Hot News: Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON), NCR (NYSE:NCR), Artesian Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTNA), Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC)

On 29 JULY Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) said it has further enhanced its collaboration with a global animal health company to enable remote access to Intrexon’s suite of technologies via its groundbreaking BeyondBio™ platform. Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 3.32%. On last trading day company shares ended up $22.71. Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -4.85%.

On 30 JULY NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR) said it is planning to cut 200 jobs, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR) shares decreased -0.03% in last trading session and ended the day at $30.51. NCR Gross Margin is 28.70% and its return on assets is 5.70%. NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR) quarterly performance is 0.56%.

On 30 JULY Artesian Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTNA) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of 0.2119 per share on Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 7th. On 08 August, Artesian Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTNA) shares decreased -0.05% and was closed at $21.39. ARTNA EPS growth in last 5 year was 1.80%. Artesian Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTNA) year to date (YTD) performance is -4.04%.

On 24 JULY Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) said that Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) strong second quarter of 2014 saw the company continue to make faster than expected progress in the execution of its strategy, with the reporting period highlighted by the acquisition of Eagle Ford assets for a sixth growth area, the highly successful initial public offering (IPO) of PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (PrairieSky) and impressive liquids production growth. Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) ended the last trading day at $21.69. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.23%and price to cash ratio as 6.05. Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) showed a weekly performance of 2.75%.

On 22 JULY Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $17.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.92 million. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Silicom will post $2.00 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC) shares decreased -1.44% in last trading session and ended the day on $27.38. Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC) quarterly performance is -38.84%.