Unusual Volume: U.S. Geothermal Inc. (NYSEMKT:HTM), American Apparel Inc. (NYSEMKT:APP), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM)

U.S. Geothermal Inc (NYSEMKT:HTM) now has a partner for operating the company’s Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Plant that is located near Vale, Ore. U.S. Geothermal Inc (NYSEMKT:HTM) had developed & operated this plant that is around 75 miles to the northwest of Boise, in the U.S. The company also operates various geothermal power projects situated in Raft Rover & in San Emidio, Nev., & is also developing its geothermal project in the vicinity of Guatemala City, Guatemala. On last trading day U.S. Geothermal Inc. (NYSEMKT:HTM) ended up -3.10% higher to close at $0.810 while trading in the range of $0.74 – $1.08. U.S. Geothermal Inc. (NYSEMKT:HTM) monthly performance is 52.83%.

American Apparel, Inc. (NYSEMKT:APP) (the “Company”) announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $30,500,000 of shares of its common stock. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund working capital and for general corporate purposes, including its April 2014 cash interest payment on the Company’s senior secured notes. American Apparel Inc. (NYSEMKT:APP) in last trading activity ended up at $0.506 with day range of $0.46 – $2.40. Company weekly performance is -32.53% while its quarterly performance stands at -56.75%. American Apparel Inc. (NYSEMKT:APP) is -78.92% away from its 52 week high.

Shares of DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Dish Network Corp. are both gaining on a Bloomberg TV report that Dish’s Charlie Ergen has approached DirecTV about a possible merger. While this is the sort of report that dreams are made of, the first thing that has to be considered is whether this would constitute a monopoly. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) belongs to Services sector with market capitalization of 39.44 B and has 6.97% insider ownership. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $77.34 while opening price was $73.34.

Analysts at HC Wainwright upped their price objective on shares of Insmed (NASDAQ:INSM) from $25.00 to $30.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. On Wednesday shares of Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) opened at $16.00 and closed at $15.90. This year Company’s Earnings per Share (EPS) growth is -2.60% and next year’s estimated EPS growth is 13.60%. Analysts mean target price for Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) is $26.43.