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Top News: Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG), Omniamerican Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OABC), Orthofix International (NASDAQ:OFIX)

Top News: Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG), Omniamerican Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OABC), Orthofix International (NASDAQ:OFIX)
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November 12, 2014
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Altria Group (NYSE:MO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $6.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.73 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Altria Group will post $2.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 17.70% and weekly performance is -0.28%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.28. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 7.22%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)’s Insider Mark O’donovan sold 1,144 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.26, for a total value of $68,937.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) shares moved down -0.90% in last trading session and ended the day at $61.37. JPM return on assets is 0.80%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) quarterly performance is 8.93%. Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $139.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.30 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.35 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 140.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Diamondback Energy will post $2.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. On 11 November, Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) shares increased 1.35% and was closed at $67.50. FANG EPS growth in last 5 year was 19.90%. Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) year to date (YTD) performance is 27.65%. Proposals to merge Fort Worth-based OmniAmerican Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:OABC) and Southside Bancshares Inc. of Tyler have won approval from Southside shareholders. At a shareholders meeting this week, shareholders approved issuing shares of Southside common stock to stockholders of OmniAmerican in connection with the proposed merger of Omega Merger Sub Inc., a subsidiary of Southside, with and into OmniAmerican, with OmniAmerican as the surviving corporation. Omniamerican Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OABC) ended the last trading day at $27.00. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.99% and price to cash ratio as 10.36. Omniamerican Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OABC) showed a weekly performance of 0.04%. Nearly 5 months after joining Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) as the company’s newest chief financial officer, Mark A. Heggestad announced in late September that he would be leaving his position with the company to return to his family in Minnesota due to personal reasons. Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) shares moved down -0.14% in last trading session and ended the day at $28.94. OFIX Gross Margin is 75.10% and its return on assets is -7.10%. Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) quarterly performance is -14.33%.

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