Stocks in News : Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT), NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ)

Conversant Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) announced after the close Thursday that it agreed to be acquired by Alliance Data Systems (ADS: Quote) for a combination of cash and stock valued at approximately $2.3 billion. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 22.90% and weekly performance is 27.80%. On last trading day company shares ended up $34.80. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) distance from 50-day simple … Continue reading Stocks in News : Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT), NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ)

Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)

Much to the delight of investors, Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ) has increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 1 cent per share to 5 cents. The new dividend will be paid on Sep 26 to shareholders of records as of Sep 5. This four-fold hike in dividend marks the first increase in quarterly common stock dividend by the Bank of America (BofA) … Continue reading Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)

Momentum Stocks : Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Espey Mfg. & Electronics (NYSEMKT:ESP), Select Comfort (NASDAQ:SCSS), Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), GameStop (NYSE:GME)

A US District Court judge has ordered former Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) director John Aaron Brooks to pay a civil penalty of USD500,000 to settle CFTC charges that he defrauding Citigroup by mismarking and inflating the value of his position in ethanol futures in the company’s proprietary account.  Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 14.50% and weekly performance is -2.72%. … Continue reading Momentum Stocks : Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Espey Mfg. & Electronics (NYSEMKT:ESP), Select Comfort (NASDAQ:SCSS), Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), GameStop (NYSE:GME)

Don’t Miss – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) , California First (NASDAQ:CFNB), Tasman Metals (NYSEMKT:TAS) , Almost Family (NASDAQ:AFAM)

Analysts at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Sysco Corp. in a research note on Monday, June 16th. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $36.00. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was -0.18% in last session and finished the day at $50.09. Traded volume was 13.28million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Don’t Miss – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) , California First (NASDAQ:CFNB), Tasman Metals (NYSEMKT:TAS) , Almost Family (NASDAQ:AFAM)

Momentum Stocks – Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) , Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) , GFI , Nova Lifestyle Inc (NASDAQ:NVFY) , MGIC Investment. (NYSE:MTG)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 19th. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stock performance was 0.32% in last session … Continue reading Momentum Stocks – Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) , Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) , GFI , Nova Lifestyle Inc (NASDAQ:NVFY) , MGIC Investment. (NYSE:MTG)

Fast Moving Stocks – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Oak Valley (NASDAQ:OVLY) , California Water Service (NYSE:CWT) , Monmouth (NYSE:MNR)

Finally, analysts at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) downgraded shares of Harley-Davidson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was 0.77% in last session and finished the day at $49.56. Traded volume was 15.46million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 16.78million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Fast Moving Stocks – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Oak Valley (NASDAQ:OVLY) , California Water Service (NYSE:CWT) , Monmouth (NYSE:MNR)