Specialized Consumer Services

With the major indices trading slightly higher Tuesday, there were 28 stocks which broke higher on BIG volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to...

Shares of Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) are up more than 5%, after the auctioneer announced that it returned to a 4th quarter profit, while beating Wall Street estimates. Sotheby's reported earnings of $73.6 million, or $1.09 per share, compared with a loss of $9.3 million, or 14 cents per share, a year...

Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) will be reporting their quarterly earnings numbers before the closing bell on Monday morning. Wall Street analysts are projecting that the company will report earnings per share of $0.67 versus a loss of $0.13 in the year ago period. Today, the company declared a first quarter...

Stifel Nicolaus has released a report reviewing the fourth-quarter results at Steiner Leisure Limited (NASDAQ: STNR). The company reported GAAP EPS of $0.73, beating Stifel’s estimate of $0.60. The company reported revenue of $125 million, slightly ahead of Stifel’s estimate of $124 million....

Among the notable names that are moving lower in the after hours trading session are Gamestop (NYSE: GME), Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) and Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ: CBOU). Gamestop (GME) has dropped nearly 4% after a report hit the wires that said the company's CFO has resigned. Coinstar (CSTR) has...

Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI) updated their 2010 fiscal guidance today as they reported their 2009 earnings. The largest provider of death care products and services in North America is issuing guidance for 2010 at 48c-56c on EPS. Analysts were expecting an EPS estimate of 50c. "We were...

Shares of H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) plummeted after the tax preparer warned that 2010 earnings would be below Wall Street expectations. H&R Block said that the poor economy and job market meant that less Americans were filing tax returns than expected. However, some analysts believe it...

Analysts at Macquarie downgrade H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) from "neutral" to "underperform." HRB’s shares dipped 4.55% to reach $20.16 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Bloomberg reported that the following companies’ stocks showed unusual movement in early morning trading today. Prices are as of 11 a.m., New York time. Humana, Inc. (NYSE: HUM) gained 3.6% to $46.97. Healthspring, Inc. (NYSE: HS) rose 3.7% to $18.66. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) climbed...

Oppenheimer downgraded H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) from “outperform” to “perform.” According to Oppenheimer, channel checks had been "uninspiring." Moreover, Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) has posted disappointing results. HRB declined 5.49% to $19.97 at 10:09 am. More Analyst Ratings here

Bloomberg reported unusual share price movement for the following companies in early trading today. Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) rose 3% to $3.41. Paulson & Co. increased its stake in Citigroup, and sold shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in Q4. Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), owner of...

Coinstar Inc (NASDAQ: CSTR) was upgraded by Brigantine from “hold” to “buy.” CSTR’s shares slipped by 4.94% to $28.45 at 1:34 pm. CSTR has a 52-week trading range of $23.49-$38.28. Coinstar’s shares have lost 2.41% year to date. Sterne Agee upgraded Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) from “neutral” to “...

Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) shares jumped 11.93% to $34.16. The volume of WFMI shares traded was 604% higher than normal. WFMI shares benefited from Walgreen’s takeover of Duane Reade. Discovery Communications Inc (NASDAQ: DISCA) shares climbed 8.81% to $31.49. The volume of DISCA shares...