On 7 JUNE Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) announced it will consolidate production and distribution operations to a Michigan facility. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) net profit margin is 6.90% and weekly performance is 4.61%. On last trading day company shares ended up $109.31. Analysts mean target price for the company is $111.96. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 5.43%.
Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) shares advanced 0.87% in last trading session and ended the day on $38.17. MRO Gross Margin is 68.40% and its return on assets is 7.10%. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) quarterly performance is 13.10%.
On 30 MAY Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $5.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.42 earnings per share.
On 4 JUNE Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) said it will present at the William Blair 34thAnnual Growth Stock Conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Thomas C. Freyman, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer, will present at 4:40 p.m. Central time. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) shares moved up 1.00% in last trading session and was closed at $40.53, while trading in range of $40.03 – $40.56. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) year to date (YTD) performance is 6.97%.
On 4 JUNE Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said it believes that one act of care can inspire another and ultimately create a more caring world. Based on this philosophy, the Company developed the CARE INSPIRES CARE™ campaign to support its 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ sponsorship. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) ended the last trading day at $104.10. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.80% and price to cash ratio as 10.02. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.60%.
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $12.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. PepsiCo’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that PepsiCo will post $4.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) net profit margin is 10.30% and weekly performance is 0.97%. On last trading day company shares ended up $88.42. Analysts mean target price for the company is $92.65. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.97%.