The seven-year legal battle between business software rivals Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and SAP may have another round or two left. A federal appeals court on Tuesday signalled that it may order a retrial to resolve the billion-dollar gulf in damages that stands in the way of resolving their copyright feud, with the judges appearing dissatisfied with both the Oracle and SAP versions of what the case is worth. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) net profit margin is 29.30% and weekly performance is 2.59%. On last trading day company shares ended up $41.93. Analysts mean target price for the company is $41.92. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 5.41%.
WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD), the leading source of health information, announced that consumers, after suffering through a “Polar Vortex” that brought record snowfall and disruption to cities across the U.S., are in for an intense allergy season as a result of the “Pollen Vortex” currently affecting the nation. Over 7 million monthly visitors to WebMD have been diagnosed as suffering from allergies.(1) WebMD has leveraged Symptom Checker data and other insights gleaned from its audience of allergy sufferers to provide tools and resources that can help them navigate the Vortex and better manage their allergy symptoms. WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) shares fell -3.45% in last trading session and ended the day on $40.06. WBMD gross Margin is 59.80% and its return on assets is 1.70%.WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) quarterly performance is -13.87%.
CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE:CTL) posted first-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share, considerably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents. However, earnings deteriorated substantially from the prior-year quarter number of 76 cents. CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) shares moved up 0.45% in last trading session and was closed at $37.83, while trading in range of $37.52 – $38.10. CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) year to date (YTD) performance is 20.82%.
The Switzerland-based drug giant Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) has reached another milestone with the latest patent litigation settlement in the U.S. The company reached a settlement with the U.S. subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) ended the last trading day at $89.93. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.56% and price to cash ratio as 31.83.Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.30%.
Citigroup Inc. restated their neutral rating on shares of National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE:NGG) in a report released on Wednesday, Analyst Ratings Net reports. National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE:NGG) net profit margin is 31.30% and weekly performance is 1.03%. On last trading day company shares ended up $72.32. Analysts mean target price for the company is $70.73. National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE:NGG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.32%.