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Exclusive: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM CEO James McCann Discusses Valentine's Day 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 12:57pm | 527In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, CEO James McCann and VP of Investor Relations Joe Pititto of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ: FLWS) discussed preparation for Valentine's Day. One of the biggest changes the company is seeing this holiday is an increase in social and mobile interaction. 1-800-...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, February 19: Tesla Earnings Expected Today
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 8:19am | 816Despite being closed on Monday, U.S. markets had a relatively quiet day Tuesday. The Dow lost about 24 points to close at 16,130.40. The S&P was up 0.1 percent, or about two points, to 1,840.76 and the NASDAQ saw a sharp rise to finish 0.7 percent higher at 4,272.78. Wednesday morning, U....
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Heavy Construction Industry With The Highest ROA
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 5:27am | 124Below are the top small-cap heavy construction stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on assets. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at Argan (NYSE: AGX) is 14.08%. Argan's revenue for the same period is $225.80 million. The trailing-twelve-month return on assets at Goldfield...
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Smaller Banks Can Lead You To Bigger Buys
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 4:27pm | 749This past weekend, all the 13Fs were finally filed to the SEC, giving individual investors a chance to see what the largest money managers have been doing with the funds under their control. It is a particular bonus for those investors looking to cash in on the trade of the decade in smaller banks...
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3 Unique Income Investments
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 3:20pm | 353In a low interest rate world, the high yield investment reigns supreme. As detailed in many previous articles on Benzinga, dividend income is a critical component of investing. Legendary investor John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund family, claims it has provided well over 40 percent of...
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Are Small Caps The Growth Stocks For High Tech?
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 12:12pm | 486When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was trading at over $700 a share in the Fall of 2012, there were no analysts predicting the plunge it would soon take. There were even calls of Apple going over $1000 a share. With high-tech giants like Apple and IBM (NYSE: IBM) down for 2014, small cap high techs like...
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The New York Times Needs Bill Gates And He Needs Something To Do
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 12:35pm | 703After another bleak round of earnings that reported all divisions (circulation, advertising, other) declining in revenues, The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) needs help befitting that for an entity that sets the standard of excellence for The Fourth Estate. Fortunately, it is only a five-hour private...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Application Software Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 5:24am | 111Below are the top small-cap application software stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. American Software (NASDAQ: AMSWA) has a dividend yield of 3.90%. American Software's shares closed at $10.45 yesterday. Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ: MGIC) has a dividend yield of...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The REIT-Hotel/Motel Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 5:29am | 148Below are the top small-cap REIT-hotel/motel stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) is likely to earn $1.81 per share in the next year ending December, 2014. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's trailing-twelve-month operating...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Shipping Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 5:29am | 100Below are the top small-cap shipping stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Frontline (NYSE: FRO) has a PEG ratio of 0.13. Frontline's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $616.15 million. Seacor Holdings (NYSE: CKH) has a PEG ratio of 0.49. Seacor's trailing-twelve-month operating...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Healthcare Information Services Industry With The Highest Operating Margin
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 5:29am | 119Below are the top small-cap healthcare information services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Premier (NASDAQ: PINC) is 36.90%. Premier has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion. The trailing-twelve-month operating...
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Will Green Mountain 'Revert to the Mean' After Its Coca-Cola Deal?
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 5:13pm | 472Few were expecting Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) to come back against Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). That is why the stock is up more than 80 percent for the last quarter, with almost half of that coming in the last week of market action. News of its recent deal with Coca-Cola (NYSE...
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Like Family Dollar and Dollar General? Here Are 3 Reasons You Should Love Orchids Paper
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 2:08pm | 347As fans of the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos know, there are always winners and losers. In the retail sector, the losers include Sears, J.C. Penney, Bon-Ton Stores and Radio Shack, among many others. The winners include Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG), as deep...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Metal Fabrication Industry With The Highest ROE
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 5:45am | 126Below are the top small-cap metal fabrication stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Park-Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ: PKOH) is 31.58%. Park-Ohio's revenue for the same period is $1.17 billion. The trailing-twelve-month return on...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Business Equipment Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 5:44am | 109Below are the top small-cap business equipment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Knoll (NYSE: KNL) has a dividend yield of 3.10%. Knoll's shares closed at $15.27 on Friday. Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) has a dividend yield of 2.80%. Steelcase's shares closed at $14.31 on...