Yum Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, reported late Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose to $399 million, or 87 cents a share, from $337 million, or 72 cents a share, a year ago. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, the company said it earned 87 cents a share. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) shares after opening at $76.23 moved to $77.64 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $77.48. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.62 and price to cash ratio as 59.76. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.72%.
Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI), a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, reported first quarter sales of $751.7 million compared with $819.6 million for the same period of 2013. First quarter 2014 operating income was $98.8 million versus $118.2 million in 2013. First quarter diluted earnings per share were$2.08 compared with $2.89 in 2013. Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) shares advanced 1.19% in last trading session and ended the day on $155.02. VMI return on equity ratio is recorded as 18.90% and its return on assets is 10.30%. Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI) yearly performance is 8.85%.
Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) updated its FY14 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.15-$0.22 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.09, American Banking & Market News reports. Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) shares moved up 3.36% in last trading session and was closed at $19.70 while trading in range of $19.11 – $19.79 – Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) year to date (YTD) performance is -28.02%.
Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.01, ARN reports. Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) weekly performance is 5.70%. On last trading day company shares ended up $58.05. Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.62%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $63.41.