LONDON, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
On Friday, March 07, 2014, the
NASDAQ Composite finished at 4,336.22, down 0.37% for the day. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the session at 16,452.72, up
0.19%, and the S&P 500 ended the day at 1,878.04, higher by
0.05%. During the session gains in the Consumer Discretionary,
Energy and Industrials sectors positively impacted the broader
market, while some retraction also came in from Materials,
Information Technology and Health Care sectors. Investor-Edge.com
looks at some of the equities that during the last session hit a
new 52-week high. These include Applied Materials Inc.
(NASDAQ:AMAT), BB&T Corporation. (NYSE: BBT), U.S. Bancorp
(NYSE: USB), and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:WWE).
Free research on these four companies can be accessed at:
http://investor-edge.com/register
Applied Materials Inc.'s stock fluctuated in the range of
$19.41 and $19.67 during Friday's session, hitting a new
52-week high of $19.67. The stock
reported a gain of 1.34%, ending the day at $19.64. A total of 16.73 million shares were
traded, as compared to the 3-months average volume of 12.10 million
shares. Shares of the company have surged 14.32% in the last one
month and 16.70% in the previous three months. The S&P 500
Information Technology Sector Index posted gains of 3.49% in the
last one month and 5.51% in the last three months. The company's
shares traded at a PE ratio of 26.18 and were up 11.09% on YTD
basis. Applied Materials Inc.'s stock is trading above its 50-day
and 200-day moving averages of $17.87
and $16.76, respectively. The stock's
RSI stood at 74.84. Sign up and read the free notes on AMAT at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03102014/AMAT/report.pdf
On Friday, BB&T Corp.'s stock finished the day at
$39.18, up 1.06%, hitting a new
52-week high of $39.35. The stock
reported a trading volume of 3.94 million shares during the trading
session compared with the 3-month average volume of 3.93 million
shares. BB&T Corp.'s shares traded at a PE ratio of 13.32 and
were up 4.98% on YTD basis. Shares of the company have gained 5.07%
in the last one month and 12.46% in the previous three months. The
S&P 500 Financials Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.50% during
the trading session and charted up by 4.82% during the last one
month. The stock is trading above both its 50-day and 200-day
moving averages. BB&T Corp.'s 200-day moving average of
$35.23 is below the 50-day moving
average of $37.76. The company's RSI
was 66.00 at the end of the session. The complimentary notes on BBT
can be downloaded as in PDF format at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03102014/BBT/report.pdf
U.S. Bancorp.'s stock closed the day at $42.17, up 1.25%, hitting a new 52-week high of
$42.48. The stock recorded a trading
volume of 6.20 million shares, compared with the 3-month average
volume of 7.59 million shares. U.S. Bancorp.'s shares traded at a
PE ratio of 14.01 and were up 4.38% on YTD basis. Shares of the
company have advanced 5.43% in the last one month and 6.11% in the
previous three months. The stock has witnessed a gain of 1.81% in
the previous three trading sessions. The S&P 500 Financials
Sector Index mapped a gain of 0.50% during the session and gained
4.53% during the previous three months. The stock is trading above
its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. U.S. Bancorp.'s 200-day
moving average of $38.05 is below the
50-day moving average of $40.59.
Moreover, the company's shares were trading at the Relative
Strength Index (RSI) of 67.68. Register for free on
Investor-Edge and access the latest research on USB at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03102014/USB/report.pdf
On Friday, shares in World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. edged
0.54% lower, to close the day at $29.64, after hitting a new 52-week high of
$31.90. The stock recorded a trading
volume of 4.79 million shares, which is above the 3-month average
volume of 0.94 million shares. The company's shares traded at a PE
ratio of 290.54 and were up 78.77% on YTD basis. Shares of World
Wrestling Entertainment Inc. have surged 28.09% in the last one
month and 107.56% in the previous three months. The S&P 500
Consumer Discretionary sector Index edged 0.11% lower during the
session while the same has advanced 5.05% during the last one
month. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving
averages. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s 200-day moving
average of $13.76 is below the 50-day
moving average of $21.15.
Furthermore, the company's shares were trading at the Relative
Strength Index (RSI) of 79.38. The complete research on WWE is
available for free at:
http://www.Investor-Edge.com/03102014/WWE/report.pdf
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