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Top Performing Industries For March 15 (IKNX, WMT, THC, BBW, PHMD)
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 4:08pm | 337At 2:13 p.m., Dow lost 17.15, or 0.16%, to 10,607.54, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index dipped 4.00, or 0.35%, to 1,145.99. The Nasdaq composite index moved down 14.24, or 0.60%, to 2,353.42. The industries that are driving the market today are: Photographic Equipment & Supplies...
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Hibbett Sports (HIBB) EPS Guidance For 2010 Seems Conservative, Given Positive Sales Trends
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 2:35pm | 265Analyst Biegelsen of FBR Capital Markets maintains his "market perform" rating on Hibbett Sports Inc (NASDAQ: HIBB). The target price for HIBB has been raised from $22 to $26. According to FBR Capital Markets, “Hibbett exceeded expectations this quarter with strong comp sales growth, even after...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 15, 2010 (AAON, OSTK, UBS, PFE, TIF)
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 7:32am | 265Analysts expect AAON Inc (NASDAQ: AAON) to post EPS of $0.37 for the latest quarter when it report its results before the bell. AAON’s shares gained 0.05% to close at $21.70 on Friday. Read more about this company here. Internet retailer Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) had forecasted earnings of $0....
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Top Performing Industries For March 12 (IPI, AGU, CCO, WNC, BBW)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 3:17pm | 330At 1:35 p.m., Dow gained 11.19, or 0.11%, to 10,623.03, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.22, or 0.02%, to 1,150.46. The Nasdaq composite index moved down 0.80, or 0.03%, to 2,367.66. The industries that are driving the market today are: Nonmetallic Mineral Mining: The top...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ROVI, CVVT, KIRK, CTRN, ULTA)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 3:03pm | 282Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) shares moved up 2.00% to $37.74. The volume of ROVI shares traded was 1021% higher than normal. ROVI has priced $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.625% convertible senior notes due 2040. Read more about this company here. China Valves Technology Inc (...
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Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.’s (ULTA) Earnings Estimate Raised
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:56pm | 100Analyst Evren Kopelman at Wells Fargo Securities has released an update on Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA). The company is one of Wells Fargo’s top picks. Wells Fargo believes that Ulta Salon will continue to gain market share, which will be driven by the pace of store...
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ULTA Expects Healthy Square Footage Growth And FCF This Year
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 11:11am | 178Analysts at Oppenheimer & Co reiterate their "outperform" rating on Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for ULTA has been raised from $23 to $25. ULTA posted its fiscal 4Q results well ahead of the expectations, driven by 6.2% SSS growth. Ulta...
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ULTA Posts Robust Q4 Results, Q1 Guidance
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 10:24am | 76Analysts at RW Baird reiterate their "buy" rating on Ulta Salon (NASDAQ: ULTA), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for ULTA has been raised from $20 to $25. According to RW Baird, the target price was raised following the strong Q4 results and ULTA’s better-than-...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 12, 2010 (ANN, KIRK, ACMR, FNM, GEOY)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7:05am | 209Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) is expected to post a loss of $0.02 per share for the latest quarter when the business woman's favorite clothier reports its results before the market opens. ANN gains 0.26% to $19.50 in the after hours session. Kirkland's Inc (NASDAQ: KIRK) had forecasted its earnings for...
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Barnes & Noble To Launch A New iPad App (BKS, AAPL)
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 4:48pm | 104Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) has announced that it plans to launch a new iPad App. The new app has been named “B&N eReader”, and would be available on Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest bookseller in the U.S. in terms of revenue. According to a post...
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Downgraded To ‘Neutral’ (DKS)
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 4:26pm | 90Equity research firm Sterne Agee & Leach has downgraded Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Buy’ rating. According to a report released by the firm, Dick’s Sporting has not been able to maintain its margins. Dick’s reported EPS of 56 cents for fourth-quarter, a cent below...
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Volume Talks Wednesday March 10: Two Option Ideas on One Hot Stock
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:32am | 3236Today I am going to introduce my new breakout report which will also include stocks which traded the session lower on heavier 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...
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Franklin Resources, Inc. Dumps Zale Corporation (ZLC) Shares
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 8:17pm | 93Franklin Resources, Inc. has considerably lowered its stake in troubled jewelry chain Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC). Franklin Resources, one of Zale´s largest shareholders, owned 4.7% of Zale´s shares as of February 28, according to a filing with the SEC, down from the 16.4% it owned at the end of...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (DKS, XL, AVAV, PSS, BCS)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 2:34pm | 260Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) was downgraded by Sterne Agee from “buy” to “neutral.” DKS’ stock had gained 1.02% to $25.71 by 12:19 a.m. DKS has a 52-week trading range of $10.26 - $26.28. Read more about this company here. Janney Mntgmy Scott downgraded XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) from “buy...
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Staples (SPLS) Raises Dividend 9%
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 7:07pm | 76Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced late on Tuesday that it would raise its quarterly cash dividend from 8.25 cents per share to 9 cents per share. Staples, the world’s largest office products company with 2009 sales of $24 billion and 91,000 employees worldwide, will pay the dividend on April...