Author: Shelly Adams

  • Watch List for Traders: W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW), NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE:NPTN), Builders FirstSource (NASDAQ:BLDR), Alon USA Partners, LP (NYSE:ALDW)

    Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG) shares increased 1.14% in last trading session and ended the day at $8.90. HDNG Gross Margin is 28.20% and its has a return on assets of 1.40%. Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG) quarterly performance is 0.55%.

    Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG), announced that its Board of Directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share. The dividend is payable March 10, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2016.

    W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) ended the last trading day at $220.53. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.46% and price to cash ratio as 57.62. W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) showed a weekly performance of 4.47%.

    W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products serving businesses and institutions, announced that it plans to participate on March 8, 2016 at 1:40 p.m. EST, D.G. Macpherson, Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Raymond James 37th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, FL.

    On 22 February, NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE:NPTN) shares increased 0.91% and was closed at $10.00. NPTN EPS growth in last 5 year was -23.80%. NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE:NPTN) year to date (YTD) performance is -7.92%.

    NeoPhotonics Corp (NYSE:NPTN) is Upgraded by Raymond James to ” Strong Buy”. Earlier the firm had a rating of “Outperform ” on the company shares.

    Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) shares increased 9.32% in last trading session and ended the day at $7.39. BLDR Gross Margin is 24.30% and its has a return on assets of -0.80%. Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) quarterly performance is -43.20%.

    Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR) fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 is expected to be made available after the market closes on Thursday, March 3.

    Alon USA Partners, LP (NYSE:ALDW) caters to the Basic Materials space. It has a net profit margin of 7.60% and weekly performance is -20.45%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $10.39. Alon USA Partners, LP (NYSE:ALDW) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -46.62%.

    Alon USA Partners, LP (NYSE:ALDW) announced that the Board of Directors of Alon USA Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Alon Partners, declared a distribution of $0.08 per unit payable in cash on February 29, 2016 to common unitholders of record at the close of business on February 22, 2016. Cash available for distribution for the three months ended December 31, 2015 totaled $5.0 million.