Next week, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) will announce its Q1 results, and already investors are seeing encouraging signs. Over the past three months, JC Penney stock has gained and one of the retailer’s suppliers reported seeing positive business developments from sales at J.C. Penney. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) net profit margin is -11.70% and weekly performance is 2.56%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.80. Analysts mean target price for the company is $7.47. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.71%.
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG), the world’s leading advertising and marketing service organization, publicized its first quarter’s financial result. After the satisfactory announcement, on May 8, 2014 the company also showed interest to take active participation in J.P Morgan’s Global Technology, media & Telecom conference. Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE:IPG) shares advanced 2.23% in last trading session and ended the day on $17.84. IPG return on assets is 2.50%.Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE:IPG) quarterly performance is 8.06%.
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCBK) begin trading ex-dividend on May 09, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.04 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 30, 2014. Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCBK) shares moved up 0.41% in last trading session and was closed at $9.87, while trading in range of $9.78 – $9.92. Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCBK) year to date (YTD) performance is 5.11%.
SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) has reported the results for the first quarter of the financial year 2014. The results of the company show a positive performance but, unfortunately, SLM has not succeeded in beating its previous year same quarter results. The company’s performance has fallen on a year-over-year basis. The company is not moving towards growth. SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) ended the last trading day at $8.82. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.78% and price to cash ratio as 0.82.SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) showed a negative weekly performance of -1.78%.