On Jan 16, IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:IAG) announced that it has received regulatory approvals to complete the sale of its Niobec mine to a group of companies led by Magris Resources Inc. for cash proceeds of $500 million after tax upon closing. With these approvals in place, the sale of Niobec is expected to close before the end of January, 2015. On Tuesday shares of IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:IAG) closed at $3.32. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 5.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 3.00%.
On Jan 07, Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) announced that it has extended and restructured its agreement with Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) to support the distribution and commercialization of COMETRIQ® (cabozantinib) for progressive, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) in the European Union (EU), Switzerland, Norway, Russia, and Turkey. Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) in last trading activity increased 4.22% to close at $1.73. Company weekly performance is 4.85% while its quarterly performance stands at 9.49%. Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) is -79.43% away from its 52 week high.
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) has been given until July to respond to allegations that its massive data breach was caused by the company failing in its obligation to comply with security standards and to protect its customers’ personal information. On last trading day The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) decreased -0.84% to close at $103.25. Its volatility for the week is 2.74% while volatility for the month is 1.80%. HD’s sales growth for past 5 years was 2.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 22.40%. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) monthly performance is 4.36%.
Ophthotech Corporation (NASDAQ:OPHT) announced that David R. Guyer, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, present an overview of the Company at the 33rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. PST. Ophthotech Corporation (NASDAQ:OPHT) has 17.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 88.70%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $53.99.
Shares of Weibo Corp (NYSE:WB) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the eleven brokerages that are covering the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. On last trading day Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ:WB) increased 1.81% to close at $12.97. Its volatility for the week is 4.18% while volatility for the month is 3.67%. Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ:WB) monthly performance is -8.92%.