5 Stocks in Dramatic Moves: CMS Energy Corp. (NYSE:CMS), Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE), The Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB), Packaging Corporation (NYSE:PKG)

On Jan. 22, the Board of Directors of CMS Energy Corp. (NYSE:CMS) increased today the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 7.4 percent, to 29 cents per share, up from 27 cents per share. CMS Energy Corp. (NYSE:CMS) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 6.70% and weekly performance is 1.93%….

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Watch 5 Stocks: TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TTI), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), Viper Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:VNOM), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Packaging Corporation (NYSE:PKG)

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TTI) announced the hiring of Keith Schilling as Senior Vice President, effective immediately. Mr. Schilling will report to Joseph Elkhoury, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TTI) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -3.10% and weekly performance is 13.64%. On last…

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5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:INO), PKG

Jefferies Group initiated coverage on shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) in a research report released on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued a hold rating and a $38.00 price objective on the stock. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 4.50% and weekly performance is 1.39%. On last trading day…

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Active Watch List: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA), Crystal Rock Holdings (NYSEMKT:CRVP), Nutraceutical (NASDAQ:NUTR), Packaging (NYSE:PKG)

On 15 AUG Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported third quarter adjusted EPS of $0.28 after the bell Thursday, up from $0.18 last year. Analysts expected EPS of $0.27. Fourth quarter EPS is expected to be between $0.25 and $0.29, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.26. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its…

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Trending Tickers – Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE:PKG) , Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), XOMA (NASDAQ:XOMA)

Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) is the largest gold mining company in the world by production, although it isn’t by market capitalization [that title is held by Goldcorp (NYSE:GG)]. One of the reasons for this is the company’s failure to generate shareholder value over the years despite a very strong gold market. If you had bought Barrick…

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