Mid Cap Active Stocks: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX)

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) was upgraded by stock analysts at TheStreet from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, American Banking and Market News reports. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was -0.25% in last session and finished the day at $4.04. Traded volume was 23.99million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 24.67million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.73. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) insider ownership is 0.20%.

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)  is about to undo the centerpiece of former Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson’s failed vision to take the retailer upmarket. The company is relaunching its home goods sections. It has brought back many of the more affordable, no-frills brands the former Apple executive ditched and reduced the space given to trendier brands he thought would bring in new shoppers. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) rose 1.56 percent to $8.49 Friday on volume of 20.38million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $8.33 to $8.67. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) has a market capitalization of $20.38million.

BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY) remains a huge battleground stock, with some investors still questioning whether the company is even viable long-term. After the company announced that it has a buyer for its real estate, the CLSA (Credit Agricole) team issued an upgrade Friday morning that felt like no upgrade at all. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s stock on Mar 21, 2014 reported a decrease of -2.55% to the closing price of $9.18. Its fifty two weeks range is $5.44-$16.82. The total market capitalization recorded $4.83billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 17.06million shares. In its share capital, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has 524.16million outstanding shares.

The board of directors at WPX Energy Inc. (NYSE: WPX) appointed J. Kevin Vann as the company’s interim senior vice president and CFO, WPX Energy Inc. (NYSE: WPX) said March 18, noting that Vann replaces Rod Sailor in the roles. The company also noted that Vann currently serves as vice president, controller and CAO. On Friday, shares of WPX Energy Inc (NYSE:WPX) advanced 0.87% to close the day at $18.58. Company return on investment (ROI) is -18.50% and its monthly performance is recorded as 6.23%. WPX Energy Inc (NYSE:WPX) quarterly revenue growth is -2.98/%.