Pepco Holdings Inc (NYSE:POM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.06, American Banking & Market News reports. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.24 earnings per share. Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM) net profit margin is -13.80% and weekly performance is 2.19%. On last trading day company shares ended up $27.57. Analysts mean target price for the company is $ 22.43. Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 28.19%.
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE:AL) announced the election of a new independent director to its Board of Directors (the “ALC Board”) at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders. Marshall O. Larsen was elected to the ALC Board along with the seven currently serving members. Mr. Larsen also will serve on the ALC Board’s nominating and corporate governance committee. Air Lease Corp (NYSE:AL) shares advanced 4.08% in last trading session and ended the day on $38.74. Its return on assets is 2.20%. Air Lease Corp (NYSE:AL) quarterly performance is 23.14%.
Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA)held its annual meeting of stockholders. The Class I directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below. The directors also had broker non-votes totaling 4,690,818 Murphy USA Inc (NYSE:MUSA) shares moved up 4.34% in last trading session and was closed at $47.14, while trading in range of $45.13 – $47.39 -. Murphy USA Inc (NYSE:MUSA) year to date (YTD) performance is 13.43%.
Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) has been awarded a $23.9 million dollar firm-fixed-price contract for the Stalker long-range electro-optical infrared laser sensor system (SLREOSS) under a contract to the NATO Seasparrow Project Office. The contract includes $10 million in options for additional work. Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) ended the last trading day at $58.64. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.53% and price to cash ratio as 19.82. Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) showed a positive weekly performance of 5.32%.
STERIS Corporation (NYSE:STE) completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc. pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2014 with IMS and its shareholders. The purchase price was $165 million, subject to a customary working capital adjustment. In addition, STERIS purchased certain real estate used in the IMS business and owned by affiliates for approximately $10 million. STERIS did not assume any existing debt in connection with the purchases. The purchases were financed by borrowings under STERIS’s existing credit facility. IMS shareholders were Farrell and Debra Robinson and their trusts and family members and other third parties, more specifically identified in the Share Purchase Agreement. IMS affiliates selling real estate were The Robinson Real Estate Company, LLC and Burr Investments, LLC. STERIS Corp (NYSE:STE) net profit margin is 8.30% and weekly performance is 11.41%. On last trading day company shares ended up $53.78. Analysts mean target price for the company is $55.83. STERIS Corp (NYSE:STE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 11.23%.