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5 Stocks Under Wall Street's Radar : Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC), Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN), Marine Products (NYSE:MPX), SMED

5 Stocks Under Wall Street's Radar : Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC), Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN), Marine Products (NYSE:MPX), SMED
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Charles Donlon
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October 21, 2014
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Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) recently announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 18th. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in last trading activity increased 0.96% to close at $20.07. Company weekly performance is 6.08% while its quarterly performance stands at -10.88%. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is -14.45% away from its 52 week high. Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) said that it had shipped more than 1 billion voice line circuits. It is a great achievement for Microsemi especially when it became a reality after it has been in the industry from more than three decades. It has delivered innovative, cost competitive and reliable semiconductor solutions to the industry. On last trading day Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) increased 3.13% to close at $23.04. Its volatility for the week is 4.97% while volatility for the month is 3.56%. MSCC's sales growth for past 5 years was 13.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -5.00%. Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) monthly performance is -10.18%. Trinity Industries Inc. could have to pay $525 million or more after a federal jury found it defrauded the federal government by hiding alterations that made its highway guardrails potentially deadly. The jury in Marshall found Trinity liable for failing to tell the Federal Highway Administration about changes it made to its guardrail system. The jury said those violations cost the U.S. government $175 million. On last trading day Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN) fell -12.33% to close at $31.63. Its volatility for the week is 8.58% while volatility for the month is 5.70%. TRN's sales growth for past 5 years was 2.40% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 6.10%. Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN) monthly performance is -36.94%. Marine Products Corp. (NYSE:MPX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $47.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.60 million. On average, analysts predict that Marine Products Corp. will post $0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Marine Products Corp. (NYSE:MPX) has 6.80% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 20.90%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $7.62. Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED) announced on 15 October 2014 that it will release its first quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2014, before the opening of the financial markets on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. On Monday shares of Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED) closed at $4.60. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 5.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 25.00%.

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