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Trader's Recap: Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC), Catamaran Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRX), Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP)

Trader's Recap: Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC), Catamaran Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRX), Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP)
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Charles Donlon
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November 11, 2014
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Broad-based growth across all product lines helped Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) deliver record second-quarter fiscal 2015 revenues. Microchip reported GAAP net income of $93.6 million or 42 cents per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 compared with $99.8 million or 46 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year decrease in GAAP earnings per share was largely attributable to higher operating expenses and higher number of shares outstanding for the reported quarter. Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 19.50% and weekly performance is 0.65%. On last trading day company shares ended up $43.49. Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.93%. On November 6, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) has reported financial results for the three months ended 30 September, 2014. The company reported quarterly revenues of $7.89 billion, an $826 million or 12 per cent increase over the $7.06 billion of revenue in the prior year quarter. This primarily reflects a 15 per cent increase at the Cable Network Programming segment from higher affiliate and ad revenues. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) shares advanced 0.38% in last trading session and ended the day at $34.74. FOXA Gross Margin is 33.60% and its return on assets is 8.30%. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) quarterly performance is -0.71%. Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, announced that the company will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York, NY on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 11:30 AM Eastern Time. On 10 November, Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC) shares advanced 0.84% and was closed at $25.19. SONC EPS growth in last 5 year was 1.00%. Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC) year to date (YTD) performance is 25.20%. Catamaran Corp (NASDAQ:CTRX) had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock , up previously from $48.00. Catamaran Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRX) ended the last trading day at $48.02. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.73% and price to cash ratio as 10.99. Catamaran Corporation (NASDAQ:CTRX) showed a weekly performance of 1.29%. On November 5, Neenah Paper Inc. (NYSE:NP) on Wednesday reported earnings of $13.6 million in its third quarter; On a per-share basis, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company said it had net income of 80 cents. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to 83 cents per share. Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP) shares decreased -0.31% in last trading session and ended the day at $58.24. NP Gross Margin is 19.70% and its return on assets is 7.70%. Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP) quarterly performance is 7.89%.

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