NXP Semiconductors and Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. (NYSE:FSL) have entered into a definitive agreement under which NXP will merge with Freescale. The transaction values the combined enterprise at just over $40 billion. THE MERGER CREATES A MIXED SIGNAL semiconductor industry leader, with a combined revenue higher than $10 billion. On Monday shares of Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. (NYSE:FSL) closed at $40.36. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 5.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 15.00%.
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) announced that its Board of Directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share of common stock, payable on March 27, 2015 to each stockholder of record on March 13, 2015. National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) in last trading activity moved up 2.65% to close at $55.79. Company weekly performance is 2.74% while its quarterly performance stands at -21.20%. National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) is -34.72% away from its 52 week high.
On February 27, Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq:CYTK) announced the publication of a manuscript relating to its fast skeletal muscle troponin activator CK-2127107 in The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. This publication relates to a preclinical evaluation of CK-2127107 in a rat model of heart failure that demonstrated CK-2127107 was associated with increased exercise performance in this model. Cytokinetics is developing CK-2127107 in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. On last trading day Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CYTK) moved up 2.08% to close at $7.87. Its volatility for the week is 5.18% while volatility for the month is 6.19%. CYTK’s sales growth for past 5 years was 19.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 29.00%. Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CYTK) monthly performance is 5.64%.
MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) announced that Richard Montoni, Chief Executive Officer, and Richard Nadeau, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 36th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. The presentation will be at 11:35 a.m. MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) has 1.40% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 98.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $59.57.
Zacks upgraded shares of Innospec Inc (NASDAQ:IOSP) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning. Zackscurrently has $48.10 price objective on the stock. On last trading day Innospec Inc. (NASDAQ:IOSP) moved up 2.38% to close at $45.22. Its volatility for the week is 2.19% while volatility for the month is 2.61%. IOSP’s sales growth for past 5 years was 9.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 67.00%. Innospec Inc. (NASDAQ:IOSP) monthly performance is 13.39%.