Stocks Ended Mixed: East West Bancorp, Colony Financial Inc, Entegris, Photronics

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East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) went down 0.29% and closed at $24.44. The 52-week range for the stock is $19.68 and $24.93. The Company has Price/Sales ratio of 4.09 and Price/Book ratio of 1.48. The 50-Day Moving Average and 200-Day Moving Average prices is $23.49 and $21.98 respectively. East West Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company. East West's principal business is to serve as a holding company for East West Bank and other banking or banking-related subsidiaries. The Company operates in three segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking and Other. The Retail Banking segment focuses primarily on retail operations through the Bank's branch network.

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Colony Financial Inc. (NYSE:CLNY) decreased 0.36% and closed at $21.84. The median Wall Street price target on the stock is $23.0 and the high target is set at $24.00 with majority of analysts have a strong buy rating on the company’s stock. The stock has the 50- Day Moving Average and 200-Day Moving Average prices of $21.45 and $19.92 respectively. Colony Financial, Inc. is a real estate investment and finance company. The Company primarily acquires, originates and manages a diversified portfolio of real estate-related debt instruments.

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Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) decreased 2.26% and closed at $9.51. So far this year, the stock is up over 4%. The 52-week range for the stock is $7.45 and $10.09. Entegris, Inc. is a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of products and materials used in processing and manufacturing in the semiconductor and other high-technology industries.

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Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) was up 0.30% and closed at $6.62. The Company released first quarter results. Sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 were $99.8 million compared to $112.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. GAAP and non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $2.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2012 GAAP net income of $4.3 million, or $0.07 per diluted share and non-GAAP net income of $5.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.

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