Industrial Goods Unusual Volume Buzzers: ABB Ltd (NYSE:ABB), Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK), Empresas ICA SA (NYSE:ICA), Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR)

ABB Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ABB) was downgraded by analysts at William Blair from an outperform rating to a market perform rating. They currently have $23.00 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $27.00. ABB Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ABB) shares after opening at $24.36 moved to $24.48 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $24.12 . Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.34 and price to cash ratio as 8.62. ABB Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ABB) showed a negative weekly performance of -7.30%.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) reported fiscal 2014 second quarter sales of $1,600.5 million, up 5 percent from $1,522.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Organic sales increased 7 percent, and currency translation reduced sales by 2 percentage points. Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) shares fell -7.15% in last trading session and ended the day on $115.63. ROK return on equity ratio is recorded as 34.10% and its return on assets is 13.60%. Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) yearly performance is 39.21%.

Empresas ICA, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:ICA) the largest infrastructure and construction company in Mexico, announced its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2014, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. Empresas ICA SA (ADR) (NYSE:ICA) shares moved up 8.27% in last trading session and was closed at $7.33 while trading in range of $6.76 – $7.33 – Empresas ICA SA (ADR) (NYSE:ICA) year to date (YTD) performance is -13.25%.

Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTNR) entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement entered into on March 17, 2014 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, Vertex Refining LA, LLC and Vertex Refining NV, LLC, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, Omega Refining, LLC, Bango Refining NV, LLC and Omega Holdings Company LLC, as previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2014. Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) weekly performance is 16.26%. On last trading day company shares ended up $9.01. Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 63.97%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $8.83.

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