Author: Carmen Gutierrez

  • Making Impressive Motion: Capstead Mortgage Corp., Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV), Frontline (NYSE:FRO), American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)

    Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) caters to the Industrial Goods space. It has a net profit margin of 5.90% and weekly performance is -0.49%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $65.11. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -7.34%.

    Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) voted to maintain the quarterly cash dividend of seventy-seven cents ($0.77) per share of common stock, payable February 20, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 20, 2016.

    Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) ended the last trading day at $8.96. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.35% and price to cash ratio as 8.54. Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) showed a weekly performance of 0.11%.

    Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) announced that it will pay a fourth quarter 2015 common dividend of $0.26 per common share on January 20, 2016 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2015.

    On 18 December, Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) shares moved down -7.02% and was closed at $14.31. ESV EPS growth in last 5 year was -33.40%. Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) year to date (YTD) performance is -50.74%.

    On 8 December, Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV) announced that Carey Lowe has been named chief operating officer. He is based in London and succeeds Mark Burns, who is retiring from the company. Lowe has held various executive management positions at Ensco since joining the company in 2008. His experience includes operations, engineering, safety and strategy.

    Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) shares moved up 3.41% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.03. FRO Gross Margin is 38.70% and its has a return on assets of 5.80%. Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) quarterly performance is 6.62%.

    Frontline Ltd. (NYSE:FRO) said that, it had a challenge. Its customer, a burgers-and-fries chain of restaurants with more than 300 locations, needed an equipment solution to efficiently manage the large quantity of cooking oil they use.

    American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) caters to the Utilities space. It has a net profit margin of 17.70% and weekly performance is 4.99%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $59.55. American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.87%.

    American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) said that , further expanded its operations by acquiring Hickory Hills water and sewer systems, through its unit Missouri American Water. This new acquisition will add 48 new customers to Missouri American Water’s customer base.