Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) posted a decline in third-quarter profit, affected by loan-loss provision and a marginal drop in revenue. Earnings were consistent with what analysts had forecast, with revenue ahead of expectations. Credit card lenders, such as Capital One, have started to perform better since the domestic economy recovered. The company reported net earnings of $1.06 billion or $1.86 per share, slightly below last year’s earnings of $1.09 billion or $1.84 per share last year. Net margin for the quarter dropped by 20 basis points to 6.69 percent. Revenue slipped during the quarter, down to $5.64 billion from $5.65 billion last year. According to a poll by Thomson Reuters, analysts had predicted earnings of $1.94 per share for the quarter.Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) in last trading activity fell -0.86% to close at $78.53. Company weekly performance is -3.57% while its quarterly performance stands at -4.21%. Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) is -7.69% away from its 52 week high.Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) Director Mark J. Bonney unloaded 22,094 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.08, for a total value of $90,143.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 25,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $102,363. On last trading day Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) advanced 0.52% to close at $3.83. Its volatility for the week is 5.10% while volatility for the month is 4.84%. SIGM's sales growth for past 5 years was -1.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -18.50%. Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) monthly performance is -21.52%.Taminco Corp (NYSE:TAM) was downgraded by Zacks from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. They currently have a $24.70 price objective on the stock. On last trading day Taminco Corporation (NYSE:TAM) fell -0.20% to close at $25.57. Its volatility for the week is 1.31% while volatility for the month is 1.19%. TAM's EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.00%. Taminco Corporation (NYSE:TAM) monthly performance is -3.98%.Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) on Oct. 10 announced that the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded its review of Iclusig® (ponatinib) under the Article 20 referral procedure and has recommended that Iclusig continue to be used in Europe in accordance with its already approved indications. Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) has 1.30% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 68.00%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $5.36.Southside Bancshares, Inc. ("Southside") (NASDAQ:SBSI) announced that at its special meeting held yesterday, shareholders approved the issuance of shares of Southside common stock to stockholders of OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. ("OmniAmerican") (Nasdaq:OABC) in connection with the proposed merger of Omega Merger Sub, Inc., a subsidiary of Southside, with and into OmniAmerican, with OmniAmerican as the surviving corporation, which we refer to as the first merger. Subsequent to the first merger, OmniAmerican will merge with and into Southside, with Southside as the surviving corporation.On Thursday shares of Southside Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:SBSI) closed at $32.15. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -2.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 2.00%.
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