Gainers Watch List: H&R Block, Inc.(NYSE:HRB), Applied Materials, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMAT), PPG Industries, the WhiteWave Foods

Lakeway, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/14/2013 -- ThePennyStockProfiler.com, an investment community with a special focus on updating investors with recent news on the U.S. stock market, issues news alert on the following stocks:-

H&R Block, Inc.(NYSE:HRB) shares increased 1.73% to $28.19. The company will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.2 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 01, 2013. Shareholders who purchased HRB stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that HRB has paid the same dividend.

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Applied Materials, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMAT) shares gained 1.72% to $13.63 in the last trading session. The company, on Mar. 11, announced that it was named by the Ethisphere Institute, the leading business ethics think-tank, as one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies. According to Ethisphere, Applied secured a hard-earned spot on the list by promoting a culture of integrity and business practices that are instrumental to the company's success, benefit the community, and raise the bar for ethical standards within its industry.

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PPG Industries, Inc.(NYSE:PPG) shares jumped 1.71% and closed at $141.52. The company last month said it will begin trading ex-dividend on February 20, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.59 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 12, 2013. Shareholders who purchased PPG stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that PPG has paid the same dividend.

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The WhiteWave Foods Co (NYSE:WWAV) shares gained 1.71% and closed at $16.70. WWAV’s stock had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase from $19.00 to $18.00 in a research report sent to investors on Feb. 19. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Separately, analysts at Morgan Stanley reiterated an equal weight rating on shares of The WhiteWave Foods in a research note to investors on Feb. 13.

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