News Activity: Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB), CBRE Group (NYSE:CBG), H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES), Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC)

Armco Metals Holdings, Inc (NYSEMKT:AMCO) shares advanced 3.92% in last trading session and ended the day at $0.25. AMCO Gross Margin is -3.40% and its has a return on assets of -7.40%. Armco Metals Holdings, Inc (NYSEMKT:AMCO) quarterly performance is -35.86%.

Armco Metals Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AMCO) received a notice on April 8, 2016 from NYSE Regulation indicating that the Company is below certain listing standards, as set forth in Sections 134 and 1101 of the NYSE MKT Company Guide, due to the delay in filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”).

Union Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNB) ended the last trading day at $28.73. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.02% and price to cash ratio as 4.15. Union Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNB) showed a weekly performance of -0.90%.

Union Bankshares (NASDAQ: UNB) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share, or $1.12 annualized. This is a 3.7% increase from the prior dividend of $0.27. The dividend will be payable on May 10, 2016, to stockholders of record on April 30, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of April 27, 2016.

On 27 April, CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) shares advanced 0.72% and was closed at $30.60. CBG EPS growth in last 5 year was 22.10%. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) year to date (YTD) performance is -11.51%.

On 25 April, CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) announced that the company has been included in Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 2016 100 Best Corporate Citizens List.

H&E Equipment Services Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) shares advanced 2.24% in last trading session and ended the day at $18.75. HEES Gross Margin is 33.20% and its has a return on assets of 3.30%. H&E Equipment Services Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) quarterly performance is 32.88%.

On 21st April, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEES) announced that it has commenced a consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) from holders (the “Holders”) of record as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 20, 2016 (the “Record Date”), of its 7% senior notes due 2022, CUSIP No. 404030 AD0 (the “Notes”) to obtain approval of a proposed amendment (the “Proposed Amendment”) to the indenture, dated as of August 20, 2012 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), under which the Notes were issued.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) caters to the Consumer Goods space. It has a net profit margin of 7.90% and weekly performance is -1.51%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $23.48.

Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ: PPC) reported Q1 EPS of $0.46, $0.04 better than the analyst estimate of $0.42. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.96 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. Also declared a special dividend of $2.75 per share.