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Top Stocks Picks attracting a lot of interest from traders on 5/3/11: ECTY, GTXI, PRWTD, TSTC, RAH, ISS, ICO, VLCM, DISH, GNMK
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 2:51pm | 1366International Coal Group Inc. (NYSE:ICO) a producer of coal in Northern and Central Appalachia markets its coal to a customer base of investment grade electric utilities is trading at a price of $14.45, a dramatic change of +0.02 (0.14%) from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a...
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DISH Network Places Offering of $2 Billion in Senior Notes (DISH)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 2:06pm | 63DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced that its subsidiary, DISH DBS Corporation, has priced an offering of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities at an issue price of 99.093%. The debt securities will be issued as 6.75% Senior Notes due 2021. The net proceeds of...
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Calls Purchased on Comcast Corporation (CMCSK)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 1:16pm | 150Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSK) are lower on the session by 0.34%, currently trading at $24.89. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today...
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Sirius XM's Risks Far Outweigh Rewards
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 10:15am | 182(TheStreet) -- Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) has a rabid fan and investor base. Its stock has advanced 71% in the past 12 months. But, it remains exceptionally dangerous because of its valuation and business model. The fact remains: Sirius XM Radio profits by selling an otherwise free service -- radio...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (ICO, DISH, VLCM)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 9:50am | 103International Coal Group Inc (NYSE: ICO) was downgraded by Brean Murray from "buy" to "hold." ICO's shares closed at $14.43 yesterday. ICO's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 2.58%. Hudson Square Research downgraded DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) from “buy” to “hold.” DISH's stock...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (ACI, HERO, GM, DISH)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 9:03am | 129Brean Murray upgraded Arch Coal Inc (NYSE: ACI) from “hold” to “buy.” ACI's shares closed at $33.53 yesterday. Arch Coal's PEG ratio is 0.17. FBR Capital upgraded Hercules Offshore Inc (NASDAQ: HERO) from “underperform” to “outperform.” HERO's shares closed at $5.97 yesterday. HERO's trailing-...
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Wunderlich Securities Maintains Buy Rating On CMCSA
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 8:45am | 127Wunderlich Securities is maintaining its Buy rating on Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) moving into Tuesday morning's earnings release. “Our FiOS/U-Verse matrix suggests reasonable upside on the cable valuation, even allowing for continued market share erosion, while we believe that the Street has not...
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Oppenheimer Gives Q1 Earnings Preview On Comcast
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 7:33am | 177Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reports 1Q11 results tomorrow morning before the market open. Oppenheimer expects CMCSA to report 1Q11 recurring EPS of $0.38. Oppenheimer expects consolidated EBITDA margins to be essentially flat sequentially at 38.4%. For the quarter Oppenheimer is forecasting that the...
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Sirius XM RadioReports EPS of $0.01 vs. $0.01 Estimate; Revenues $723.8M vs. $736.34M Estimate (SIRI)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 7:04am | 23Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) Reports EPS of $0.01 vs. $0.01 Estimate; Revenues $723.8M vs. $736.34M Estimate
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Wunderlich Securities Earnings Preview: Comcast Corporation (CMCSA)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 6:52am | 193Wunderlich Securities is maintaining its Buy rating on Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) moving into Tuesday morning's earnings release, commenting that the stock is "Inexpensive based on higher NBCU valuation." Matthew Harrigan of Wunderlich Equity Research notes that "Our FiOS/U-Verse matrix suggests...
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US Stock Futures Down As Investors Await Pfizer Earnings, Factory Orders Data
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 6:18am | 568US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and report on factory orders. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 40 points to 12,724.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 5.20 points to 1,352.50. Nasdaq 100 futures...
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Earnings Scheduled For May 3 (LM, MA, LVS, AVP, PFE, UNM, AMT, CBS, THC, CTSH, MCK, CLX, DUK, MRO, CMCSA, PCS, MYL, FWLT, TAP, ADM, EMR)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 12:43am | 558Legg Mason Inc (NYSE: LM) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.45 on revenue of $712.27 million. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $4.10 on revenue of $1.46 billion. Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.44 on revenue of...
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Stocks To Watch For May 3 (MA, APC, PFE, CHK, CBS)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 12:35am | 281Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) to report its Q1 EPS at $4.10 on revenue of $1.46 billion. MA shares gained 0.04% to $275.40 in after-hours trading. Anadarko Petroleum Corp (NYSE: APC) reported its Q1 net income at...
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Gilford Securities Comments On Entravision Communications (EVC)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4:25pm | 96Gilford Securities provided color on Entravision Communications (NYSE: EVC) in a research report published today. Gilford Securities has previously given Entravision Communications a Buy rating. In the report, Gilford Securities states, "This TV season has seen continuation of Spanish-language TV...
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Dish Network Boosts Bond Offering to $1.75 Billion -WSJ (DISH)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 3:24pm | 20WSJ reports that Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) boosts bond offering to $1.75 billion.