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Morning Watch List: PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), KTOS

Morning Watch List: PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), KTOS
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Charles Donlon
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November 12, 2014
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Biotechnology company PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI) reported Monday a profit for the third quarter that surged from last year, primarily reflecting lower operating expenses and a 64 percent surge in total revenues. PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 55.70% and weekly performance is -1.34%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.11. PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.63%. Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by Zacks in a report released on Thursday. They currently have a $10.50 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 4.06% from the stock’s previous close. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) shares moved down -0.10% in last trading session and ended the day at $10.12. HBAN return on assets is 1.00%. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) quarterly performance is 5.42%. United Natural Foods (NASDAQ:UNFI) SVP Craig Harder Smith unloaded 9,836 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.71, for a total transaction of $597,143.56. On 11 November, United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) shares moved up 0.40% and was closed at $73.32. UNFI EPS growth in last 5 year was 12.80%. United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) year to date (YTD) performance is -2.75%. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is making Black Friday a weeklong event, shifting away from the chaotic one-day sales that once epitomized the day after Thanksgiving. The “New Black Friday” will include five days of sales on Walmart.com and in stores, starting at 12:01 a.m. online on Thanksgiving and running through Cyber Monday, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said in a statement. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 3.30% and weekly performance is 2.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $79.01. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.16%.On Nov. 6, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), announced that its Public Safety & Security Solutions (PSS) Division recently received an $81 million single award contract for the deployment and integration of a specialized security system for a major mass transportation authority. Under the five-year, fully funded contract award, PSS will design, engineer, deploy and integrate a comprehensive security system into command and control infrastructure. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) shares moved down -2.19% in last trading session and ended the day at $5.37. KTOS Gross Margin is 25.00% and its return on assets is -6.80%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) quarterly performance is -31.77%.

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