Market-leading South African operator Vodacom has commissioned Alcatel-Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) to build a gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) solution to expand into the enterprise and residential markets. The new converged network will allow Vodacom to provide customers with ultra-broadband needed to access bandwidth-hungry services and applications such as online gaming and streaming video. On Wednesday shares of Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) closed at $3.51. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was -3.20%.
Shares of pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) dropped on Tuesday after the company reported its fourth quarter with weaker-than-expected outlook for 2015. Pfizer reported its fourth-quarter earnings of $0.54 per share beating estimate by $0.01. Meanwhile sales came in at $13.12 billion to top the consensus. Also on the positive note Pfizer bought back $1.2 billion worth of PFE stocks. But the issue came when Pfizer projected 2015 earnings to come in the range of $2-2.10 on revenue of $44.5 billion to $46.5 billion. On Wednesday shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) closed at $31.95. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 1.30% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 1.43%.
The world’s largest multinational consumer goods company, The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), said second-quarter profit fell 31 percent as the stronger dollar cuts into its profit. On last trading day The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) moved down -1.55% to close at $85.15. Its volatility for the week is 1.68% while volatility for the month is 1.39%. PG’s sales growth for past 5 years was 1.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 2.80%. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) monthly performance is -8.24%.
Peter O’Donnell has been appointed VP, merger integration for SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN), a new position at the company. O’Donnell, who previously served as Spartan’s chief accounting officer, assumed his new duties Jan. 19, Spartan said in a filing. In this role O’Donnell will oversee the integration of the company’s legacy Nash Finch and legacy Spartan Stores operations. SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ:SPTN) has 1.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 83.80%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $26.29.
Vera Bradley Inc. (NYSE:VRA) major shareholder Michael C. Ray sold 2,500 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.25, for a total value of $48,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 659,302 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,691,563.50. On last trading day Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) moved up 1.35% to close at $19.53. Its volatility for the week is 3.27% while volatility for the month is 3.52%. VRA’s sales growth for past 5 years was 17.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 16.70%. Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) monthly performance is -1.76%.