Stocks Alert: United Microelectronics Corp, Cobalt International Energy, Precision Drilling Corp, Orexigen Therapeutics

Lakeway, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/27/2013 -- Bestdamnpennystocks, 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:-

United Microelectronics Corp (ADR) (NYSE:UMC) moved down 2.16% and closed at $1.81 on a traded volume of 3.04 million shares. The 52-week range for the stock is $1.75 and $2.77. The Company has Price/Sales ratio of 1.29 and Price/Book ratio of 0.68. The 50-Day Moving Average and 200-Day Moving Average prices is $1.94 and $1.98 respectively. United Microelectronics Corp. is principally engaged in the manufacturing of semiconductor products. The Company operates its businesses primarily through wafer production services

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Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE) declined 2.20% and closed at $23.09 on a traded volume of 5.0 million shares. The company posted fourth quarter loss of $66.5 million or 16 cents per share compared to loss of $51.1 million or 13 cents per share in the same quarter last year. The company didn't report any revenue for either period. Analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents per share. Total operating costs and expenses increased 23% to $64.4 million. The company incurred $3.2 million in interest expense during the recent quarter compared with none in the year-ago period.

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Precision Drilling Corp (USA) (NYSE:PDS) was down 1.56% and closed at $8.21 on a traded volume of 1.51 million shares. In the last one year, the stock is down over 33%. The 52-week range for the stock is $5.82 and $12.89. Precision Drilling Corporation is a provider of contract drilling and completion and production services primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in Canada and the United States.

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Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) moved down 2.14% and closed at $5.04 on a traded volume of 1.99 million shares. The 52-week range for the stock is $3.10 and $7.73. The Company has Price/Sales ratio of 122.78 and Price/Book ratio of 7.38. The 50-Day Moving Average and 200-Day Moving Average prices is $5.81 and $5.33 respectively.

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