Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) shares after opening at $30.92 moved to $31.52 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $31.03. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 1.63 and price to cash ratio as 21.65. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) showed a positive weekly performance of 6.56%.
Vera Bradley, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRA) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 1, 2014 (“fiscal 2014”). Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) shares advanced 7.43% in last trading session and ended the day on $28.20. VRA return on equity ratio is recorded as 30.20% and its return on assets is 22.20%. Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) yearly performance is 21.97%.
GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders acquired 24,863 call options on the company, AR Network reports. GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT) shares moved up 4.11% in last trading session and was closed at $18.99 while trading in range of $18.37 – $19.18 – GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT) year to date (YTD) performance is 117.78%.
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 63,759,886 shares, a growth of 2.7% from the February 14th total of 62,107,260 shares, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) weekly performance is -0.21%. On last trading day company shares ended up $19.47. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 7.90%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $18.79.