Stocks in News: SunEdison (NYSE:SUNE), UniFirst Corp. (NYSE:UNF), Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA), Income Opportunity Realty Investors Inc. (NYSEMKT:IOT)

Research analysts at Goldman Sachs started coverage on shares of Sunedison (NASDAQ:SUNE) in a report released on Tuesday. The firm set a “buy” rating on the stock. SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE) shares decreased -3.83% in last trading session and ended the day at $20.82. SUNE Gross Margin is 6.80% and its return on assets is -18.60%. SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE) quarterly performance is 14.90%.

UniFirst Corp. (NYSE:UNF) Director Michael Iandoli sold 2,636 shares of UniFirst Corp. stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.81, for a total transaction of $268,371.16.  On 12 August, UniFirst Corp. (NYSE:UNF) shares decreased -1.43% and was closed at $97.82. UNF EPS growth in last 5 year was 13.00%. UniFirst Corp. (NYSE:UNF) year to date (YTD) performance is -8.51%.

Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) board of directors today declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the company’s stock.The dividend will be payable on or about Sept. 12, 2014, to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 27, 2014.Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) ended the last trading day at $22.62. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.34%. Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE:SYA) showed a weekly performance of 0.22%.

Symetra Financial (NYSE:SYA) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 27th will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share on Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.76%. Income Opportunity Realty Investors Inc. (NYSEMKT:IOT) shares decreased -0.44% in last trading session and ended the day on $6.83. IOT its return on assets is 5.30%. Income Opportunity Realty Investors Inc. (NYSEMKT:IOT) quarterly performance is 5.40%.