Why Need to Watch – Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), AOL, (NYSE:AOL), Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) , Zoe’s Kitchen (NYSE:ZOES), New Home (NYSE:NWHM)

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s chief business officer, one of Chief Executive Officer Larry Page’s key lieutenants and the company’s main liaison to Wall Street, is leaving the Internet search company, the latest high-ranking executive to depart. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock performance was -1.53% in last session and finished the day at $573.73. Traded volume was 3.02million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.86million shares. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) insider ownership is 0.19%.

AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) announced this week that the AOL Original, “The Future Starts Here” by @TiffanyShlain, has been nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category of New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture. This is AOL’s second Emmy nomination, coming on the heels of its nomination last week for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Short-Form Nonfiction Program for “Park Bench with Steve Buscemi.” AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) dropped -0.62 percent to $38.33 Thursday on volume of 1.18million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $38.05 to $39.39. AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) has a market capitalization of $3.06billion.

Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. The firm currently has a $8.60 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s target price indicates a potential upside of 3.24% from the company’s current price. Broadwind Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN)’s stock on July 17, 2014 reported a increase of 0.24% to the closing price of $8.35. Its fifty two weeks range is $4.52 -$14.00. The total market capitalization recorded $122.84million. The overall volume in the last trading session was 102,348.00million shares. In its share capital, BWEN has 14.71million outstanding shares.

Zoës Kitchen Inc (NYSE:ZOES) plans to open a location on July 31 in the Settler’s Market retail area in Williamsburg. The casual restaurant chain features a menu of Mediterranean-inspired dishes that are “predominantly preservative and additive free,” according to the company release.  On Thursday, shares of Zoe’s Kitchen Inc (NYSE:ZOES) dropped -1.49% to close the day at $28.39. Company return on investment (ROI) is 0.30% and its monthly performance is recorded as -9.15%.  Zoe’s Kitchen Inc (NYSE:ZOES) quarterly revenue growth is 0.64%.

The New Home Company (NWHM) today announced that the Company will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2014 before the market opens on Friday, August 8, 2014. The Company will also host a conference call for investors and other interested parties beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on that same day to review second quarter results, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer period. New Home Company Inc (NYSE:NWHM) stock performance was -0.90% in last session and finished the day at $13.18. Traded volume was 88,666.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 55.12K shares. New Home Company Inc (NYSE:NWHM) insider ownership is 18.50%.