Active Stocks At Consumer Goods: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL ) is near a deal for Dr. Dre’s headphone company Beats, A deal would appear to fit well with Apple’s dominance in the online music download business through its iTunes service, although the price tag has already been questioned by some. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) net profit margin is 21.40% and weekly performance is -0.59%. On last trading day company shares ended up $587.99. Analysts mean target price for the company is $622.15. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 8.47%.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has rebuffed a call by two Democratic senators to advise owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) cars to stop driving them until they are repaired. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) shares fell -0.63% in last trading session and ended the day on $34.85. GM Gross Margin is 10.60% and its return on assets is 4.00%. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) quarterly performance is -0.20%.

Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) is continuing to work towards a definitive agreement with The Coca-Cola Company for the remainder of the proposed franchise territory expansion described in the previously-announced Letter of Intent, including Knoxville, Cleveland and Cookeville, TN and Louisville, Lexington, Paducah and Pikeville, KY and Evansville, IN. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) shares moved down -0.44% in last trading session and was closed at $40.73, while trading in range of $40.65 -$40.96. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) year to date (YTD) performance is -0.63%.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) are up, following the company’s announcement that its board approved a repurchase program for up to approximately 116 million shares of Ford common stock, consistent with its capital strategy to take anti-dilutive actions to enhance shareholder returns. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) ended the last trading day at $15.81. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.55% and price to cash ratio as 4.32. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.63%.