Morning Alert: Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR), Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX), Pretium Resources Inc. (NYSE:PVG), The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO), Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE:KWR)

Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Bruker’s revenues for the third quarter of 2014 declined by 4.4 percent to $419.8 million, compared to $439.0 million in the third quarter of 2013. Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 4.10% and weekly performance is -13.63%. On last trading day company shares ended up $17.91. Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -9.14%. Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) Director Philip T. Gianos sold 7,354 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.91, for a total transaction of $322,914.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 82,373 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,616,998. Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) shares moved down -0.90% in last trading session and ended the day at $43.60. XLNX Gross Margin is 69.50% and its return on assets is 13.50%. Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) quarterly performance is 6.61%. Pretium Resources Inc. NYSE:PVG) report third quarter of 2014 and updates for its high-grade gold Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia. Pretium Resources Inc ended the quarter with working capital of $65.1 million. On 07 November, Pretium Resources Inc. (NYSE:PVG) shares advanced 16.09% and was closed at $5.05. PVG EPS growth in last 5 year was 0.00%. Pretium Resources Inc. (NYSE:PVG) year to date (YTD) performance is -2.13%. The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) reported sales for the four weeks ended November 1, 2014 of $70.5 million, a 6% increase over sales of $66.7 million for the four week period ended November 2, 2013. Same-store sales for the month increased 2%. The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) ended the last trading day at $36.02. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.10% and price to cash ratio as 4.02. The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) showed a weekly performance of 0.98%. Quaker Chemical Corp (NYSE:KWR) Director Joseph A. Berquist unloaded 2,603 shares of Quaker Chemical Corp stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.26, for a total transaction of $214,122.78. Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE:KWR) shares advanced 0.66% in last trading session and ended the day at $83.70. KWR Gross Margin is 35.60% and its return on assets is 9.50%. Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE:KWR) quarterly performance is 13.71%.