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Stocks in Focus: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD)

Stocks in Focus: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD)
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Charles Donlon
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October 17, 2014
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Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) has earned a “BBB” credit rating from Morningstar. The research firm’s “BBB” rating indicates that the company is a moderate default risk. They also gave their stock a three star rating. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) in last trading activity moved up 0.11% to close at $9.19. Company weekly performance is -3.67% while its quarterly performance stands at -5.26%. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) is -10.78% away from its 52 week high.Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN) major shareholder Ra Capital Management, Llc sold 2,372,915 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.17, for a total transaction of $26,505,460.55. On last trading day Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) moved up 7.50% to close at $10.89. Its volatility for the week is 7.81% while volatility for the month is 7.30%. ACHN's EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.00%. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) monthly performance is -8.87%.Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI: Quote) reported that its net income attributable the company for the third quarter of 2014 rose to $375 million from last year's $341 million, with earnings per share improving to $0.86 from $0.77 in the same quarter last year. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) in last trading activity fell -3.02% to close at $52.01. Company weekly performance is -11.25% while its quarterly performance stands at -28.85%. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) is -31.08% away from its 52 week high.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) said it plans to cut its workforce by 7% as part of a restructuring plan to be executed by the chip maker’s new chief executive, Lisa Su. On last trading day Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) increased 1.15% to close at $2.64. Its volatility for the week is 6.52% while volatility for the month is 4.49%. AMD's sales growth for past 5 years was -1.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 51.30%. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) monthly performance is -30.89%.Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Docker Inc., the company behind the fast-growing Docker open platform for distributed applications, on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership to provide Docker with support for new container technologies that will be delivered in a future release of Windows Server. On last trading day Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell -1.11% to close at $42.74. Its volatility for the week is 2.88% while volatility for the month is 1.88%. MSFT's sales growth for past 5 years was 8.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 10.20%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) monthly performance is -8.13%.

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