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Goldman Sachs Raises PT On APOL, EDMC, DV, ESI, STRA
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 4:57am | 86Goldman Sachs has changed the price targets on the following companies: Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) Buy, from $54 to $59 Education Management (NASDAQ: EDMC) Sell, from $17 to $19 DeVry (NYSE: DV) Neutral, from $64 to $69 ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) Neutral, from $83 to $90 Strayer...
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Can Market Pull a Nowitzki? 06-03-2011
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 2:24pm | 957Cusick's Corner Can the market pull off a Nowitzki? (This is the name of Dallas Maverick's German Center, in reference to their roaring comeback in game 2 of the NBA finals.) The long and short of it is that I am going to be watching the 1313 level, plus want to see a break and settle above this...
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Updates from Biotech/Pharma Stocks
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 10:35am | 1743Point Roberts, WA - June 3, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector stock issues a trading alert for biotech/pharma stocks Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX). Merck & Company, Inc.(NYSE: MRK) following recent news and developments for the treatment of...
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Small Cap Trends: June 2nd Best Performing Small Caps (HIL, OWW, COCO, HRZ, HEV)
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 9:50am | 789U.S. stock markets were searching for direction all day Thursday, as lingering doubts about the pace of the economic recovery weighed on traders. Small caps generally finished the session lower, but the Russell 2000 Index and S&P Small Cap 600 Index both fared better than...
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Small Cap Trends: June 2nd Best Performing Small Caps (HIL, OWW, COCO, HRZ, HEV)
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 9:50am | 789U.S. stock markets were searching for direction all day Thursday, as lingering doubts about the pace of the economic recovery weighed on traders. Small caps generally finished the session lower, but the Russell 2000 Index and S&P Small Cap 600 Index both fared better than...
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Market is Damaged -- Levels to Watch 06-02-2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 5:32pm | 911Cusick's Corner No surprise that the market finished at breakeven. The data tomorrow, Unemployment, will be scrutinized and a lot of investors will then find out how much of that selling from the previous session was in front of what could be a bad number. The reality is that this market is...
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Downside Should Be Respected 06-02-2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 2:41pm | 1011Cusick's Corner Where do you start? Well for one the data was not good (ISM/Claims showing slower growth) and Greece looked for certain to go into default. But wait, the ECB announces a new plan to bailout Greece, popping the Euro and other Currencies (especially commodity based currencies like...
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Biotech/Medical Technology Stock News; Aethlon Medical President Rodney S. Kenley to Present at the 20th International Vicenza Course on Hemodialysis and CKD
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 9:46am | 1368SAN DIEGO – June 2, 2011 (Investorideas.com newswire) - Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD) today announced that Company President Rodney S. Kenley will discuss the role of the Aethlon Hemopurifier® in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in an upcoming presentation at the 20th International...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For June 2
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 9:27am | 206By 10:25 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 4.20 points, or 0.03%, to 12,285.94, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 0.57 point, or 0.04%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 7.36 points, or 0.27%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the markets...
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Options Brief: Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 9:16am | 77Shares of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) are higher on the session by 31.08%, trading at $5.23. Overall call volume is now running at 4.69x the daily average, with 35% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 6,869 contracts have traded on the session so far. Corinthian...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 9:16am | 153Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) shares surged 21.08% to $147.56 at 10:15 am. The volume of STRA shares traded was 910% higher than normal. STRA's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 93.64%. Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) shares moved up 13.53% to $47.90. The volume of APOL shares traded was 805%...
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For Profit Education Stocks Soaring
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 8:38am | 148Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO), Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), and Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI) are soaring this morning, all gaining more than 10% after the Department of Education imposed rules that were not as tough as originally thought. Corinthian Colleges is the one...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 7:11am | 109Corinthian Colleges Inc (NASDAQ: COCO) shares advanced 13.28% to $4.52 in the pre-market session. COCO's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.93 billion. Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ: EDMC) shares advanced 9.36% to $22.20 in the pre-market session. EDMC's PEG ratio is 0.96. Strayer...
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Piper Jaffray Reports on ChinaEdu
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 6:57am | 125Piper Jaffray commented on ChinaEdu (NASDAQ: CEDU) in a report released today. In the report, Piper Jaffray was mixed in its assessment of the company. Piper Jaffray writes, "ChinaEdu reported 1Q revenue of $14mil, essentially in-line with our and the street's estimate. GAAP EPS came in at $0.03,...
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 06-01-2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 5:51pm | 933Cusick's Corner To say that this was an ugly close is an understatement. Now here's the good and the bad. The good is that the day is over (especially if you were long). The bad is that the market was down (300 on the Dow). This was a solid distribution day with a close below the lows of yesterday...