General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mark Thorsen as general manager of Meadows mall. General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP) shares after opening at $22.61 moved to $22.85 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $22.81. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 7.98 and price to cash ratio as 34.92. General Growth Properties Inc (NYSE:GGP) showed a positive weekly performance of 3.21%.
Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:SAN) chairman Emilio Botín met the chairman of Bank of Shanghai (BoS), Fan Yifei, today, while on a visit to China, to review progress in the cooperation agreement the two banks signed last December when Santander acquired an 8% stake in BoS. At the meeting, at Bank of Shanghai’s offices, the chairman of Santander stressed the bank’s interest in China, where it has several agreements to develop consumer finance and investment banking businesses. Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:SAN) shares advanced 0.20% in last trading session and ended the day on $9.82. SAN return on equity ratio is recorded as 5.20% and its return on assets is 0.30%. Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:SAN) yearly performance is 59.16%.
Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) was upgraded by investment analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has a $52.50 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $51.00. Macquarie’s target price points to a potential upside of 10.13% from the stock’s previous close.Extra Space Storage, Inc. (NYSE:EXR) shares moved up 0.36% in last trading session and was closed at $49.97, while trading in range of $49.45-$49.99. Extra Space Storage, Inc. (NYSE:EXR) year to date performance is 19.57%.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS: NWBI) announced the declaration of a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share. This dividend will be paid on May 15, 2014 to shareholders of record as of May 1, 2014. The Company’s Chairman, William J. Wagner, noted in making this decision “The Board of Directors recognizes the amount of capital our company is carrying and our limited opportunities to leverage this capital given that economic growth is tepid and attractive acquisition opportunities are limited. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) weekly performance is 4.55%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.94. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 3.75%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $15.25.