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Movers And Shakers For March 16 (ATHN, ARTC, AVII, BNHN, CLF, HOG, MGM, BPOP, SONC, CLUB)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 6:41am | 301Some of the stocks that made ripples in the US stock market yesterday are: Athenahealth Inc (NASDAQ: ATHN) shares gained 6.5% after the billing services provider reported its fourth-quarter results. AthroCare Corp (NASDAQ: ARTC) rose 5.9% after the medical products supplier announced profits for...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 17, 2010 (RIMM, GES, IHR, ACMR, HOG)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 6:18am | 264Blackberry maker, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has projected an EPS of $1.27 for the latest quarter. RIMM will announce the results after the market closes today. RIMM gained 0.17% to $75.28 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here. Analysts are expecting Guess? Inc (NYSE:...
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Harley-Davidson (HOG) Shares Up On News About A Leveraged Buyout Of The Company
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3:27pm | 257Shares of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) finished 6.98% higher at $28.35 on Tuesday as news about a possible takeover of the company surfaced. The shares reached a high of $28.98 in trading. Harley-Davidson, however, declined to make any comment on the news. Options on Harley-Davidson shares...
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Top Performing Industries For March 16 (MPEL, HOG, OPXT, CBI, ZLC)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 2:37pm | 347At 2:45 p.m., Dow gained 7.26, or 0.07%, to 10,649.41, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.00, or 0.35%, to 1,154.51. The Nasdaq composite index moved up 6.20, or 0.26%, to 2,368.41. The industries that are driving the market today are: Resorts & Casinos: The top gainer of...
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Market Roundup (HMC, FNGN, JBLU, AMD, INTC, HOG)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 2:05pm | 214Honda (NYSE: HMC) is recalling about 344,000 Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Element SUVs. The company had received complaints regarding brake pedals being "soft" or the gradual lowering of the pedal height. Analysis firm Financial Engines (NASDAQ: FNGN) has made the strongest IPO debut in months. On...
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Harley Davidson Options Active On Take Over Speculation (HOG)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 1:29pm | 122Shares of Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG) are on fire this afternoon as rumors circulated they are a leveraged buy out target. Harley Davidson shares are currently up 5% on 11 mil shares, HOG averages 3 mil shares a day. Options traders eagerly snapped up in the money and at the money calls across...
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Harley Davidson Pops On Takeover Talk (HOG)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:44am | 72Shares of Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG) are gaining on a rumor the iconic motorcycle maker may be the target of a leveraged buyout. Traders are citing market talk that private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts could be a potential bidder for Harley. A spokesperson for KKR said it is not their...
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Polaris CEO Bullish About Sales to Military (PII, HOG)
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 9:41am | 248NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Recreational vehicle company Polaris Industries(NYSE: PII) will need to execute on expectations for a modest sales recovery in 2010 in order to support Wall Street's view of where its stock is headed. While most of the analysts covering the company have a hold rating on the...
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Electric Car Stocks
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 12:55am | 1126The alternative fuel automobiles use electric motors for propulsion, instead of the internal combustion engine. All the major car companies have been jumping on the hybrid and electric car bandwagon, including Ford (F), General Motors, and Toyota (TM). But electric cars are not something new....
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Consumer Credit Better Than Expected (SBUX, HOG, TIF)
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 4:03pm | 87Consumer Credit declined $1.8 billion in December after falling $21.8 billion in November. The consensus estimate called for consumer credit to decline by $10.0 billion. If consumers are cutting their credit use less than previously expected, they may be feeling better about their consumption...
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United Steel (X) Loses Third of its Value in 5 Sessions as Reality Finally Trumps Perception
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 11:38am | 1553United Steel (X), along with any number of names of late ... Capital One Financial (COF), Harley Davidson (HOG) come to mind but I am seeing many other examples... showcase why the stock market is such a difficult place to ply a trade. The latter two stocks were names I was attempting to short...
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Harley-Davidson (HOG) Results Disappointing
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 1:21pm | 106U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) fared worse than the market estimates, posting a larger-than-expected loss for the Q4FY09. The company release said that FY2010 is likely to remain challenging as well. Tight credit markets and weak consumer spending proved to be detrimental...
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Harley-Davidson (HOG) Posts Loss
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:16am | 97Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) this morning reported a loss of $0.63 per share for the fourth quarter, $0.31 worse than the consenus estimate of a $0.32 per share loss. Revenues fell 40.2% year-over-year to $764.5 million versus the $764.4 million consensus. Harley-Davidson has struggled during the...
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Top 5 Stocks To Watch For January 22, 2010 (GOOG, GE, MCD, HOG, SLB)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:14am | 288Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has posted its fourth quarter sales short of analyst estimates. However, GOOG’s advertising sales climbed to around $2 billion for the first time. After gaining 0.44% in yesterday’s trading, GOOG has lost 4.39% in pre-market trading. Read more about this company here. General...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (GE, BBT, APD, SLB, STI, JCI, HBAN, KMB, HOG)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:03am | 706General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2.94 billion, or $0.28 per share, on revenue of $41.4 billion. Analysts expected General Electric to report earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $39.99 billion. General Electric is trading at $16.15, increased 0.81...