Worth Watching Stocks: Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM), SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL), Owens & Minor Inc. (NYSE:OMI), First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME), Mavenir Systems, Inc. (NYSE:MVNR)

Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) CEO Gary J. Goldberg purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $18.80 per share, for a total transaction of $94,000.00. Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -7.70% and weekly performance is 0.21%. On last trading day company shares ended up $18.70. Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -18.21%.

TheStreet cut shares of Seadrill (NASDAQ:SDRL) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) shares moved down -0.74% in last trading session and ended the day at $21.60. SDRL Gross Margin is 57.90% and its return on assets is 15.90%. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) quarterly performance is -39.53%.

Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE-OMI) will host its annual Investor Day in New York on Friday, December 5, 2014. Owens & Minor executives will provide an update on a variety of strategic and operational initiatives, as well as the company’s financial outlook for 2015. On 11 November, Owens & Minor Inc. (NYSE:OMI) shares moved up 0.12% and was closed at $33.92. OMI EPS growth in last 5 year was 1.50%. Owens & Minor Inc. (NYSE:OMI) year to date (YTD) performance is -5.20%.

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME) successfully completed its previously announced merger with Community Bancshares, Inc., of Noblesville, Indiana on Friday, November 7, 2014. In connection with the merger, Community Bank has also merged with and into First Merchants Bank. The combined First Merchants Bank has 107 banking centers in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and approximately $5.9 billion in assets, $3.9 billion in loans, $4.6 billion in deposits, and total shareholders’ equity of $700 million. First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) ended the last trading day at $22.30. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.59% and price to cash ratio as 5.69. First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) showed a weekly performance of 1.41%.

On Oct 27, Mavenir Systems, Inc. (NYSE:MVNR) announced its IMS-PBX solution, which enables telecom service providers to leverage their next-generation IMS networks to offer business services to the small to medium business (SMB) market. Mavenir Systems, Inc. (NYSE:MVNR) shares moved down -0.36% in last trading session and ended the day at $14.00. MVNR Gross Margin is 55.40% and its return on assets is -15.20%. Mavenir Systems, Inc. (NYSE:MVNR) quarterly performance is 23.35%.