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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (SINA, FMCN, VRUS, JBHT)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 9:09am | 158Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) shares jumped 3.51% to create a new 52-week high of $124.16. SINA shares have surged 207.96% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.57% in the same period. Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ: FMCN) shares gained 1.84% to touch a new 52-...
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Citi Maintains Sell on Lamar Advertising (LAMR)
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 6:49am | 83Citi is out with its report today on Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ: LAMR), maintaining Sell. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "Based on historic valuation metrics, Lamar seems inexpensive. However, the underlying growth rate is slowing. EBITDA is inflated based on depressed costs. Free cash flow is...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Buy On Arbitron (ARB)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 6:32am | 171Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating and a $46 price target on shares of Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Last week Triton Digital's streaming audio division (fmr. Ando Media) received accreditation by the Media Ratings Council (MRC) for its Webcast Metrics service...
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Deutsche Bank Comments On Arbitron, Pending Merger
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 6:30am | 215Key takeaways are that the industry has increased confidence in the PPM and Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) as the currency, and any negative impact from the merger is likely to be modest. Deutsche Bank maintains its Buy rating on ARB as we see double-digit EPS growth in 2011/12 and strong acceleration of...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (TZOO, LAMR, VRNT, VRUS)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 9:09am | 174Travelzoo Inc (NASDAQ: TZOO) shares moved up 4.01% to $84.10 at 10:08 am. The volume of TZOO shares traded was 208% higher than normal. Tom O'Connor, head of sales for Travelzoo UK, received 2011 Young Manager of the Year by the British Travel & Hospitality Industry Hall of Fame. Lamar...
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Options Brief: The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 9:39am | 86Shares of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG) are higher on the session by 0.40%, trading at $12.68. Overall call volume is now running at 2.48x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,072 contracts have traded on the session so far. The...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Clear Channel Outdoor, Nucor (CCO, C, NUE, NOG, CLR, EOG, WLL)
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 11:35pm | 231On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) is “not Clear Channel the radio company; that's private. This is Clear Channel, the outdoor advertising play. People still watch billboards though. I like it." For Citigroup (NYSE: C), he said, "...
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Goldman Sachs Comments On IPG Investor Day
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 7:50am | 106The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG) hosted an investor day where it presented its new long-term financial objectives, Goldman Sachs reports. “The 13% margin target by 2014, while in line with our estimates, is also ambitious in the context of the organic revenue growth target of 4...
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Deutsche Bank Comments On Interpublic Group Following Upbeat Investor Day
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 7:30am | 227According to Deutsche Bank, Interpublic Group's (NYSE: IPG) investor day was well-attended and upbeat, since management had much to feel good about having accomplished over the past five years and since it offered 2014 goals that suggested the transition remains on track. Deutsche Bank continues to...
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J.P. Morgan Reiterating Overweight On Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 6:25am | 128J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is reiterating its Buy rating and $16 price target on shares of Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG) after the company held its investor day. In a note to investors, J.P. Morgan writes, "We reiterate our Overweight rating on IPG following encouraging commentary...
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Key Events For Tomorrow (AIG, IPG, CPN)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 2:22pm | 139There are some key events tomorrow Tuesday that traders should be aware of. Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG) shares are set to hold investor days tomorrow, and these are usually positive for shareholders. Assurant, Inc., through its subsidiaries,...
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AirMedia Announces $20M Share Repurchase Program
Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 7:05am | 30AirMedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCN) today announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program up to US$20 million.
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Biodefense Stocks Snapshot
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 1:08pm | 1009Point Roberts, WA - March 22, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in investor sector research including biotech and biodefense stocks looks at some of the biotech stocks developing technologies and products to deal with news headlines of �radiation leaks and biological warfare�. Biodfense stocks...
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Exane BNP Paribas Downs WPPGY To Neutral
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 4:50am | 41Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas downgrade WPP PLC (NASDAQ: WPPGY) from “outperform” to “neutral.” WPPGY shares gained 2.05% to close at $62.66 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Rovi Signs IPG Intellectual Property License Agreement With Videotron
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 7:35am | 71Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq: ROVI) announced today that Rovi has entered into a multi-year agreement with Videotron whereby Videotron has licensed the interactive program guide (IPG) patent portfolio owned by Rovi. The agreement provides Videotron with a license to Rovi patent intellectual property...