Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) recently joined hands for making the US business of Unilever greener. This is a bold step taken by Unilever to deliver its best to the nature. Although the U.S. subsidiaries of Unilever have already bought the third party renewable energy credits for covering all of their electricity usage, but this latest deal between Unilever and NRG energy will empower Unilever to handle its own power production.Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) net profit margin is 18.60% and weekly performance is 1.63%. On last trading day company shares ended up $44.98. Analysts mean target price for the company is $44.50. distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 6.45%.
Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks in a research note issued to investors on Friday, AnalystRatings.Net reports. They currently have a $45.00 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 4.65% from the company’s current price. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) shares advanced 0.74% in last trading session and ended the day on $43.45. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) return on assets is 19.40%. Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) quarterly performance is 15.28%.
China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) reported its first quarter 2014 (1Q2014) results with net income of $22 million with revenue of $223.6 million and gross profit of $46.6 million. Revenues were up by 30.8% to $223.6 million (1Q2013: $171.0 million), due to increase in sales volume (+12.8%) and increase in average RMB selling price (+14.0%) as a result of growing demand for automotive polymer composite materials by automotive customers. Total volume of products shipped during the quarter was 68,945 metric tons, up by ~13% compared to 1Q2013.China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) shares moved up 0.36% in last trading session and was closed at $8.37, while trading in range of $8.18 – $8.80. China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) year to date (YTD) performance is 59.13%.
Stock analysts at Roth Capital raised their target price on shares of Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:SQBG) from $9.00 to $10.00 in a report issued on Friday, AmericanBankingNews.com reports. Roth Capital’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 14.42% from the company’s current price.Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:SQBG) ended the last trading day at $9.23. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.43% and price to cash ratio as 9.08. showed a positive weekly performance of 3.48%.