When former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO and current board member Steve Ballmer said he was “very interested” in the company’s future, he wasn’t kidding. As of Wednesday, Ballmer became Redmond’s largest individual shareholder, with a stake even greater than that of founder Bill Gates. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares after opening at $40.31 moved to $40.34 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $39.69. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 3.93 and price to cash ratio as 3.72. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.55%.
The French General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) executive thrust into the forefront of the company’s contentious Alstom SA (ALO) bid is a petite mother of nine with sterling government contacts and a published romantic novel entitled “S’il suffisait d’aimer,” or “If Love was Enough.” General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) shares fell -0.34% in last trading session and ended the day on $26.68. GE return on equity ratio is recorded as 9.90% and its return on assets is 1.90%. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) yearly performance is 23.46%.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) the world’s biggest investment bank by revenue, said Wall Street’s trading slump has deepened and could last through the second quarter. Fixed-income and equities trading revenue will drop about 20 percent from a year earlier at the New York-based company amid “a continued challenging environment and lower client activity levels,” JPMorgan said on Thursday in its quarterly regulatory filing. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) shares moved down -0.25% in last trading session and was closed at $55.58, while trading in range of $55.44 – $56.37. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) year to date (YTD) performance is -3.74%.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 29, 2014. At the meeting, stockholders elected all 14 of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors as each director received a greater number of votes cast “for” his or her election than votes cast “against” his or her election as reflected below. In addition, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executives as disclosed in the Company’s 2014 proxy statement and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) weekly performance is 1.08%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.58. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.70%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $52.01.