Giant maker of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), has announced that global retail machine sales for the three months ending April fell by 13% compared to a year earlier. The drop in sales comes as mining companies continue to reduce their spending. Sales in the resource industries segment slid by 70% in the Asia pacific region with Latin America markets reporting a decline of 68%. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) net profit margin is 6.90% and weekly performance is -1.89%. On last trading day company shares ended up $104.03. Analysts mean target price for the company is $111.96. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.21%.
Shares of GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTAT) are up 7.73% following a report in ETNews.com that said sapphire is beginning to be used as smartphone cover glass in earnest, and that growth of related downstream industries is anticipated. GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTAT) shares advanced 8.10% in last trading session and ended the day on $15.95. GTAT gross Margin is 30.60% and its return on assets is -10.10%.GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTAT) quarterly performance is 12.80%.
VOXX International Corp. (NASDAQ:VOXX)’s stock had its “strong-buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Needham & Company LLC in a research note issued to investors on Thursday.
VOXX International Corp (NASDAQ:VOXX) shares moved up 2.79% in last trading session and was closed at $8.47, while trading in range of $7.80 – $8.55. VOXX International Corp (NASDAQ:VOXX) year to date (YTD) performance is -49.28%.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:LGF) recently announced that it will release Divergent’s first installment on DVD (plus digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Digital HD and plus DVD), Pay-Per-View and Video on Demand on Aug 5, 2014. However, on Digital HD, this blockbuster flick will be available from Jul 22. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF) ended the last trading day at $28.89. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.24% and price to cash ratio as 52.88.Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE:LGF) showed a positive weekly performance of 9.51%.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and Travelport have finalised an agreement in which Delta will reacquire the data and intellectual property rights central to its passenger service and flight operations systems. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) net profit margin is 28.10% and weekly performance is 3.43%. On last trading day company shares ended up $39.16. Analysts mean target price for the company is $45.53. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 10.33%.