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Directv Says Premium Movie Rental Services To Start April 21 -Bloomberg (DTV)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 12:01pm | 31Bloomberg reports that Directv (NASDAQ: DTV) says premium movie rental services to start April 21. The movies will be priced at $29.99 for 48-hour viewing.
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Trouble in Paradise? Five Stocks Near 52-Week Highs with Abnormally High Debt-to-Capital Ratios (CAR, CHTR, NLY, ELN, LBTYA)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 11:39am | 523A company's debt-to-capital ratio is a measurement of its total debt relative to its total capital. The debt incorporates all short- and long-term obligations, whereas total capital incorporates the company's shareholder equity (common stock, preferred stock, minority interests, etc.) and net debt...
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Wunderlich Maintains Buy on Virgin Media (VMED)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 7:30am | 105Wunderlich is out with its report today on Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Wunderlich writes, "We remain constructive on Buy-rated Virgin Media but regard our current FTSE 100 linked $32 price target as a likely intermediate term upper bound relative to targets...
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Stocks to watch on Tuesday April 18
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 5:58pm | 2534( click to enlarge ) Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) looks like it has a good chance to continue higher and a buy could be made as it moves over $1.88. If this happens, SIRI is a good play. The Technical chart above shows the stock is on a strong bull market as the stock is trading above 50...
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Gilford Securities Comments On Nexstar Broadcasting (NXST)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 12:19pm | 112Gilford Securities provided color on Nexstar Broadcasting (NASDAQ: NXST) in a research report published today. Gilford Securities has previously given Nexstar Broadcasting a Buy rating. In the report, Gilford Securities states, " In Q1 2011 and beyond, TV Stations Groups should benefit from auto,...
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Gilford Securities Comments On 23 Percent Surge In Auto; Plus For Nexstar
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 12:08pm | 177According to Gilford Securities, Nexstar Broadcasting (NASDAQ: NXST) saw auto surge 23 percent in Q1. Gilford Securities reported that in Q1 2011 and beyond, TV Stations Groups should benefit from auto, its top ad category, continuing to surge at 23.4% yr/ yr in substantially higher spending...
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Gilford Securities Comments On Entravision Communication (EVC)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 10:55am | 108Gilford Securities provided color on Entravision Communication (NYSE: EVC) in a research report published today. Gilford Securities has previously given Entravision a Buy rating. In the report, Gilford Securities states, ": With ongoing ascension of Spanish-language TV, bolstered by Hispanic...
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Dish Network, Blockbuster Merger: Can They Really Compete? (BLOAQ, DISH, NFLX, DTV)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 10:54am | 775The acquisition of Blockbuster (BLOAQ) by Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) is an interesting deal that deserves a little more attention. Dish Network emerged last week as the winner of a bankruptcy auction of ailing movie rental chain Blockbuster. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September,...
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Three Stocks for a Stock Market Apocalypse (CVC, TYC, GM)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 10:23am | 870Standard & Poors downgraded the outlook of the U.S. to Negative today. In light of this epic downgrade, Benzinga brings you some stocks to look at in case the stock market apocalypse starts today. Yep, Cablevision's Got Zombies First, zombies. One of the most recent, successful examples of...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (NSC, AONE, KBH, SJR)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 8:27am | 141Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) was upgraded by BB&T from "hold" to "buy." NSC's shares closed at $67.74 on Friday. Norfolk Southern's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 28.23%. Goldman upgraded A123 Systems Inc (NASDAQ: AONE) from “neutral” to “buy.” AONE's shares closed at $5...
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BofA/Merrill Ups SJR To Buy
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 6:48am | 42Analysts at BofA/Merrill upgrade Shaw Communications Inc (NYSE: SJR) from “neutral” to “buy.” SJR shares fell 0.79% to close at $19.97 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Trading Ideas For The Week Ahead
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 5:30pm | 2085( click to enlarge ) Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) closed the day just above the break out point after some decent swings. The stock has been beaten down since February, but at this moment it seems pretty clear that buyers have been waiting in the 19-19.5 range. The stock may attempt to go higher...
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Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Receives NASDAQ Staff Determination, May Be Delisted By Nasdaq (SBSA)
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 4:57pm | 134Spanish Broadcasting System (NASDAQ: SBSA) announced today that on April 12, 2011, it received written notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market that, based upon the Company's failure to regain compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450...
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Long CROX and DISCK
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 10:42am | 121I closed out AMGN this morning at a 2.2% gain at $55.50. I also tightened my stop-loss in GLW to 19.66 to lock in my gains which is just below the day's lows. My two new trades on the day are CROX and DISCK, which so far haven't been very kind to me on the entries. We'll see how they turnout but...
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CEOWORLD Daily Business Roundup- China, GOOG, ZIP, BAC, MAT, HAS, GPC, KNL, SCHW, JPM, WFC…
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 7:25am | 2050The world's largest electronics retailer by sales Best Buy Co. (BBY) plan to grow its online and mobile businesses while scaling back its “big box” retail space as part of a broader strategy to combat declining sales and rising competition. China's economy grew at a slightly slower rate in the...