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Stocks To Watch For February 15 (DELL, A, ADI, MAR, OMC)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 4:06am | 317Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to report its Q4 EPS at $0.37 on revenue of $15.72 billion. DELL shares dropped 0.50% to $14.02 in after-hours trading. Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) reported its FQ1 net income at $0.54 per share,...
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Arbitron CEO William T. Kerr Extends Employment Agreement
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 4:30pm | 49Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced an extension of its employment agreement with William T. Kerr, President and Chief Executive Officer, that extends Mr. Kerr's employment as CEO through January 10, 2013. The term of his existing agreement would otherwise have expired January 10, 2012.
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (RDWR, FLR, IPG, SO)
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 8:16am | 132Radware Ltd (NASDAQ: RDWR) was upgraded by Oppenheimer from "perform" to "outperform." RDWR's shares closed at $38.29 yesterday. Radware's PEG ratio is 0.83. Citigroup upgraded Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) from "hold" to "buy.” FLR's shares closed at $71.41 yesterday. Fluor's trailing-twelve-month...
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Deutsche Bank Ups IPG To Buy
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 6:12am | 53Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgrade Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE: IPG) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for IPG has been raised from $11 to $15. IPG shares rose 1.02% to close at $11.86 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Envoy Capital Group Inc. Announces Restructuring; All Directors Resign
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 4:54pm | 216Envoy Capital Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ECGI) announced today that the independent members of its board of directors have approved the completion of a restructuring designed to significantly reduce the Company's corporate structure and associated costs. As part of the Restructuring, the Company is in the...
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Gilford Securities Downgrades Arbitron to Hold (ARB)
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 4:28pm | 126Gilford Securities is out with a research report this afternoon, where it downgrades shares of Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) to Hold, from Buy; it has a $47.00 price target on the stock. The GS analysts cited valuation for the downgrade, noting that ARB is up nearly 40% in the past two months. The...
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News America Settles With Insignia Systems, Inc. for $125 Million; Parties Enter Into Exclusive 10-Year Business Agreement
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 4:11pm | 123Insignia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIG) announced today that it has reached an agreement to settle its outstanding lawsuit against News America Marketing In-Store, LLC (“NAM”). The settlement discussions were overseen by Judge John Tunheim and Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan of the United States...
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Benchmark Comments on Clear Channel Outdoor's Q4 10 Earnings (CCO)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 9:36am | 142Benchmark is out with its report today on Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO), commenting on Q4 10 results. In a note to clients, Benchmark writes, "Clear Channel Outdoor reported 4Q10 revenue of $793 million, up 4%, just below consensus of $805 million, but OIBDAN of $207 million, up 33% y/y,...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On CCO's "Solid 4Q10 Results"
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 8:17am | 136Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) reported solid 4Q10 results with revenue and OIBDAN of $793M/$208M “versus our estimates of $813M/$193M,” Piper Jaffray reports. “Revenues improved 3.9% (5% ex FX) and OIBDAN growth was an impressive 33%,” Piper Jaffray writes. “Management was upbeat on the call,...
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Piper Jaffray Raises PT On Clear Channel Outdoor To $15
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 7:22am | 29Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO) from $12 to $15 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Omnicom Group's Diversified Agency Services Acquires Communispace
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 8:33am | 61Diversified Agency Services, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), announced today that it has acquired Communispace Corporation. Communispace uses innovative market research practices and proprietary social media tools to build and manage vibrant online communities that marketers use to...
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Omnicom Group's Diversified Agency Services Acquires The Modellers
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 9:07am | 58Omnicom Group's (NYSE: OMC) Diversified Agency Services (DAS) has acquired The Modellers, a marketing research company with a reputation for helping companies make difficult choices with confidence through the expert application of predictive modeling and advanced analytics. The Modellers will...
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JP Morgan Downs HHS To Neutral
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:25am | 40Analysts at JP Morgan downgrade Harte-Hanks Inc (NYSE: HHS) from “overweight” to “neutral.” HHS shares advanced 4.17% to close at $12.99 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (ATLS, ICUI, FMCN, CAVM)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 10:48am | 166Atlas Energy Inc (NASDAQ: ATLS) shares moved up 3.16% to $45.70 at 10:45 am. The volume of ATLS shares traded was 767% higher than normal. ATLS declared a Q4 cash distribution of $0.07 per common limited partner unit. ICU Medical Inc (NASDAQ: ICUI) shares rose 7.55% to $42.01. The volume of ICUI...
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Harte-Hanks Reports 24 Cent EPS (HHS)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 9:07am | 189San Antonio, Texas-based Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) released financial results on Tuesday morning. Harte-Hanks, Inc announced that its 4th quarter net income rose 15.7% to $15.6 million, or 24 cents per share, up from $13.5 million, or 21 cents per share, a year earlier. Harte-Hanks, Inc...