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Shining on Major News: Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ), DST Systems (NYSE:DST)

Shining on Major News: Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ), DST Systems (NYSE:DST)
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Charles Donlon
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November 6, 2014
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Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) recently announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 19.60% and weekly performance is -2.36%. On last trading day company shares ended up $33.57. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.79%. eBay Inc. (NYSE:EBAY) said on Sept. 30 that it would separate its PayPal digital-payments unit and marketplace business into two companies. Hewlett-Packard has announced it will break into two companies, spinning off the PC and printers unit into one entity and the corporate hardware and services arm into another. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares advanced 0.59% in last trading session and ended the day at $53.58. EBAY Gross Margin is 68.10% and its return on assets is -0.30%. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) quarterly performance is 0.05%. Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) said on Wednesday it is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice sued the San Francisco-based bank, saying it failed to report more than 6,000 loans that did not meet requirements for insurance under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and failed to properly review early payment defaults. On 05 November, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) shares advanced 0.49% and was closed at $53.53. WFC EPS growth in last 5 year was 40.90%. Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) year to date (YTD) performance is 20.40%. MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) reported third-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings (excluding one-time items barring non-cash stock compensation expense) of 53 cents per share on Oct 30, down from 59 cents earned in the year-ago quarter. Earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but below management's guidance of 56 cents. However, shares of MasTec rose over 8% and closed at $28.64 on the next day owing to upbeat 2014 guidance. MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) ended the last trading day at $27.89. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 5.46% and price to cash ratio as 143.62. MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) showed a weekly performance of 4.54%. DST Systems Inc. (NYSE:DST), an existing investor, is among the potential participants in the funding round, said one of the people. Xiaomi’s valuation would also exceed recent funding rounds that pegged US startups Uber Technologies Inc. at US$17 billion and Snapchat Inc. at US$10 billion. Forbes reported on October 31 that Xiaomi was seeking a valuation of more than US$40 billion. DST Systems Inc. (NYSE:DST) shares advanced 0.65% in last trading session and ended the day at $99.23. DST Gross Margin is 16.30% and its return on assets is 14.00%. DST Systems Inc. (NYSE:DST) quarterly performance is 11.31%.

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