Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN), the consumer goods group, on May 19, 2014 said that it had paid 715 million pounds ($1.2 billion) to purchase the rights existing in family trusts by one of the co-founders of the company, William Hesketh Leve, almost a century back. It was a stride to simplify the Anglo-Dutch group’s share structure. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) net profit margin is 18.50% and weekly performance is -0.83%. On last trading day company shares ended up $43.05. Analysts mean target price for the company is $44.00. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.98%.
General Mills Inc. (NYSE:GIS) Director Paul Danos unloaded 10,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.00, for a total value of $550,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 18,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,036,695. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) shares advanced 0.13% in last trading session and ended the day on $55.41. GIS gross Margin is 35.80% and its return on assets is 7.80%.General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) quarterly performance is 9.94%.
American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) said its board approved the repurchase of up to an additional $2 billion in stock. The New York City financial services company, which has been focusing on global property-casualty insurance and U.S. retirement services, has a market capitalization of about $79.4 billion, according to FactSet. American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) shares moved up 0.85% in last trading session and was closed at $55.29, while trading in range of $54.98 – $55.44. American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) year to date (YTD) performance is 8.56%.
The National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) spiked 4% Friday, leaving it up 10% for the week. That marked its third straight up week but the stock remains in a deep depression. On Thursday, Deutsche Bank upgraded the bank to a buy rating from hold. Nomura also upped the stock to a buy rating from reduce. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) ended the last trading day at $4.02. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.88% and price to cash ratio as 0.88.National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) showed a positive weekly performance of 10.14%.
BNP Paribas reaffirmed their neutral rating on shares of Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) in a report issued on Thursday. They currently have a GBX 280 ($4.69) target price on the stock. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) net profit margin is 2.30% and weekly performance is -0.85%. On last trading day company shares ended up $16.38. Analysts mean target price for the company is $20.77. Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.20%.