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Most Active Stock Options December 2, 2009 & Trading Activity
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 6:25pm | 351The top ten most active stock option contracts traded today were: Pfizer (PFE) December 18 put Options PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ) January 43 Call Options PowerShares QQQ December 44 Put Options Nike (NKE) January 45 Call Options PowerShares QQQ December 45 Put Options Pfizer December 19 put Options...
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Nike Says It Supports Tiger Woods
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 12:56pm | 21Nike (NYSE: NKE) says it supports Tiger Woods and stands with Tiger Woods and his family.
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3Com On a Roll - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 4:59pm | 605Networking major 3Com Corporation (COMS) declared that it has partnered with India’s leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to successfully conduct the Andhra Pradesh State Wide Area Network (APSWAN) project in India. As per this agreement,...
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Cramer's Lightning Round Picks (RDSA, BAC, RFMD, TLAB, CIEN, PBCT, FLEX, DECK, RVBD, JPM)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 4:16am | 354CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer thinks that Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDSA) is a great stock to own. Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) gained 0.19% on Tuesday. Cramer also said that he owns Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) but is unhappy with the stock because they still haven't found CEO and payed back TARP money....
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Nike Boosts Dividend 8% (NKE)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 8:37pm | 70Athletic apparel and footwear giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) will increase its quarterly dividend by 8% to 27 cents a share from 25 cents. The company has been raising its payout every year for the past 12 years. The shares currently yield just 1.5%, but the payout ratio is low at 32% and as of the end of...
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Keystone Morning Quickie $
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 10:37am | 1782Keystone Morning Quickie November 13th 2009 Market Commentary THe Bulls have returned this Friday morning. Futures are up +3.10 as Wall Street feels confident after Disney’s (DIS) earnings last night. A full economic calendar awaits us this morning which should give us further direction. October...
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Playboy In Talks To Sell Itself To Iconix Brand Group (PLA, ICON)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:40pm | 88The mergers and acquisitions market continues to heat up. Yesterday, it was Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) buying 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS) and today we are hearing that Iconix Brand Group (Nasdaq: ICON) may buy Playboy (NYSE: PLA). Iconix Brands has had a chance to look at Playboy's books. Iconix Brands...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Earnings Per Share Estimates (ALX, NEU, ESGR, ATRI, DECK)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 8:44am | 196Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest earnings per share estimates. Alexander's Inc (NYSE: ALX) has the earnings per share estimates for 2009 of $17.85. ALX has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion. ALX posted its earnings for the September quarter...
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Benzinga's Updates (FUQI, ARIA, RCKY, STAA)
Monday, November 9, 2009 - 11:02am | 176Fuqi International, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) third-quarter net income increased to $18.8 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. Revenue rose to $127.2 million from $93.7 million last year. Fuqi International expects revenue for fiscal 2009 to be in between $519.4 - $528.4 million and net income to be in...
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Benzinga's Top 5 Pre-Market Losers
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 9:54am | 151Crocs Inc (NASDAQ: CROX) lost 8.48% in pre-market trading. While CROX posted profits for Q3, it guided to higher than expected losses for the current quarter. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BCRX) slipped by 3.43% in pre-market trading. BCRX posted net loss of $10.6 million, or $0.28 per...
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Cramer's Lightning Round Picks (NRGY, BAC, AONE, FNFG, CROX)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 9:14pm | 182CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer likes Inergy, L.P. (NASDAQ: NRGY) because he believes that propane stocks are offering great yields. He doesn't think that critics are right when they say that most of these companies are fully priced. NRGY gained 1.63% today. Jim Cramer is also bullish on Bank of...
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Crocs Trading Down 14% After Issuing Poor Guidance
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 5:08pm | 57Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX) is down approximately 14% after reporting results after the close. Crocs reported Q3 EPS of 1c versus consensus of (8c). Crocs reports Q3 revenue $177.1 million vs consensus of $156.4 million. Crocs sees Q4 EPS (20c)-(15c) vs consensus of (16c) CROX sees Q4 revenue $110M-$115M...
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5 Small Cap Stocks with Highest EPS Estimate forFY09 (ALX, NEU, ATRI)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 1:54pm | 198Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with the highest EPS estimate. Alexander's Inc (NYSE: ALX) is likely to generate EPS of $17.85 for fiscal year 2009. ALX has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion. ALX shares have declined by 21.24% over the past 52 weeks. NewMarket Corp (NYSE...
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New 52-Week High Stocks (RCKY, TTEC, UFS, PRGO, PLX)
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 12:33pm | 202Rocky Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKY) hits a new 52-week high at $9.00 in today’s morning trade. Currently the stock is trading at $8.68, up 4.45%. So far this year RCKY is up over 110%. TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC) soared 5.87% to $18.93. Today TTEC has made a new 52-week at $18.95. So far...
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Raising Finances To Be Tricky For Hedge Funds, Says Barron's
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 11:34am | 158According to Barron’s, in the current situation, raising money can be tricky for hedge funds. Barron’s spoke with three hedge fund managers – all of whom have achieved fantastic results in recent times. All of them acknowledge that mopping up funds is a long slow process. They also proffer 3 main...