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drugstore.com, inc. and Medco Health Solutions Extend Strategic Alliance Through 2018
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 4:28pm | 37drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq: DSCM) today announced the extension through 2018 of its strategic alliance with Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS).
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Priceline Reports Strong Growth, Blows Away Estimates (PCLN)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 4:07pm | 46Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) reports Q2 earnings of $3.09 versus estimates of $2.65. Priceline.com Incorporated reports Q2 revenues of $767.4 million versus estimates of $733.04 million. Priceline said it sees Q3 EPS of $4.78-$4.98, versus $4.18. Shares are skyrocketing after hours.
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Bookkeeping: Cutting Priceline.com (PCLN) Ahead of Earnings
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 2:25pm | 419Today is a very strange day - very little in my portfolio is up materially and aside from commodities a lot of stocks in my watch lists, while green, are not up tremendously. I am not sure where the 'action' is today outside of commodities (and to a lesser degree financials); but something is...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight on Netflix Inc. (NFLX)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 10:06am | 150Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX); it has a $140.00 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts said that the company’s recent earnings report was note as bad am the market’s 14% correction in the name...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 52
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 9:23am | 2082Year 3, Week 52 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 79.6% (v 69.9% last week) 16 long bias: 17.8% (v 26.9% last week) 1 short bias: 2.6% (v 3.2% last week) 17 positions (vs 21 last week)...
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Benchmark Capital Positive On Priceline (PCLN)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 8:00am | 132Benchmark Capital is positive on shares of Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) as the online travel site is set to report earnings on Tuesday. Benchmark has a Buy rating and $253 price target on shares of Priceline. In the report, Benchmark Capital notes, "Priceline (PCLN - Buy, $253 PT) is set to...
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Nine Big Companies That Grew Through The Recession
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 7:34am | 466The recession that began in 2007, and by some accounts is only barely over now, shut down and largely reversed the growth of most American companies. Those that grew through the period were uncommon. Those that grew rapidly were rare. 24/7 Wall St. has looked for companies that did extremely well...
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It Would Sell Itself If They Had Just Called It “Nookie”
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 4:45pm | 751TLP: It Would Sell Itself If They Had Just Called It "Nookie" Courtesy of Jr. Deputy Accountant The appeal of Amazon has always been that you don’t have to get off your ass to shop. Excellently lazy. Barnes & Noble, meanwhile, puts the lazy into its stores with big chairs and Starbucks cafes...
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Expedia Beats, Shares Jump - Analyst Blog
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 3:39pm | 1040Expedia Inc.’s (EXPE) first quarter earnings beat the Zacks consensus by 5 cents, or 11.2%. However, revenues fell short, missing by 1.2%. Shares opened 2.0% higher this morning and are up over 7% since then. Revenue Revenue for the quarter was $834.0 million, up 16.2% sequentially and 8.3% year...
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Expedia Rising On Heavy Volume (EXPE)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 10:41am | 100Shares of Expedia online travel company (EXPE) are rising on unusual volume today. The company reported earnings yesterday after the closing bell. EXPE earned $0.44 per share versus analysts' estimates of $0.42. The company, however, missed revenue estimates. Nonetheless, the stock has gained 5.75...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (PWER, GERN, OREX, NFLX)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 8:54am | 139Power-One Inc (NASDAQ: PWER) rose 18.57% to $11.81 in the pre-market session. PWER had reported better-than-expected Q2 results. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) added 12.08% to $5.38 in pre-market trading. GERN had narrowed its Q2 loss on the year-over-year basis. Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ...
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Expedia Expected To Gain Market Share In Travel Recovery
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 8:08am | 92Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is expected to continue gaining market share through worldwide travel recovery via discounted prices, advertising that allowed its Advertising and Media revenue to grow 39% y/y, according to Benchmark. Expedia reported 10% y/y increase in transaction volume in its 2Q,...
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Nutrisystem Falling After Earnings (NTRI)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 5:52pm | 81Nutrisystem (NASDAQ: NTRI) reported second-quarter net income of $12.6 million or $0.40 per share, compared to $8.8 million or $0.28 per share in the year ago period. This beat Wall Street EPS expectations of $0.35 per share. Revenues were up 8% to $141.6 million compared to $131 million in the...
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Expedia Reports Mixed Earnings (EXPE)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:39pm | 80On Thursday after the closing bell, online travel company Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) released its Q2 earnings results. The company reported adjusted net income of $129.3 million or $0.44 per share, compared to $113.7 million or $0.38 per share in the year ago period. This beat Wall Street EPS estimates...
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Nutrisystem, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.175
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:28pm | 26Nurtisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.175 per Share. Nutrisystem provides of weight management products and services.