On Tuesday shares of Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:EGRX) closed at $40.94. Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGRX) on 17 March 2015, announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,320,276 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $42.00 per share. 1,190,476 shares are being sold by Eagle and 129,800 shares are being sold by certain stockholders of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”).
On Tuesday shares of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) closed at $58.63. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 9.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 4.79%. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) said that its board has approved the repurchase of up to $10 billion more of its stock. The drugmaker says that amount will be added to the $1.7 billion remaining available for repurchase under a prior authorization. Investors cheer stock buybacks because they reduce the number of shares in circulation, making them more valuable.
On last trading day Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) moved down -2.55% to close at $12.60. Its volatility for the week is 1.97% while volatility for the month is 1.63%. TKC’s sales growth for past 5 years was -1.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -4.60%. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) monthly performance is -10.13%. Russia’s Alfa Group on 17 March 2015, unveiled a $2.8 billion offer to buy a stake in Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, in a bid to gain control of Turkey’s biggest mobile-phone operator. Alfa TelecomTurkey Limited, a subsidiary of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman’s conglomerate, has offered $54.9 million a share for a 13.8% stake in Turkcell owned by Cukurova Holding AS.
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBNK) has 1.00% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 62.40%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $12.88. Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBNK) from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
On last trading day Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) increased 0.56% to close at $23.32. Its volatility for the week is 1.96% while volatility for the month is 1.90%. SYA’s sales growth for past 5 years was 5.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.00%. Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) monthly performance is 3.19%. Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) and the Seattle Seahawks have awarded Sammamish High School with the 2014 Symetra Heroes in the Classroom(R) “MVP Award.” Located in Bellevue, Washington, the high school will use the $10,000 grant to fund an innovative student achievement program focused on growing student interest and awareness of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professions.