Liquid Holdings Group Inc (NASDAQ:LIQD), CEO Brian M. Storms bought 100,000 shares of Liquid Holdings Group stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $1.26 per share, for a total transaction of $126,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,621,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,043,147. Liquid Holdings Group Inc (NASDAQ:LIQD), weekly performance is 45.16%. On last trading day company shares ended up $1.80. Liquid Holdings Group Inc (NASDAQ:LIQD), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -51.73%.
On May 19, 2014, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals presents new XIAFLEX clinical trial data at AUA Meeting. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL), advanced 1.06% in last trading session and ended the day on $36.24. AUXL, Gross Margin is 72.80% and its return on assets is -6.40%. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL), quarterly performance is -24.51%.
Jefferies Group reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, American Banking News.com reports. The firm currently has a $15.00 price target on the stock. Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), shares moved up 5.99% in last trading session and was closed at $11.68, while trading in range of $11.09 – 11.87. Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), year to date (YTD) performance is 2.91%.
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) and Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) (SSYS +5.1%), both hit hard by the March-May momentum stock rout, are posting big gains on a day the Nasdaq is only up 0.5%. Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), ended the last trading day at $94.57. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 4.09% and price to cash ratio as 7.51. Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), showed a positive weekly performance of 6.93%.
On May 14, 2014, Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGSE), reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2014 was $22.1 million, up 32% from $16.8 million in the same year-ago quarter. The improvement reflects an increase in total solar systems constructed to 6.4 megawatts in the first quarter of 2014 compared to 4.6 megawatts in the first quarter of 2013. Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGSE), net profit margin is -23.50% and weekly performance is -11.45%. On last trading day company shares ended up $2.32. Analysts mean target price for the company is $4.75. Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGSE), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -32.82%.