Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) chief executive officer said that the aluminum company would push deeper into the market for more profitable finished products like truck wheels and aircraft fuselages as it reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ expectations. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) net profit margin is -11.50% and weekly performance is -0.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.85. Analysts mean target price for the company is $13.68. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 6.50%.
Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $2.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.92 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 22.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Barrick Gold will post $0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) shares advanced 2.08% in last trading session and ended the day on $18.69. ABX Gross Margin is 39.30% and its return on assets is -28.70%. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) quarterly performance is 2.19%.
Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.14. On average, analysts predict that Vale SA will post $1.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) shares moved down -0.94% in last trading session and was closed at $13.77, while trading in range of $13.74 – $14.02. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) year to date (YTD) performance is -7.15%.
On 16 JUNE Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.0875 per share quarterly dividend that will be paid on July 31, 2014 to common shareholders of record on July 16, 2014. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) ended the last trading day at $28.61. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.02% and price to cash ratio as 18.98. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) showed a negative weekly performance of -2.69%.