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Stocks That Crossed 52-Week Highs And Lows (AMRN, VGIT, VGLT, FEED, AMCN, ALIM)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 1:37pm | 24352-Week Highs: Amarin Corp (NASDAQ: AMRN) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $2.54 and created a new 52-week high of $2.55. AMRN has progressed in ANCHOR and MARINE trials, the two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials of its lead product candidate AMR101 for treating elevated triglyceride levels....
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (SPRD, LLEN, ALTH, FEED, VVUS)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 8:12am | 210Spreadtrum Communications Inc (NASDAQ: SPRD) soared 19.56% to $9.78 in the pre-market session. SPRD, which makes chips for wireless phones, posted profits for Q1, reversing its last year’s losses as revenue grew more than six-fold. L&L Energy Inc (NASDAQ: LLEN) added 12.74% to $10.97 in pre-...
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Darling International (DAR) Shares Down 2%
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 9:44am | 170Wisco Research analyst Stephen Share maintained his Buy rating for shares of Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR), with a price target of $9.25 per share. The 1st quarter saw Darling International Inc. report financial results below Mr. Share's estimates. The analyst said that he may review his...
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Origin Agritech (SEED) Narrows 2nd Quarter Loss
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 8:18am | 101Origin Agritech Limited (Nasdaq: SEED) announced on Tuesday morning that it beat consensus Wall Street estimates, when it reported a smaller than expected loss. Origin Agritech Limited reported that it narrowed its fiscal 2nd quarter net loss to $4.1 million, or 18 cents per share, from $11.9...
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Puts Trading Grows Over at ADM
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 12:20pm | 110Shares of Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) may be moving higher on the session by 1.43% to $26.06, but puts are highly favored in the name with nearly 10,000 puts traded and only 990 calls traded. The action is coming mostly in the June contract cycle, where the $22.50, $24.00, $26.00, $27.00,...
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Jeffries Maintains Buy And Increases Estimates on Fresh Del Monte (FDP)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 10:57am | 240Fresh Del Monte (NYSE: FDP) Earnings estimates have been raised by Jeffries and Co. analysts after an earnings call with the company. The analysts reported that FDP managed well in 1Q, thus allowing FDP to report in-line EBIT, despite a very difficult European banana market and generally weak...
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Chinese Small Caps Crushed (RINO, FEED, HOGS, SEED)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 3:06pm | 134Chinese small-cap stocks are coming under immense pressure today as the markets continue to reel from Greece worries. Here are how some Chinese small-caps have are trading today: RINO International (NASDAQ: RINO), which operates as an environmental protection and remediation company, is down $1.00...
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Fresh Del Monte (FDP) Recovery Unconvincing
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 2:49pm | 104Fresh Del Monte (NYSE: FDP) declared its first quarter results with a dismal 4% increase in net income. The net income rose from 55 cents per share, a year earlier, to 57 cents per share, in first quarter. After excluding asset impairment and other charges, the net income stands at 61 cents per...
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Archer Daniels (ADM) Beats Expectations
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 10:47am | 135Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) beat analysts’ expectations as well as prior year results with a $421 million profit for the quarter ended March 31st 2010. Rising margins and demand has also boosted the results of rivals Cargill Inc. and Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG). Archer Daniels is a corn-based...
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Archer Daniels Midland Misses Wall Street Estimates (ADM)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 8:04am | 115Archers Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) released their quarterly earnings numbers this morning prior to the opening bell. The Decatur, Illinois based company reported Q3 net income of $421 million or $0.65 per share compared to $3 million or breakeven per share in the year ago period. Wall Street...
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Bunge Swings To Q1 Profits; Slips In Meeting Forecasts; Lowers Guidance
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 8:02am | 146Agrichemicals group Bunge (NYSE: BG) swung to profits in the first quarter but cut its 2010 outlook on expectations of lower oilseed processing margins and a fall in retail fertilizer sales. Bunge earned $63 million, or $0.31 a share, after losing $195 million in the prior-year period. Excluding...
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Dead Cat Bounces of the S&P 500
Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 8:32pm | 344Forget the Dogs of the Dow. How about the Dead Cat Bounces of the Standard & Poor's 500? A dead cat bounce takes place when a generally bad stock drops substantially and has a little bounce in price after the big drop. If you take a look at the stocks of the S&P 500 that have greatly...
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Three Stocks That Are Still Bargains (HCBK, FEED, AA)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 5:27pm | 358As the Dow again flirts with 11,000 and seems to slowly "melt up" day after day, you may be wondering if there are any bargains left to be had. Well, I've found three stocks that still look attractive based on valuation and offer solid fundamentals. Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK) is the largest...
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Lowest PEG Ratio (PDLI, SOLR, YONG, FEED, FUQI)
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 5:23am | 189Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. PDL BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ: PDLI) has a PEG ratio of 0.21. PDLI’s shares have slipped by 12.04% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 44.18% gain in the S&P 500. GT Solar International (NASDAQ: SOLR) has a PEG ratio of...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (FDP , WPC, PSYS, SAI, ARMH)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:47am | 251Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (NYSE: FDP) was downgraded by Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey from “buy” to “neutral.” FDP closed at $20.92 yesterday. FDP has a 52-week trading range of $13.82-$24.77. Read more about this company here. Davenport downgraded WP Carey & Co LLC (NYSE: WPC) from “buy” to “...