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News Buzz: Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR), Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S)

News Buzz: Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR), Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S)
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Alex Carlson
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October 13, 2014
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Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) announced that patient-reported health outcomes data for OTEZLA (apremilast) were presented at the 23rd European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Amsterdam. The analyses from the phase III ESTEEM clinical trial program assessed the effect of apremilast on health-related quality of life measures and on work productivity/work limitation. Apremilast is the Company’s oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), for patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) in last trading activity fell -1.58% to close at $90.93. Company weekly performance is -4.50% while its quarterly performance stands at 2.89%. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) is -5.78% away from its 52 week high.Conversant Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) and its premium video media solutions group, SET Media, on 02 October 2014 announced a major new standard for services that help brand advertisers deliver more effective video campaigns. The improvements reflect the integration of SET Media's video content recognition and contextual targeting with Conversant's industry-leading personalization platform and its 300 million anonymized profiles. On last trading day Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) fell -0.09% to close at $33.78. Its volatility for the week is 1.05% while volatility for the month is 0.94%. CNVR's sales growth for past 5 years was 4.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 20.80%. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) monthly performance is 26.47%.Zacks upgraded shares of Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO)from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a report issued on Wednesday. They currently have $12.50 target price on the stock. On last trading day Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) remains unchanged to close at $12.56. Its volatility for the week is 1.53% while volatility for the month is 1.28%. CMO's sales growth for past 5 years was -11.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -13.60%. Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) monthly performance is -2.56%.Simpson Manufacturing Co (NYSE:SSD) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.14 per share on Thursday, October 23rd. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE:SSD) has 16.16% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 81.90%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $29.06.Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) has set new goals for its incentive pay programs that cover top executives and 16,000 of its employees: Win subscribers and get them to recommend Sprint to people they know. It pays, literally, for executives and employees alike to make sure subscribers are happy. “It’s all about satisfaction,” said Berge Ayvazian, an industry consultant at UBM Tech. Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) in last trading activity fell -3.01% to close at $5.80. Company weekly performance is -7.20% while its quarterly performance stands at -31.28%. Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) is -49.43% away from its 52 week high.

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