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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 8:03am | 136Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded Hansen Medical Inc (NASDAQ: HNSN) from “neutral” to “overweight.” HNSN's shares closed at $3.01 yesterday. Hansen Medical's PEG ratio is 0.03. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) from “hold” to “buy.” EBAY's shares closed at $30.86 yesterday....
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Nomura Upgrades TJX To Buy, $60 PT
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 7:06am | 22Nomura has upgraded TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) from Neutral to Buy with a $60 PT.
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of July
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 1:45am | 766Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Earnings Scheduled For June 30
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 1:17am | 387Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $1.34 per share on revenue of $1.20 billion. McCormick & Company Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) is projected to post its Q2 EPS at $0.54 on revenue of $855.16 million. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ: SWHC) is...
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Wedbush Reiterates Outperform Rating On Ann
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 9:13am | 52According to Wedbush, Ann (NYSE: ANN) reiterates Outperform rating on Ann. Wedbush said that it derives its $38 PT by applying a P/E of ~17x (inline with the 5-year average given improving sales momentum) to its F12 EPS estimate of $2.25. Ann closed yesterday at $27.05.
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TJX
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 6:19pm | 21TJX (TJX), a discount apparel and home decor chain, rose 3% to 51.54 after Goldman Sachs (GS) raised its price target to $61 from $56.
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Conservative Blogger Tells Retailers to Avoid Hiring Muslim Women
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 1:03pm | 420In a blog post Monday, conservative blogger Jim Hoft told his readers that the lesson of a potential discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) is...for more retailers to discriminate? I guess the extreme right wing is going all-in on the racist card ahead of the 2012...
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The TJX Companies Up Nearly 3% On Goldman Upgrade
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 11:25am | 89The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) shares are jumping nearly 3% today after Goldman Sachs upgraded the name this morning. The New York-based investment bank upgraded the Framingham, Mass.-based retailer from Neutral to Buy, with a $61 price target. Goldman Sachs said in the note that that the...
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Companies Presenting Today at Oppenheimers Consumer Conference
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 8:40am | 384Today in Boston, several companies will be presenting at Oppenheimer's 11th Annual Consumer Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. Below is a schedule of publicly-traded companies and their presentation times: 9:30am: Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) 10:05am: Pool Corp (NYSE: POOL)...
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Top Percentage Pre-Market Gainers and Losers
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 7:30am | 184Gainers: Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) is up over 5% after its addition to S&P 500 Index. LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) is up over 2% after JPMorgan rated the company Overweight and Bank of America rated the company as a New Buy with a price target of $92. TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) is up over 1.5% after...
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Calls Purchased on Aeropostale, Inc.
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:51am | 120Shares of Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) are higher on the session by 0.76%, currently trading at $17.28. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five months and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...
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Guest post: Why Means Testing Social Security Benefits Is More Trouble Than It's Worth
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 10:28am | 1023Guest post by Nancy Ortiz (Rdan here...Nancy is a long time reader of Angry Bear and has worked within the Social Security system professionally) One of the many fixes now being considered as a remedy for Social Security and Medicare's projected shortfalls is means testing benefits. The rationale...
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Earnings Preview: Nike & How To Trade It
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 9:00am | 298Nike (NYSE: NKE) is going to report fourth quarter earnings tonight after the bell, and Wall Street will be looking forward to seeing how rising commodity costs are affecting the world's largest athletic footwear maker. Nike is expected to report earnings of $1.16 per share on revenues of $5.54...
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Citi Reiterates Buy On FinishLine After Earnings
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 2:54pm | 134Citi Investment Research is reiterating its Buy rating and is raising its price target to $27 from $25 on shares of FinishLine (NASDAQ: FINL) after it reported earnings last night. In a note to clients, Citi Investment Research writes, " FINL results & MTD are compelling positive readthrough...
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The Finish Line Down Nearly 7% On Earnings Miss
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 1:54pm | 89Shares of The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) are down nearly 7% today, after the company reported earnings that were in line with estimates, and missed on the top line. The Indianapolis-based provider of footwear, apparel, and accessories for men and women reported earnings of 30 cents per share...