ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) declared a monthly dividend. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of 0.04 per share on Friday, March 27th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) in last trading activity fell -0.27% to close at $3.69. Company weekly performance is 0.82% while its quarterly performance stands at -6.82%. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) is -12.32% away from its 52 week high.
On 22 December Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) announced that shareholders approved a proposal authorizing the Company to purchase from time to time up to 37,000,000 ordinary shares or approximately 15 percent of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares. On last trading day Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) fell -3.18% to close at $17.05. Its volatility for the week is 6.92% while volatility for the month is 5.83%. NE’s sales growth for past 5 years was 4.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -12.10%. Noble Corp plc (NYSE:NE) monthly performance is -19.61%.
On 24 December Nxstage Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM) secured the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its home nocturnal hemodialysis product – System One. On last trading day Nxstage Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM) increased 1.83% to close at $18.39. Its volatility for the week is 3.38% while volatility for the month is 4.21%. NXTM’s sales growth for past 5 years was 15.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 24.10%. Nxstage Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM) monthly performance is 4.43%.
On 16 December Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT: BDR) announced that it has launched the HDE-8C-QAM/IP MPEG-2 HD encoder, designed to bring increased reliability, efficiency, and affordability to high-definition video delivery. Building upon the high-performance design and sophisticated feature set offered by Blonder Tongue’s popular HDE-8C-QAM encoder, the new encoder includes an IP output that is compatible with IPTV networks. Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (NYSEMKT: BDR) has 26.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 6.90%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $2.36.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc (NYSE:SWK) VP Michael A. Bartone sold 1,282 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.27, for a total value of $122,136.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 29,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,829,138. On Wednesday shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) closed at $97.36. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 20.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 10.70%.