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Eye Catching Stocks : General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY), FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE), Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC), Territorial Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:TBNK)

Eye Catching Stocks : General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY), FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE), Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC), Territorial Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:TBNK)
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Charles Donlon
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October 20, 2014
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General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) posted third-quarter operating earnings per share of 38 cents, topping analysts' expectations by 1 cent. Its revenue for the quarter jumped 1 percent year over year to 36. 2 billion dollars, missing market forecast. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) in last trading activity moved up 2.35% to close at $24.82. Company weekly performance is 2.27% while its quarterly performance stands at -3.65%. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is -9.38% away from its 52 week high. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY)’s CEO Lamberto Andreotti sold 50,000 shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.99, for a total value of $2,549,500.00. On last trading day Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) moved up 2.44% to close at $50.42. Its volatility for the week is 2.25% while volatility for the month is 1.85%. BMY's sales growth for past 5 years was -1.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -3.60%. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) monthly performance is -0.67%. The FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) subsidiary said Friday that it is reinstating its Power Systems Institute Program, a two-year associate’s degree program that teaches enrollees how to become transmission line repairmen and substation maintenance workers. On last trading day FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) moved up 0.23% to close at $34.74. Its volatility for the week is 2.77% while volatility for the month is 1.88%. FE's sales growth for past 5 years was 1.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -27.30%. FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) monthly performance is 1.28%. Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC) reported net income of $49 million, or 31 cents per share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30. That compares with earnings of $44 million, or 27 cents per share, during the same quarter in 2013. The parent company of Associated Bank said loan interest income drove the increase in revenue. Net interest income was $173 million, a 2 percent increase from the second quarter and 8 percent increase over the third quarter in 2013. Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC) has 0.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 83.90%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $16.94. Territorial Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBNK) last released its earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.06. Analysts expect that Territorial Bancorp will post $1.51 EPS for the current fiscal year. On Friday shares of Territorial Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:TBNK) closed at $21.39. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -1.70% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 4.00%.

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