Apple’s investment in GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT)’ sapphire plant in Mesa, Arizona and information derived from import/export documents obtained by 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman and analyst Matt Margolis suggests that the displays of the next-generation iPhones will be made of sapphire — an extremely hard and scratch-resistant material. More recently, an insider source cited by BrightWire reported that Apple’s iPhone 6 will include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for a new wireless mobile payments system. GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT) net profit margin is -40.00% and weekly performance is 7.82%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.76. Analysts mean target price for the company is $20.67. GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.61%.
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) SVP Dan Biran sold 2,697 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.11, for a total value of $89,297.67. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,685 shares in the company, valued at approximately $320,670. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) shares advanced 0.42% in last trading session and ended the day on $33.14. ALTR Gross Margin is 67.90% and its return on assets is 10.20%. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) quarterly performance is -6.73%.
ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) popped 8.95%, in recent news, Bloomberg reported that company is among the several Chinese solar companies seeking talks to resolve a trade dispute with the United States. ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) shares moved up 8.95% in last trading session and was closed at $2.80, while trading in range of $2.57 – $2.94. ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SOL) year to date (YTD) performance is -18.84%.
NPD Solarbuzz (Santa Clara, California, U.S.) reports that Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) forecast of 900 MW to 1.1 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments in the second quarter of 2014 is the first time a PV maker has guided quarterly module shipments above 1 GW. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) ended the last trading day at $12.83. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 8.02% and price to cash ratio as 1.88. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) showed a positive weekly performance of 21.04%.
Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) delivered 10MW of monocrystalline silicon modules to Kingspan Energy, which provides high performance insulation base. The addition of other large-scale rooftop projects of Kingspan Energy will further increase the implementation of its PANDA modules. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) net profit margin is -14.50% and weekly performance is 16.32%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.35. Analysts mean target price for the company is $5.88. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -17.23%.