PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) started trading ex-dividend on 6 March 2014. The cash-dividend payment of $0.3725/ share is slated to be paid on 1 April 2014. Shareholders who have purchased PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) stock before the ex-dividend date are all eligible for this cash-dividend payment. This represents the 1.36% rise over the previous quarter. PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) shares after opening at $32.29 moved to $32.90 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $32.77. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as and price to cash ratio as 10.28. PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.24%.
The Synthetic Biologics Inc (NYSEMKT:SYN) on Mar. 10 announced that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,658,627 entitled, Pregnancy Hormone Combination for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases, to the Regents of the University of California (UCLA). The patent includes claims to the use of the Company’s drug candidate, Trimesta™ (oral estriol), in conjunction with a gestagen for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases. The patent also includes a claim for the administration of Trimesta™, a gestagen and a third standard of care MS agent, such as glatiramer acetate injection (Copaxone), interferon beta-1a (Avonex, Rebif), interferon beta-1b (Betaseron, Extavia) or sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator (Gilenya). Synthetic Biologics Inc (NYSEMKT:SYN) shares advanced 6.10% in last trading session and ended the day on $3.13. SYN return on equity ratio is recorded as -200.50% and its return on assets is -193.80%. Synthetic Biologics Inc (NYSEMKT:SYN) yearly performance is 63.87%.
TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT) VP Todd Debonis unloaded 176,956 shares of TriQuint Semiconductor stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.01, for a total value of $2,302,197.56. TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT) shares moved up 1.69% in last trading session and was closed at $13.21, while trading in range of $12.90-$13.32. TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT) year to date performance is 58.39%.
Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF) was downgraded by Zacksfrom an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. They currently have a $17.50 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price target suggests a potential upside of 10.27% from the stock’s previous close. Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF) weekly performance is 2.79%. On last trading day company shares ended up $16.20. Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 11.82%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $16.75.