Stocks in News: Exelon Corporation, Cemex SAB de CV, Medical Properties Trust, Swift Energy Company

Lakeway, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/18/2013 -- 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:-

Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC) shares increased 2.80 % to $33.39. The company, on Mar. 15, paid retired Chief Executive Officer John Rowe $23.5 million for working less than three months in 2012 and completing the power company’s $7.3 billion takeover of Constellation Energy Group Inc. Rowe doubled his 2011 compensation after retiring on March 12, 2012, three days after the acquisition closed, Chicago-based Exelon said in a filing today.

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Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE:CX) shares gained 3.07% to $12.41. The company, on Feb. 7, announced that for the full year 2012, operating EBITDA increased by 10% to US$2.6 billion, with net sales reaching US$15.0 billion a decline of 2% on a year-over-year basis. During the fourth quarter, operating EBITDA increased by 13% to US$611 million while net sales were stable at US$3.7 billion.

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Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) shares gained 3.06% to $15.48. The company on Mar. 8, said it will begin trading ex-dividend on March 12, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.2 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 11, 2013. Shareholders who purchased MPW stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 18th quarter that MPW has paid the same dividend.

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Swift Energy Company (NYSE:SFY) shares jumped 3.06% to $16.17. The company, on Mar. 1, said it had managed to bring under control an oil spill caused by the collision of a boat with its inactive oil and gas well in Louisiana. An oil service boat struck a wellhead owned by the oil and natural gas producing company off Plaquemines parish, spilling about 840 gallons (3,180 liters) of oil per day.

Additionally, the company, on Feb. 21, announced fourth quarter earnings from continuing operations of $11.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased 2% to $157.9 million from the $155.1 million generated in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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