. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) distance from 50-day simple … Continue reading Moving Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQI), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

Mark DeFrance11/0611/06

Investors Are Watching : LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRTG), Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE), American Express (NYSE:AXP)

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) EVP Craig B. Glidden sold 13,003 shares of LyondellBasell Industries NV stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.47, for a total transaction of $1,371,426.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 209,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,055,675.bLyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) belongs … Continue reading Investors Are Watching : LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRTG), Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE), American Express (NYSE:AXP)

Kristen Barton10/1610/16

Active Watch List : Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alios BioPharma, Inc., a privately held clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for viral diseases, for approximately $1.75 billion in cash. The acquisition will include Alios BioPharma’s portfolio of potential therapeutics for viral infections including compound AL-8176, an orally administered antiviral therapy currently in Phase 2 studies for the treatment of infants with … Continue reading Active Watch List : Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE:PSXP)

Chris Lewis10/0210/02

Momentum Stocks : TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK), CIS Acquisition Ltd. (NASDAQ:CISAA), United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ:USTR)

Taser International Inc. (NASDAQ:TASR) is sharply higher today, continuing its recent momentum. While many are quick to point out the company’s press release this morning about new TASER upgrade orders from the Cleveland Police department and others, what may be really driving the action is anticipation it will secure the NYPD on-officer camera pilot program order – which will be announced later this week. TASER … Continue reading Momentum Stocks : TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK), CIS Acquisition Ltd. (NASDAQ:CISAA), United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ:USTR)

Mark Doerr09/0509/05