Morning Buzz: Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (NASDAQ:USAP), Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)

Noble Corporation plc (NYSE:NE) announced that Ashley Almanzainformed the Company's Board of Directors that he has decided to resign his position on the Board effective with the selection of his replacement. Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 19.70% and weekly performance is -6.81%. On last trading day company shares ended up $19.15. Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -15.31%. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 05, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.26 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 02, 2014. Shareholders who purchased PFE stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) shares increased 0.30% in last trading session and ended the day at $30.28. PFE Gross Margin is 81.00% and its return on assets is 18.60%. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) quarterly performance is 7.07%. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) the nation’s largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that customers who purchase $75 or more in Barnes & Noble Gift Cards will receive a free $10 Barnes & Noble Gift Card. This special, limited-time offer is available at Barnes & Noble’s more than 650 stores nationwide and online atBN.com starting today through December 1, 2014. On 04 November, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) shares fell -0.28% and was closed at $21.64. BKS EPS growth in last 5 year was -22.60%. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) year to date (YTD) performance is 44.75%. On October 31, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc (NASDAQ:USAP) announced that net sales for the Q3 of 2014 were USD 53.6 million, an increase of 3% from the Q2 of 2014, and 11% higher than the Q3 of 2013. For the first nine months of 2014, net sales increased 9% to USD 152.6 million compared with net sales of USD 140.5 million in the same period of 2013, with premium alloy products accounting for 7% of total net sales. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. (NASDAQ:USAP) ended the last trading day at $25.55. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 6.34% and price to cash ratio as 258.05. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. (NASDAQ:USAP) showed a weekly performance of -5.23%. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) Director John G. Connors sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.06, for a total transaction of $3,722,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 14,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,383,988. Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) shares increased 0.54% in last trading session and ended the day at $93.95. NKE Gross Margin is 45.20% and its return on assets is 15.80%. Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) quarterly performance is 22.16%.