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Calls Sold in Arvinmeritor
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 12:53pm | 120Arvinmeritor (NYSE: ARM), a global supplier of a range of integrated systems, modules and components to original equipment manufacturers, is seeing some bearish options activity today. This comes the day after S&P Equity raised the stock to “Hold” from “Strong Sell.” The action is coming in...
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High Cash No Debt High Yield Stocks
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 2:22am | 411Anyone who has read many of my articles know that I am a big fan of stocks that don't have any debt. I am also a fan of stocks that pay high dividends. When you look at these two criteria and add a third, lots of cash, you come up with an interesting list of stocks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com just...
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Put Options Active in Johnson Controls
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 2:13pm | 76Shares of Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) are falling today, currently off 4.37% to $32.41. Bears are coming after puts with total put volume running 3.26x normal volume and 87% of puts purchased on the offer—signaling bearish sentiment. The majority of the volume is coming on the May $32.00 put...
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American Axel Puts Active Post Earnings
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 12:54pm | 123Shares of American Axel (NYSE: AXL) are on the move today and not in the bull direction. Shares are currently trading $10.39, off 6.48% on the session after the company reported in line EPS, but revenues that missed Street estimates. Traders are taking a bearish position in the options as well. The...
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Hawk Corp. Beats And Guides Higher (HWK)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 9:18am | 100Hawk Corp. (NYSE: HWK), a maker of friction components for aircraft and other vehicles, announced first quarter results that easily topped analysts' expectations. First quarter earnings were $0.45 per share, $0.22 better than the $0.23 consensus estimate. Revenues were $53.4 million versus the $47....
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Hawk Corp. Beats And Guides Higher (HWK)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 9:18am | 100Hawk Corp. (NYSE: HWK), a maker of friction components for aircraft and other vehicles, announced first quarter results that easily topped analysts' expectations. First quarter earnings were $0.45 per share, $0.22 better than the $0.23 consensus estimate. Revenues were $53.4 million versus the $47....
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Drew Industries (DW) Reports Profits
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 9:31am | 91Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DW) has good news for its investors. The company reported a profit of $7.33 million, or $0.33 per share in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $36.7 million, a year earlier. The earnings even beat the analysts’ estimates of $0.30 per share. Net sales also rose...
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Steady Mortgage Rates Arrest House Price Slide
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 3:41pm | 112The mortgage rates have managed a steady state in the four months of this year. The 30-year fixed loans rate averaged at 5.06%, whereas the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage closed at 4.39% for the week ended on April 29. Also, the five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM)...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (PTEN, DIVX, OC, ROK, BWA)
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 12:29pm | 190Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) was upgraded by CK Cooper from “hold” to “buy.” PTEN gained 0.99% to $15.23 by 11:57 am. PTEN’s EPS for next year is expected to be 333.33%. Barrington Research upgraded DivX, Inc (NASDAQ: DIVX) from “market perform” to “outperform.” Shares of DIVX jumped 5....
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Vodafone, NTT Docomo, Nokia, Motorola and Research In Motion - Press Releases
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 8:06am | 1066For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 27, 2010 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include:...
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Indian 3G Auction to Make $11B - Analyst Blog
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 1:00pm | 798India’s 3G and broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum (radio airwave) auctions are expected to earn more than INR500 billion (US$11.2 billion) in revenues, based on recent information from the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). This represents a marked increase from the government’...
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Wunderlich Securities Raises Estimates And Price Target For Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI)
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 11:06am | 125Analyst Theodore O’ Neill at Wunderlich Securities has released an update on Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI). The company reported its second-quarter results on Friday. Johnson Controls’ second-quarter results came in above consensus estimates. The company also raised its fiscal 2010 EPS...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (JCI, BAX, GT, WMB)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 5:21pm | 264Among the notable after hours gainers today are Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), Baxter International (NYSE: BAX), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NYSE: GT), and The Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB). Johnson Controls (JCI) fell 1.46% today during regular market hours. That trend has been reversed after...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For April 23 (PHHM, CAAS, RMIX)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 3:57pm | 205Following the release of impressive new home sales numbers, the markets are on the high today. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 60.92, or 0.45%, to 11,195.21, Nasdaq added 7.98, or 0.32%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are driving the market are the Homebuilder Stocks,...
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Johnson Controls (JCI) Reports $274 Million In Second-Quarter Profit
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 1:30pm | 105Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) reported its second-quarter results today. The company reported a profit of $274 million, or $0.20 per share in its second-quarter, compared with a loss of $193 million, or $0.33 per share it reported for the same period last year. Revenue increased by 32% to $8....