Stocks in News: Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Pepco Holdings, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Colonial Properties Trust

Lakeway, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/04/2013 -- 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:-

Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR) increased 1.20% and closed at $32.99. Questcor Pharmaceuticals has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company’s primary product is H.P. Acthar Gel, an injectable drug that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, for the treatment of 19 indications.

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Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM) went up 1.18% and closed at $20.53. The Company reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.19, above than the analyst estimate of $0.20. Revenue for the quarter was $1.13 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. The Company expects FY13 EPS of $1.05 to $1.20, versus the consensus of $1.22.

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Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTR) soared 1.16% and closed at $12.26. The Company announced that its Chairman, Dr. Henry McKinnell, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer. The Board also announced that it has commenced a process to explore a full range of strategic alternatives.

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Colonial Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE:CLP) went up 1.16% and closed at $21.81. The Company announced that it will present at the Citi 2013 Global Property CEO Conference in Hollywood, Florida. The presentation will be hosted by Thomas H. Lowder, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and will take place on March 4, 2013. Colonial Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust that creates value for its shareholders through a multifamily portfolio and the management and development of select commercial assets in the Sunbelt region of the United States.

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