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Earnings Scheduled For October 22 (HON, TROW, VZ, KEY, PAG, IR, SLB)
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 5:15am | 165Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) may post its Q3 earnings at $0.62 per share on revenue of $8.23 billion. T. Rowe Price Inc (NASDAQ: TROW) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.60 per share. Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is expected to post its Q3 EPS at $0.54 on $26.35 billion in...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:09pm | 346Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Alliance Holdings GP L.P. (AHGP) AnnTaylor Stores Corp (ANN) Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADVANCE AUTO PT (AAP): Free Stock Analysis...
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J.P. Morgan Lifts Price Target On O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 6:57am | 146J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. raised the price target on O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) to $58 from $52, as it is set to report earnings after the bell today. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We believe sales trends remained strong over the late summer and early fall period as...
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J.P. Morgan Lifts Price Target On O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 6:56am | 146J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. raised the price target on O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) to $58 from $52, as it is set to report earnings after the bell today. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We believe sales trends remained strong over the late summer and early fall period as...
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10x Return Stocks - True-Growth Stocks (Part 3)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 1:16am | 729In part 1 and part 2 of this article, we discussed crashed-and-recovered and super-spike 10x return stocks. While these two types give the best return in relatively short time spans, most investors, when they think of 10x return stocks, focus on finding true-growth stocks, stocks of companies...
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10x Return Stocks - True-Growth Stocks (Part 3)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 1:13am | 729In part 1 and part 2 of this article, we discussed crashed-and-recovered and super-spike 10x return stocks. While these two types give the best return in relatively short time spans, most investors, when they think of 10x return stocks, focus on finding true-growth stocks, stocks of companies...
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CPI Tame in September - Analyst Blog
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 2:03pm | 2327The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by just 0.1% in September, down from increases of 0.3% in August and July. Year over year it is up just 1.1%. Almost all of the increase was due to energy prices, which rose 0.7% after increases of 2.3% in August and a 2.6% increase in July. Year over year,...
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Wells Fargo Takes A Cautious Stance On Public Auto Retailers
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:39am | 123Wells Fargo says that it is moving to a more cautious stance on the public auto retailers and downgrading Group 1 Automotive from Outperform to Market Perform. “Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) shares are up approximately 30% over the past year versus the other public dealer groups, up...
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Oppenheimer's Performance Rating Reflects CarMax Valuation
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:47am | 89In Oppenheimer's Morning Research Summary, the company said that used car sales have picked up steadily at CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX) over the past several quarters. “Traffic continues to improve at the company's stores,” Oppenheimer writes. “Better conversion lately suggests underlying improving...
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Long PAG At $13.35
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 11:15am | 121So far this morning the market is simply content with trading sideways. I'm taking a hit in BEAV this morning after a tremendous breakout session the day before. I've added Penske Automotive (PAG) to the portfolio this morning on a double-bottom confirmation. My stop is pretty tight on this one,...
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CarMax, Inc - Aggressive Growth
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 4:39am | 436CarMax, Inc. (KMX) recently posted its seventh consecutive earnings surprise, sending shares to multi-year highs. Company Description CarMax is a national used car retailer known for its no-haggle philosophy that puts customers at ease. The company has 103 locations across the U.S. Revenues...
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Penske Auto And Nissan Sign Deal To Sell Smart-Branded Cars
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 9:41am | 262On Wednesday, Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG) formed a non-binding agreement with Nisson Motor Co. (NYSE: NI) to sell a Nissan manufactured car in the U.S. under the Smart car brand. Penske already sells the tiny two-passenger Smart ForTwo minicar made by Daimler AG, and is interested in a...
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Is This Used Car Dealer All Used Up (KMX)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 1:05pm | 311Shares of CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX) are higher on the session by 0.22%, currently trading at $27.79. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months, jumping off of a low near $18.60. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the November $28.00 put was...
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Advance Auto Parts Downgraded To Hold
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:35am | 22Stifel Nicolaus has downgraded Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) from Buy to Hold.
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AutoNation Reports 35% Rise In September Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 8:14am | 91AutoNation (NYSE: AN) reported a 35% y/y rise in its retail new vehicle unit sales for September 2010. AN's new vehicle unit sales for September came in at 18,040. The company's domestic new vehicle unit sales rose 54% to 5,353. However, its Premium Luxury new vehicle unit sales rose 14% y/y to 3,...