Hewlett-Packard Company’s (NYSE:HPQ) CEO, Meg Whitman, at the shareholders meeting on March 20, announced that the company is planning to enter the 3-D printer space by the end of this Fiscal year. Although, the 3-D printing technology is over a decade old, it has recently caught the imagination of manufacturing industry, as some of the advancements in the field have reduced price of owning, and manufacturing with, a 3-D printer. As a result, the 3-D printing industry is expected to grow at a robust pace of over 30% per year in the coming years. At present, small companies such as 3D Systems (DDD) and Stratasys (SSYS) operate in this industry. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) shares after opening at $32.29 moved to $32.29 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $32.36. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.55 and price to cash ratio as 3.79. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.31%.
The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investigation on behalf of current long-term investors in shares of Diebold Inc (NYSE:DBD) is ongoing concerning whether certain Diebold officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties. Diebold Inc (NYSE:DBD) shares advanced 1.81% in last trading session and ended the day on $39.89. Diebold Inc (NYSE:DBD) return on equity ratio is recorded as -27.20% and its return on assets is -7.50%. Diebold Inc (NYSE:DBD) yearly performance is 37.31%.
Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY) announced the Company has been awarded a contract to provide the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) with a Cray(R) XC30(TM) supercomputer — the first XC30 system in China. One of the largest private hospitals in Hong Kong, HKSH will use its Cray XC30 system to further medical research in the areas of bioinformatics and next generation sequencing (NGS). Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY) shares moved up 3.75% in last trading session and was closed at $37.32, while trading in range of $ 36.02 – 38.44. FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) year to date (YTD) performance is 35.91%.
Silicon Graphics International Corp (NASDAQ:SGI), the trusted leader in high performance computing and Big Data, announced it has been awarded a 5-Star rating in the CRN 2014 Partner Program Guide. The annual directory is the definitive listing of technology vendors that service solution providers or provide products through the IT channel. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. Silicon Graphics International Corp (NASDAQ:SGI) weekly performance is -5.03%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.28. Silicon Graphics International Corp (NASDAQ:SGI) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -3.18%. Analysts mean target Price for the company is $16.33.