News Buzz : Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD), Vicon Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:VII), Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT)

On July 23, 2014, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) announced that it has published the July Fleet Status Report (“the Report”).  The Report includes the Hercules Offshore Rig Fleet Status (as of July 23, 2014), which contains detailed contract information for each of the Company’s drilling rigs.  The Report also includes the Hercules Offshore Liftboat Fleet Status Report, which contains information by liftboat class for June 2014, including revenue per day and operating days. Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $3.69and when day-trade ended the stock finally moved down -1.22% to end at $3.63. Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO)’s showed weekly performance of -3.32%.

 

Since Tuesday’s results, Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) soared on the news that the company’s total monthly users jumped to 271 million, better than the roughly 267 million users analysts had been expecting.  Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) on Wednesday closed at $46.30. Stock institutional ownership is 70.50% while insider ownership includes 0.80%. Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 26.02%.

 

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD), will host a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2014 financial results.  Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD)’s shares on Wednesday traded in the range of 25.90 – 26.30and ended up on $26.20. Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) distance from 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) is 4.14%. DIOD’s sales growth for past 5 years was 13.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -3.20%.

 

On July 24, 2014, Kenneth M. Darby informed Vicon Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:VII) by letter that he will step down as the Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company, effective September 30, 2014. No successor has been named, but, as previously announced, the Company has formed a search committee and is actively seeking a replacement CEO.  Vicon Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:VII)’s stock on 30 July remains unchanged to the closing price of $2.30. Its fifty two weeks range is $2.30 – 4.35. The total market capitalization recorded $10.4M. Vicon Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:VII) monthly performance is -8.73%.

 

Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT) reported unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. For the second quarter of 2014, total revenue was $20.2 million compared to $20.1 million in the second quarter of 2013 and $18.6 million in the first quarter of 2014.   Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT) on Wednesday closed at $2.35. Stock institutional ownership is 71.50% while insider ownership includes 0.50%. Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.83%.