Stocks in Focus : Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI), Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST), The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), SNE

Canaccord Genuity downgraded shares of Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) from a buy rating to a speculative buy rating in a report issued on Friday, 10 October 2014. Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) in last trading activity increased 2.74% to close at $36.41. Company weekly performance is 10.84% while its quarterly performance stands at 9.57%. Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) is -12.87% away from its 52 week high. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) carried out three hotel transactions this week: it acquired a hotel in Miami and sold one in Tampa, in Florida in the USA, and purchased a 90% stake in a property in Berlin, Germany. Host’s joint venture in Europe acquired a 90% interest in the owning company of theGrand Hotel Esplanade for €81 million from Event Hotel Group. On last trading day Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) increased 2.56% to close at $22.47. Its volatility for the week is 3.46% while volatility for the month is 2.66%. HST's sales growth for past 5 years was 0.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -16.60%. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) monthly performance is 4.85%. Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), on 16 October 2014 filed its wastewater compliance plans with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). IPL is seeking approval for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to install and operate wastewater treatment technologies at the Petersburg Generation Station in southern Indiana and Harding Street Generation Station in Indianapolis. On last trading day The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) increased 1.12% to close at $13.51. Its volatility for the week is 3.35% while volatility for the month is 2.49%. AES's sales growth for past 5 years was 0.90% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -26.20%. The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) monthly performance is -7.15%. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar," today announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 11:30 AM Beijing Time on November 17, 2014. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE) in last trading activity increased 2.71% to close at $3.03. Company weekly performance is 16.09% while its quarterly performance stands at -14.89%. Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE) is -62.59% away from its 52 week high. Sony Corp. (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) may cut its annual sales target for smartphones for the second time this year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The revision may be announced when Sony releases second-quarter earnings on October 31, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The maker of Xperia devices said in July it expects to sell 43 million units in the 12 months ending March, lowering an earlier projection of 50 million smartphones. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) in last trading activity moved down -0.57% to close at $17.43. Company weekly performance is 2.23% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.20%. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) is -14.35% away from its 52 week high.