Watch 5 Stocks: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Altera Corp. (NASDAQ:ALTR), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR), Waste Connections Inc. (NYSE:WCN)

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is hoping a new location in Montreal will help it increase the number of its all-electric vehicles on our roads. The 45,000 square foot dealership on Ferrier St., officially inaugurated last week, replaces a much smaller location in Laval that was kind of a Band-Aid solution for the market, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its net profit margin is -8.80% and weekly performance is -8.49%. On last trading day company shares ended up $209.84. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -12.63%.

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) announced key guidance elements for 2015. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ:ALTR) shares fell -1.22% in last trading session and ended the day at $37.14. ALTR Gross Margin is 67.30% and its return on assets is 7.80%. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ:ALTR) quarterly performance is 3.98%.

SunTrust (NYSE:STI) was downgraded by equities researchers at Standpoint Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. On 10 December, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) shares fell -1.97% and was closed at $40.87. STI EPS growth in last 5 year was 2.60%. SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) year to date (YTD) performance is 13.06%.

Vector Group (NYSE:VGR) Director Bennett S. Lebow sold 25,000 shares of Vector Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.60, for a total transaction of $540,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,549,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,474,708. Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) ended the last trading day at $20.48. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.55% and price to cash ratio as 3.28. Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR) showed a weekly performance of -7.50%.

On Dec 03, Waste Connections Inc. (NYSE:WCN) hosting annual build-a-bike program. The goal was simple – every child would have a bicycle for Christmas built through team building and generosity. Sixteen bicycles were built in the program’s first year. These bikes were donated to deserving children in need, and the following year found 45 bicycles built and distributed. Waste Connections Inc. (NYSE:WCN) shares fell -2.36% in last trading session and ended the day at $43.46. WCN Gross Margin is 45.20% and its return on assets is 4.40%. Waste Connections Inc. (NYSE:WCN) quarterly performance is -12.73%.