Stocks in Focus (Unum Group, Nordstrom, RPC, The Ryland Group)

Las Vegas, NV -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/28/2013 -- Cogonewsreport.com, an investor research portal specializing in several sectors including biotech and healthcare and tech stocks on the U.S. market, issues news updates on the following stock:-

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) moved up 2.61% and closed at $24.39. The Company announced that Tom Watjen, president and chief executive officer, will be representing the company at the Citi 2013 Financial Services Conference, March 6, 2013, in Boston, MA. Unum Group is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United States and the United Kingdom. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury.

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Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) soared 2.61% and closed at $53.90. The board of directors has authorized a repurchase program of up to $800 million of the Company's outstanding common stock, through March 1, 2015. The shares are expected to be acquired through open market transactions. The Company intends to fund the repurchase program from existing cash on hand. This program is in addition to the Company's existing repurchase program that was approved by the board in February 2012.

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RPC, Inc. (NYSE:RES) went up 2.61% and closed at $16.14. So far this year, the stock is up over 32%. The 52-week range for the stock is $8.75 and $17.40. RPC, Inc. is a holding company. The Company provides a range of specialized oilfield services and equipment to independent and major oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States.

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The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE:RYL) increased 2.60% and closed at $35.90. The Company will web cast its presentation at the Raymond James 34th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 5. Ryland is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. Since its founding in 1967, Ryland has built more than 300,000 homes and financed more than 245,000 mortgages.

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