Today’s Watch List : eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), The Home Depot (NYSE:HD), Timberline Resources (NYSEMKT:TLR), National Penn Bancshares (NASDAQ:NPBC), Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC)

EBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) said on 30 September that it would separate its PayPal digital-payments unit and marketplace business into two companies by the end of next year. Earlier this week, Hewlett-Packard Co. said it would hive off the personal computer (PC) and printers businesses into one entity and carve the corporate hardware and services businesses into another company. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -0.70% and weekly performance is -6.46%. On last trading day company shares ended up $52.97. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.08%.

A month ago, The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) said a cyberattack between April and September put card information at risk for 56 million credit and debit cards. Just last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Inc. disclosed that customer information, such as name, address and telephone number, for about 76 million households, was stolen during an earlier breach. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) shares decreased -0.85% in last trading session and ended the day at $92.47. HD Gross Margin is 34.80% and its return on assets is 13.60%. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) quarterly performance is 15.13%.

Timberline Resources Corporation (NYSEMKT:TLR) announced progress by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) towards completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (the “Final EIS”) for the Butte Highlands Gold Project. Two key mitigation issues on Fish Creek and Basin Creek have been addressed. On 07 October, Timberline Resources Corporation (NYSEMKT:TLR) shares moved up 7.14% and was closed at $0.08. TLR EPS growth in last 5 year was 36.90%. Timberline Resources Corporation (NYSEMKT:TLR) year to date (YTD) performance is -58.33%.

National Penn Bancshares (NASDAQ:NPBC) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.17 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that National Penn Bancshares will post $0.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. National Penn Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:NPBC) ended the last trading day at $9.45. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.96% and price to cash ratio as 5.98. National Penn Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:NPBC) showed a weekly performance of -2.68%.

Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC) 21.7% HIGHER; Michael Nall, Biocept President and CEO, is scheduled to present a corporate overview at the 13th Annual BIO Investor Forum on October 7, 2014 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC) shares decreased -3.68% in last trading session and ended the day at $3.93. BIOC return on assets is -199.30%. Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC) quarterly performance is -33.95%.