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Net Servicos de Comunicacao (NETC) Downgraded To Hold
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 9:52am | 40Analysts at Wunderlich downgrade Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA (NYSE: NETC) from "buy" to "hold." The target price for ADR has been reduced from $17 to $13. NETC’s shares fell 0.17% to close at $11.74.
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Super Bowl 2010 Ads – HMC, UL, BUD, MOT, DPS, KO Are In, PEP Is Out
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 2:50pm | 357About a hundred million people tune into the Super Bowl, creating an opportunity that no advertiser dares to miss. Companies from across various industries use this forum to launch new products, create further demand for their existing products and build their brand image. In fact, good ads during...
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Collins Stewart Ups Target For TWC
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 9:08am | 49Analysts at Collins Stewart maintain their “buy” rating on Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC). The target price for TWC has been raised from $49 to $59. TWC has recently released impressive results for Q4. The company’s shares lost 1.33% to close at $44.65 yesterday.
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Comcast Corporation's (CMCSA) (CMCSK) Broadcast Shows To Remain Free Online
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 1:35pm | 79Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) (Nasdaq: CMCSK) announced that broadcast shows would remain free. Comcast Corporation Chairman Brian Roberts was before a House Subcommittee when he said that a Comcast-controlled NBC Universal would not move "over-the-air" broadcast programming to a TV...
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Market Round-up (CMCSA, TM, HDIX, MCHP, SSTI)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 3:27pm | 218The labor market showed signs of a recovery in January, with private-sector jobs in the US falling by 22K, marking the smallest drop since February 2008. Meanwhile, service jobs continued to rise. Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Chief Executive Brian Roberts said the company will rebrand its cable...
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Frenzy In Media Stocks (NWSA, CMCSA, TWX)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 2:54pm | 234The start of the earnings season was power-packed for media stocks, with heavyweights such as News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) posting impressive results. Media conglomerate TWX swung to fourth-quarter profits and the results showed strong performances...
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FOX TV Results Bode Well For CBS
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 11:19am | 140Analysts at Barclays Capital maintain their "equal weight" rating on CBS Corp (NYSE: CBS). The target price for CBS has been raised from $13 to $17. According to Barclays Capital, FOX TV stations posted December quarter revenues much higher than the expectations. CBS and Fox are the two largest...
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Company News for February 3, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 10:19am | 170• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) posted fourth quarter earnings that were in-line with Zacks estimates, coming in at 49 cents versus 69 cents a year ago. The firm reported revenues of $16.54 billion, above Zacks estimates of $15.94 billion. The firm also provided full year guidance of $2.10-$2.20 • ...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (CMCSA, WU, CHRW, QSFT, VRSN, CTRP)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 9:52am | 431Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) decreased 0.25% to $16.25 in the pre-market session. Comcast Corporation reported today that it earned $955 million, or $0.33 per share, in the fourth quarter as compared to $412 million, or $0.14 per share, for the same quarter last year. Revenue was $8.8...
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Time Warner’s Excellent Performance Because of Sherlock Holmes and The Hangover (TWX, TWC)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 9:33am | 247Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) has reported very strong earnings for this quarter. This is the first time Time Warner is reporting its earnings, after spinning off AOL from its group. These earnings are largely on the back of two hit movies this year, “Sherlock Holmes” and ‘The Hangover”. Time Warner...
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Top 5 Stocks For February 3, 2010 (CSCO, V, AMP, CMCSA, IP)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 8:08am | 222Five stocks that warrant attention today are: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is expected to post earnings of $0.30 when it ports after the close today. CSCO’s shares gained 0.87% in pre-market trading, after moving up 1.28% to close at $23.02 yesterday. Visa Inc (NYSE: V), the credit card kingpin,...
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Earnings Round-Up for Companies Reporting Before The Bell on February 3 (BDK, CSL, PFE, CMCSA, ENB, HNI, ITT, IP, LAZ, RL, TWX, UMC)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 5:44am | 457Black & Decker (NYSE: BDK): The power tools manufacturer is seen posting $0.76 in EPS on revenues of $1.2 billion. The consensus represents a year-over-year decline in earnings and revenues. Carlisle Companies (NYSE: CSL): Wall Street expects the construction materials manufacturer to earn $0....
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Stocks That Crossed Their 52-Week Highs (SCSS, SIRI, WRLD, UTHR, WRLS)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 3:42pm | 160Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS) created a new 52-week high at $7.46, before rising further to $7.55. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage of SCSS with a “buy” rating. Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) rose 5.68% to create a new 52-week high of $0.93. Wunderlich initiated coverage of SIRI...
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VMED Announces Price Hike
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 2:27pm | 145Analysts at Cross Research maintain their "buy" rating on Virgin Media Inc (NASDAQ: VMED), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for VMED has been raised to $23. Virgin Media has announced that it is increasing line rental charges for all fixed line telephony customers by...
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Monday's Hot Stocks on BIG Volume: A Time to Get Sirius?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 9:09am | 2041With the major indices trading higher Monday, there were many stocks which broke out to the upside on BIG volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to...