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Sterne Agee Establishes 2012 Estimate On Cache
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:56am | 130Sterne Agee is establishing a 2012 estimate of $0.31 on Cache (NASDAQ: CACH), with unchanged estimates of ($0.19) and $0.24 for 2010 and 2011, respectively. Sterne's 2012 estimate assumes comps up 2% with operating margins at 2.2% versus 1.7% estimated in 2011. CACH's merchandise line is evolving...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (MLNX, FLEX, SYMC, CHRS)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:15am | 135Mellanox Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: MLNX) rose 9.51% to $23.27 in the pre-market session. Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) has purchased a 10.2% stake in MLNX. Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) added 9.38% to $7 in the pre-market session. FLEX posted better-than-expected Q2 results and issued...
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Earnings Were Solid 10-26-2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 6:57pm | 898Cusick's Corner Earnings were solid and the dip was bought into the After Hours. While the Dollar, UUP, is in oversold levels and the market is now firmly held at resistance, it will be interesting who is going to blink first. Energy, XLE, will be in the spotlight, especially Crude, CLZ10 $82.42,...
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Current OX Put/Call Ratio 10-26-2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 6:55pm | 862Cusick's Corner The Dollar fluctuations and the pullback in the Euro put early pressure on this market. I am still concerned with the amount of bullishness, especially on the retail side with the put call ratio at oX at .41, meaning that for every 2.5 puts being purchased there are still 6 calls...
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Unconfirmed Rumor that Gap Inc. (GPS) will go private at $27.00 a share
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 11:06am | 33Unconfirmed Rumor that Gap Inc. (GPS) will go private at $27.00 a share..(GPS)could not be reached for comment.
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Wedbush Downgrades (ZRAN, MW, GES)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 10:31am | 66The analysts at Wedbush are downgrading the following companies: Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) from Neutral to Underperform with a $6 price target. Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) from Outperfrom to Neutral with $27 price target. Guess? (NYSE: GES) from Outperform to Neutral with a $46 price target.
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (ATHR, MW, TK, TNP)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 9:16am | 156Atheros Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ATHR) was upgraded by William Blair from “market perform" to "outperform." ATHR's shares closed at $29.32 yesterday. Shares of Atheros Communications have moved down 14.37% year-to-date. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Men's Wearhouse Inc (NYSE: MW) from “hold” to "buy...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes J Crew, Progress Energy (HBAN, JCG, GLW, AYE, EXC, FE, PGN, RIG, SLB, WFT)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 5:07am | 246On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that regional banks are “OK” and he likes Huntington Bancshares (HBAN). He added, “But the banking group is not good right now, so be prepared to take a little pain." For J Crew (NYSE: JCG), he said, "I think retail is overdone to the...
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Xerox (NYSE: XRX) Options Traders Make a Post-Earnings Move
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 9:11am | 1517With earnings now out of the way for another few months, Xerox (NYSE:XRX) investors are evidently feeling empowered to sell straddles. The short straddle strategy, as George briefly discussed on Friday, is typically used by investors who expect range-bound trading and/or limited volatility in the...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 8:33am | 338Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: American River Bankshares (AMRB) Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) Callaway Golf Co (ELY) Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER RIVER BSH (AMRB): Free...
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JoS. A. Bank - Value
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 2:03am | 808JoS. A. Bank (JOSB) estimates are up since the original feature as a Zacks Rank Buy back in July. The company's topped estimates in September, continuing its fantastic streak of earnings surprises. Industry comparisons and valuations are great for this Zacks #2 Rank (Buy). Company Description...
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Time To Buy J. Crew (JCG, ANF, ARO)
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 1:17pm | 207J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) is an outstanding retailer. But, the performance of its stock has been nothing less than horrific. Here are the numbers: YTD to the stock is down 27.60%. In the last three months as the markets have rallied the stock has fallen 11.6% while the Dow (DJIA) has rallied nearly 8%....
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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Ann Taylor, TJX Companies, Caterpillar and Innophos - Press Releases
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 10:33am | 1334For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 22 , 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry's leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...
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Urban Outfitters Impresses Piper Jaffray During European Tour
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 9:00am | 113Following a tour of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) stores in Europe, Piper Jaffray said that it is incrementally more confident in the company's long-term potential to open stores globally. “While we are maintaining our Neutral rating on the shares in view of a challenging domestic retail...
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Aeropostale, Inc. to Open Flagship Store In Times Square
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 8:09am | 31Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) announced that it will be opening its flagship store today in the heart of Times Square, New York City.