Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD) were the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 120,635,807 shares, an increase of 2.2% from the March 31st total of 117,988,868 shares, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,693,511 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.8 days. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) net profit margin is 0.80% and weekly performance is -6.43%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.93. Analysts mean target price for the company is $4.12. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.14%.
Japanese electronics giant Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) has announced a new magnetic tape technology with a storage capacity of 185 terabytes (TB) on a single cartridge. The areal density of 148 Gbit/in2 (gigabits per square inch) is said to be 74 times the capacity of current mainstream coated magnetic tape storage media. It allows more than 185 TB to be stored in a standard LTO Ultrium format data cartridge. The new tape has the world’s highest areal recording density for magnetic tape storage. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) shares fell -0.34% in last trading session and ended the day on $17.49. Gross Margin is 34.60% and its return on assets is 0.70%. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) quarterly performance is 5.87%.
Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) declared a dividend on Thursday, May 1st, Analyst Ratings Network.comreports. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of 0.2416 per share on Thursday, May 15th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) shares moved down -0.42% in last trading session and was closed at $28.52, while trading in range of $28.48- $28.81 -. Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) year to date (YTD) performance is -3.65%.
Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) said Thursday it has launched a new mobile wallet application for smart-phones, in an agreement with Austrian software company bluesource – mobile solutions GmbH. The new application allows users to load loyalty cards onto their smart-phone. It will be part of Vodafone’s existing mobile wallet products, alongside its SmartPass product, which allows for contact-less financial transactions. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) ended the last trading day at $38.26. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.08% and price to cash ratio as 6.04. Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) showed a positive weekly performance of 2.60%.