Investors Watch List: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX), NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), OvaScience (NASDAQ:OVAS), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was the first major company from the drug manufacturing industry to post impressive second-quarter earnings. The NYSE ARCA Pharmaceutical Index is up almost 20.1% in the last year. So far in 2014, the index increased10%. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 21.20% and weekly performance is 2.13%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Investors Watch List: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX), NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), OvaScience (NASDAQ:OVAS), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD)

Hot Stock List : Nam Tai Property (NYSE:NTP), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), NGLS, Symmetry Medical (NYSE:SMA), WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC)

Nam Tai Property (NYSE:NTP) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.02 per share on Friday, October 31st. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. Nam Tai Property Inc. (NYSE:NTP) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -3.80% and weekly performance is -3.62%. On last … Continue reading Hot Stock List : Nam Tai Property (NYSE:NTP), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), NGLS, Symmetry Medical (NYSE:SMA), WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to $5 billion of the company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time. Johnson & … Continue reading Trader’s Recap – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) , PRAA, Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) , Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC)

After meeting with Summer Infant Inc (NASDAQ:SUMR)’s new CEO, Roth Capital is highly impressed by her strategic vision and operational expertise. The firm thinks the company is poised for growth, and it keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) stock performance was 12.25% in last session and finished the day at $3.39. Traded volume was 526.32K shares in the last session … Continue reading Stocks in Focus – Summer Infant (NASDAQ:SUMR), Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) was one of the Nasdaq’s most active movers, jumping 23 per cent to $3.20 on heavy volume after the US Food and Drug Administration lifted a partial clinical hold on a study testing its blood cancer drug. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) stock performance was 21.15% in last session and finished the day at $3.15. Traded volume was 47.60million shares in the last session … Continue reading Healthcare Active Movers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX)

The IDIX acquisition deal tantalized ACHN investors largely because all and sundry are aware of the contention that MRK had to face during its acquisition process, with a major research based pharma company, AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) and another prime name in the healthcare industry – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) stock performance was -0.75% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Stocks Touched New Highs: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET), BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI), CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI), Humana (NYSE:HUM)