Consumer Goods Active Runners: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Under Armour (NYSE:UA), The Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

The agreement announced Thursday averts a Silicon Valley trial that threatened to expose the tactics deployed by billionaire executives such as late Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs and former Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt to corral less affluent employees working on a variety of products and online services. Had they lost, the companies also faced the prospect of paying as much as $9 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares after opening at $568.21 moved to $570.00 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $567.77. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.91 and price to cash ratio as 12.44. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) showed a positive weekly performance of 9.30%.

Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) international business is still small compared with its domestic sales, but the company continues to lean on sales outside the United States as a key driver for future growth. Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) shares fell -7.38% in last trading session and ended the day on $50.42. UA return on equity ratio is recorded as 17.30% and its return on assets is 12.00%. Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA) yearly performance is 80.14%.

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is going through a rough phase financially as it has incurred losses in its various products. P&G has sold its pet food division, Folgers coffee brand and Warner Chilcott pharmaceuticals in the previous years. P&G is following a restructuring plan which includes job cuts and new project launches to increase the profits and decrease operational and administrative costs. The company is focusing on innovative and improved methods of production. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) shares moved up 0.98% in last trading session and was closed at $81.15, while trading in range of $80.01-$81.38. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) year to date performance is 1.24%.

The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) today elected Kathy N. Waller as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. As announced in February, Waller, 55, is replacing Gary Fayard who is retiring after 20 years with the Company. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) weekly performance is 0.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $40.70. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 5.75%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $44.05.

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