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Benzinga's Volume Movers
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:25am | 165OmniVision Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OVTI) shares moved up 4.52% to $18.05 at 10:20 am. The volume of OVTI shares traded was 164% higher than normal. OVTI's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.04 billion. Monro Muffler Brake Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares rose 3.88% to $40.93. The volume of MNRO...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:13am | 121PHI Inc (NASDAQ: PHII) shares jumped 17.94% to create a new 52-week high of $26.36. PHI's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $511.35 million. Monro Muffler Brake Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares gained 2.41% to touch a new 52-week high of $40.35. MNRO shares have surged 47.34% over the past 52 weeks, while...
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UPDATE: ISI Upgrades O'Reilly Automotive to Hold
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 8:47am | 61ISI is out with its report today on O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY), upgrading ORLY to Hold. In its report, ISI writes, "Upgrading ORLY to Hold as auto parts retailers should prove increasingly defensive in a decelerating retail tape." At the time of posting, shares of ORLY were trading at $64...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 8:42am | 136Analysts at ISI Group upgraded O'Reilly Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: ORLY) from “sell” to “hold.” ORLY's shares closed at $63.93 on Friday. O'Reilly Automotive's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 8.19%. Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets upgraded Barnes Group Inc (NYSE: B) from “hold” to “buy.”...
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Financial Breakfast for August 29, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 6:31am | 445This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Monday, August 29, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Monday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S equity futures are trading higher. At last check, Dow futures are up about 100 points and the U.S....
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ISI Group Upgrades O'Reilly Automotive To Hold, $64 PT
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 5:14am | 26ISI Group has upgraded O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY) from Sell to Hold and has established a $64 price target.
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Notable Put Options Activity in AutoZone
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 10:39am | 110Shares of AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) are higher on the session by 0.16%, currently trading at $298.91. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the September...
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Notable Put Options Activity in AutoZone
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 10:17am | 95Shares of AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) are lower on the session by 0.03%, currently trading at $299.22. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the September...
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Notable Call Options Activity in AutoNation
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 10:56am | 101Shares of AutoNation (NYSE: AN) are higher on the session by 4.57%, currently trading at $37.98. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the September 2011 $...
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Jefferies Reports Solid Quarter For America's Car Mart
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 6:33am | 90According to Jefferies, America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT) announced FY 1Q12 EPS of $0.78 per share, or $0.03 higher than Street estimates. Jefferies said that CRMT posted another solid quarter with EPS of $0.78 per diluted share, or $0.07 higher than estimate. “Our $30 price target is based upon a...
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Jefferies Raises PT on America's Car-Mart To $30
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 5:42am | 27Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT) from $28 to $30 and maintains its Hold rating.
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Pep Boys and Wright Express Team up to Deliver Pep Boys Fleet Services Program
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 6:34am | 77Wright Express Corporation (NYSE: WXS) and Pep Boys (NYSE: PBY) have teamed together to launch the Pep Boys Fleet Services Program. Pep Boys will offer business customers a proprietary charge card for automotive tires, maintenance, repairs, parts and accessories. In addition, Pep Boys is...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 18
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 3:17am | 594Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.75 on revenue of $1.55 billion. Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is estimated to post a Q2 loss at $0.46 per share on revenue of $10.13 billion. Gap Inc (The) (NYSE: GPS) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.33 on...
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Group 1 Automotive Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 18 Percent -- Second Increase in 2011; Board Doubles Share Repurchase Authorization
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 3:06pm | 198Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) today announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.13 per share for the second quarter of 2011. The dividend, which represents an increase of 18.2 percent, or $0.02 per share, from the first quarter, will be paid on Sept. 15, 2011, to...
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Calls Purchased on Advance Auto Parts
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 1:40pm | 112Shares of Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) are higher on the session by 1.87%, currently trading at $56.20. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...