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Top 5 Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With Highest Cash (TM, F, PC, HMC, KO)
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 8:14am | 256Below are the top 5 consumer goods stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of cash. Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) had $44.41 billion of total cash in the most recent quarter. TM had debt liabilities of $140.49 billion during the same period. Read more about this company here. Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F...
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NASDAQ:GRMN, Garmin's Future Looking Bleak?
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 1:01am | 403Hi Traders, I’ve heard a lot of people talking about Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ:GRMN) and each analyst seems to have a different opinion on where the stock is headed. The company has been struggling for the past few years and the business could see some harder times ahead. Question is, how will the stock...
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Video Game Sales Turned Sluggish In January (MSFT, SNE, ATVI, ERTS)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:01am | 135In a recently released report, research firm NPD Group stated that U.S. retail sales of consoles and videogames fell 13%in the month of January. However, both Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sony (NYSE: SNE) improved their console sales figures. Sony’s (SNE) PS3 sales rose by 35%, whereas Xbox 360...
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Harman International Industries (HAR) Rise After Upgrade
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 5:04pm | 75Shares of Harman International Industries Inc. (NYSE: HAR) rose 2.5% today after the maker of high-fidelity audio products and electronic systems was upgraded by Credit Suisse from Underperform to Neutral. The market took it as a good sign for a company that had received a series of downgrades over...
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Credit Suisse Ups Harman International Industries (HAR) To Neutral
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 9:52am | 50Analysts at Credit Suisse upgrade Harman International Industries Inc (NYSE: HAR) from "underperform" to "neutral." The target price for HAR is set to $46. HAR’s shares closed at $41.19 yesterday. Read more about the market
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Harman International Industries, Inc. (HAR) Price Target Raised
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:04pm | 131Analysts at RBC Capital Markets have raised the price target for Harman International Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HAR). The price target has been raised from $42 to $45. The company has reported results for the second-quarter results, which came in well above analysts’ expectations. The Automotive...
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Consumer Technology Industry Update (ATVI, GME, SNE, ERTS)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 12:16pm | 173Analysts Daniel Ernst and Scott Tilghman at Hudson Square Research have released an update on the Consumer Technology industry. According to the report, NPD is expected to report US video game industry sales for January on February 11. Analysts estimate a year-over-year decline of 9.8% in industry...
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Unusual Moves Likely (ADCT, KO, LNC, ERTS, HAR, SRX)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 12:10pm | 200Bloomberg reports that the shares of six companies may show unusual trading movements. ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) shares rose to $5.62 after the company announced that it had earned 10 cents per share in the first quarter, while analysts had only expected ADC to break even. Coca Cola (...
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Entertainment Industry Update (SNE, TWX, LCAPA, NWSA, DIS)
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 4:42pm | 147Wunderlich Securities has released an update on the Entertainment industry. According to the Wunderlich report, Dear John, Sony Picture’s (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) romantic drama, stopped Avatar’s seven week run as the number one movie on box-office, grossing in $32.4 million, which is a record for a Super...
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Oscar Nominations Are In : Disney (DIS) & Sony (SNE) In Contention
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 11:11am | 112The Oscar committee is out with the nominations for this year, and this time they have doubled the number of nominees for best picture to 10. The move has apparently been undertaken to increase the number of popular films. Nominee list includes a number of obvious choices such as ‘Avatar’, ‘...
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Sony (SNE) To Cut 450 Jobs: CNBC
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 11:02am | 88Sony (NYSE: SNE) is planning to slash 450 jobs due to the decline in DVD sales. According to CNBC, Sony Pictures Entertainment will cut the positions in March. Sony had laid off 250 employees and cut 100 open spots last year. Piracy has been considered to be one of the top reasons for these...
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Sony (SNE) To Cut 450 Jobs: CNBC
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 11:02am | 88Sony (NYSE: SNE) is planning to slash 450 jobs due to the decline in DVD sales. According to CNBC, Sony Pictures Entertainment will cut the positions in March. Sony had laid off 250 employees and cut 100 open spots last year. Piracy has been considered to be one of the top reasons for these...
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Strong Camera Sales Push Up Canon Profits (CAJ, SNE, PC)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 8:49am | 122According to the Wall Street Journal, Canon Inc (NYSE: CAJ) has indicated more than 5 times growth in its Q4 profits. This has been driven by very strong digital camera sales. Canon expects sales and profits to grow in 2010 after 3 years. The bounce back in global economic sentiment is expected to...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With The Highest Cash (TM, F, PC, SNE, HMC)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 8:45am | 273Below are the top 5 large-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of cash. The total cash at Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) stands at $40.52 billion. TM had posted its September quarter earnings significantly higher than the consensus. Read more on this stock. The total cash at...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With The Highest Revenue Estimates (HMC, F, PC, PG, SNE)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 8:36am | 263Below are the top 5 large-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of revenue estimates. The FY10 revenue estimate for Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE: HMC) is $121.11 billion. The sales growth estimate for HMC stands at 18.8%. Read more on this stock. The 2009 revenue estimate for...