Momentum Stocks : Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z), MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE:MMS), Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Thursday, December 11th. Investors 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 2.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 18th. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) in last trading activity advanced 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. 3G subscribers still outnumber LTE subscribers worldwide and today Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) Networks said it has developed a software solution that it says can significantly boost smartphone performance on 3G networks. High Speed Cell FACH is Nokia’s name for three 3GPP standards that Nokia says can work together to cut smartphone-generated network signaling by up to 80%. On last trading day Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) fell -0.63% to close at $7.89. Its volatility for the week is 2.55% while volatility for the month is 2.18%. NOK's sales growth for past 5 years was -24.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -46.10%. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) monthly performance is -8.68%. According to reports, Zillow Inc (NASDAQ:Z) recently announced that Lyon Real Estate; the Singapore Based real-estate firm joined it for Brokers. As per the information, Lyon Real Estate would send its 1200 listings to Z directly. With the current step, it wants to give its joining companies a chance to find better control over the huge network of Yahoo!-Zillow. On last trading day Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) advanced 2.52% to close at $107.80. Its volatility for the week is 4.85% while volatility for the month is 4.46%. Z's sales growth for past 5 years was 79.50% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.00%. Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z) monthly performance is -17.69%. MAXIMUS Inc. (NYSE:MMS) last released its earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $419.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $418.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.41 earnings per share. MAXIMUS’s revenue was up 25.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that MAXIMUS will post $2.09 EPS for the current fiscal year. MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) has 1.50% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 99.30%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $41.99. The Electiric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) voted to endorse the project back in April. The ERCOT says the 130-mile transmission line is “critical to ensuring reliable electricity access in the Houston area.” Houston has become extremely dependent on imported power generated in other parts of the state. Yet NRG Energy and Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) disagree with the ERCOT and CenterPoint Energy. The two companies have questioned multiple times the methodology ERCOT used in order to find out if Houston is in need of more transmission. On Monday shares of Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) closed at $21.01. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -8.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 34.03%.