Stocks Trending: Merck & Co. Inc., Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE), Sientra (NASDAQ:SIEN)

On 08 February, Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) shares moved down -1.11% and was closed at $48.83. MRK EPS growth in last 5 year was -6.30%. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) year to date (YTD) performance is -7.55%.

On 5 February, Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) issued cautious 2016 revenue and earnings forecasts after disappointing fourth-quarter demand for its Januvia diabetes treatment and its Remicade arthritis drug. Sales of Januvia and a related drug called Janumet, the company’s biggest franchise, fell 12 percent to $1.45 billion. Merck said their tumble was due in large part to timing of customer purchases in the third quarter. Competition from a growing number of other oral diabetes treatments also hurt sales.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) shares increased 1.22% in last trading session and ended the day at $11.59. F Gross Margin is 14.30% and its has a return on assets of 2.20%. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) quarterly performance is -17.77%.

On 5 February, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) started 2016 with record-breaking sales in China, with 130,832 Ford vehicles sold in January, up 36 percent compared to January 2015. Record sales of the Ford Escort, the new Ford Mondeo, and Ford’s sport utility vehicle (SUV) lineup helped boost January sales.

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) caters to the Industrial Goods space. It has a net profit margin of 16.00% and weekly performance is 3.48%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $153.90. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.29%.

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) has announced that it will raise its quarterly dividend by 8% from $1.025 to $1.11 for the first quarter of 2016. Additionally, the firm has declared that it will pursue a $10 billion share buyback scheme, replacing the $12 billion plan announced in 2014, which still had $1.5 billion remaining at the end of 2015. No details were given as to when the company intends to end the scheme.

Kimball Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KE) shares advanced 12.31% in last trading session and ended the day at $10.58. KE Gross Margin is 8.30% and its has a return on assets of 5.00%. Kimball Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KE) quarterly performance is -13.84%.

Kimball Electronics Inc (NASDAQ:KE) was downgraded by equities research analysts at TheStreet from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIEN) caters to the Healthcare space. It has a net profit margin of -33.30% and weekly performance is 17.73%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $9.96. Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIEN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 55.59%.

Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIEN) announced that all of its medical devices, including all Sientra breast implant products, will return to the U.S. market on March 1.

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