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Morning Alert: Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN), Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE:LG)

Morning Alert: Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN), Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE:LG)
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Charles Donlon
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November 4, 2014
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Weatherford International Plc (NYSE:WFT) EVP Dharmesh Mehta acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $16.00 per share, for a total transaction of $160,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now directly owns 542,824 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,685,184. Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -2.50% and weekly performance is -0.06%. On last trading day company shares ended up $16.24. Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -19.43%.Cornerstone Investment Partners is a Georgian based investment advisor with current portfolio of $8.98 billion and QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) as its primary stock holdings. The company filed its latest SEC 13F filing on October 14 and its top 10 stocks account for 39.67% of its overall portfolio. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) shares moved down -0.34% in last trading session and ended the day at $78.24. QCOM Gross Margin is 60.20% and its return on assets is 16.10%. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) quarterly performance is 8.14%.Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN) and competitor IHOP this week announced a virtual tie for the third quarter of 2014 in the race for higher same-restaurant sales, outperforming other major brands in the family dining sector. Both Denny's and IHOP's systemwide same-restaurant sales in the United States grew by 2.4 percent. On 03 November, Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN) shares moved up 2.20% and was closed at $8.81. DENN EPS growth in last 5 year was 14.90%. Denny's Corporation (NASDAQ:DENN) year to date (YTD) performance is 22.53%.Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) today reported financial results for the third quarter stopped September 30, 2014. Boyd Gaming reported third-quarter 2014 net revenues of $738.8 million, up slightly from $738.6 million during the same quarter in 2013. Total Adjusted EBITDA(1) rose 5.5% to $163.9 million, compared to $155.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Keith Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming, said: “This was a solid quarter for our operations, as we improved operating margins in each one segment of our business. Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) ended the last trading day at $11.28. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.19% and price to cash ratio as 7.52. Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD) showed a weekly performance of 8.99%.Laclede Group (NYSE:LG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $241.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $310.20 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.36 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Laclede Group will post $3.03 EPS for the current fiscal year. The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE:LG) shares moved up 0.26% in last trading session and ended the day at $50.90. LG Gross Margin is 39.00% and its return on assets is 2.70%. The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE:LG) quarterly performance is 11.26%.

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