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Why Need to Watch : DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE), Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Why Need to Watch : DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE), Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
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Charles Donlon
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November 11, 2014
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DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI) is projected to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 48 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 8.50% and weekly performance is 2.00%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.43. DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 8.36%. China’s austerity campaign has taken a toll on sales of high-end handbags and expensive jewelry. Now Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) says it is feeling the effect, too. The Bentonville, Ark., retailer’s same-store sales in China declined 1.6% from a year earlier for the quarter through July. One reason for the drop was lower sales of gift cards, moon cakes and other goods tied to China’s culture of gift giving, said Scott Price , Wal-Mart’s president for Asia and executive vice president of international strategy. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares increased 0.85% in last trading session and ended the day at $79.44. WMT Gross Margin is 24.80% and its return on assets is 7.70%. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) quarterly performance is 7.03%. Shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are covering the company, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. On 10 November, Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares increased 0.86% and was closed at $41.08. FIVE EPS growth in last 5 year was 53.60%. Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) year to date (YTD) performance is -4.91%. VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) reported net income of $3.1 million or $0.05 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2014 compared to net income of $2.4 million or $0.04 per diluted share for the comparable period in 2013. Third quarter 2014 revenues were $24.5 million compared to $37.7 million in the third quarter of 2013, primarily due to the lower number of barrels lifted from the Company's offshore Gabon operations and a decrease in the realized sales price per barrel in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Vaalco Energy Inc. (NYSE:EGY) ended the last trading day at $6.99. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 5.72% and price to cash ratio as 3.36. Vaalco Energy Inc. (NYSE:EGY) showed a weekly performance of -0.85%. Software giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) said the Microsoft Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM smartphones running the latest Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, will begin rolling out to key markets in November. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 23.40% and weekly performance is 3.06%. On last trading day company shares ended up $48.89. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 6.29%.

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