Why Need to Watch: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Itau Unibanco Holding (NYSE:ITUB), Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW), IFM Investments Limited (NYSE:CTC), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) will hold a webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2014 financial results, along with its business outlook, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 11.40% and weekly performance is 5.56%. On last trading day company shares ended up $22.21. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.21%.Itau Unibanco Holding SA (NASDAQ:ITUB) has been given a “BBB+” credit rating by 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. Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (NYSE:ITUB) shares decreased -1.29% in last trading session and ended the day at $14.57. ITUB return on assets is 1.80%. Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (NYSE:ITUB) quarterly performance is -6.48%.Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW) declared a loss of $2.3M in its Q3 of 2014. The San Jose, California-located firm declared that it had a loss of 10 cents a share. The company Losses adjusted for stock option expenditure and pretax expenditures posted 4 cents a share. On 03 November, Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW) shares increased 0.88% and was closed at $4.56. PXLW EPS growth in last 5 year was -23.00%. Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW) year to date (YTD) performance is -5.39%.IFM Investments Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CTC)’s franchise, Century 21 China, entered into an agreement with SounFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN). The agreement captures various business aspects that are beneficial to all the parties. IFM Investments Limited (NYSE:CTC) ended the last trading day at $1.29. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.82% and price to cash ratio as 3.20. IFM Investments Limited (NYSE:CTC) showed a weekly performance of -13.42%.Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) last Friday received a subpoena from the U.S. SEC regarding how Cat accounted for its acquisition of Bucyrus. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 7.10% and weekly performance is 1.70%. On last trading day company shares ended up $100.22. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.31%.