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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (VRTX, CETV, NAFC, RMBS)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 2:26pm | 177Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) shares gained 4.65% to $35.53 by 12:05 pm. The volume of VRTX shares traded was 432% higher than normal. Wedbush upgraded VRTX from “underperform” to “neutral.” Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (NASDAQ: CETV) shares climbed 8.99% to $24.49 by...
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Stocks That Crossed 52-Week Highs (AIRT, HTWR, NAFC, SPRD)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 1:53pm | 182Air T Inc (NASDAQ: AIRT) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $12.61 and created a new 52-week high of $12.71. AIRT provides overnight air cargo, ground equipment sales and ground support services. Heartware International Inc (NASDAQ: HTWR) was another stock that made a new 52-week high at $59.05,...
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Lettuce Recall Lost in Market Shuffle (SYY, KR, IMKTA)
Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 6:43pm | 176As the stock market plunged last week, a potentially dangerous E. coli outbreak in lettuce passed under the headlines. Freshway Foods has recalled products containing romaine lettuce in 23 states. The outbreak has sickened nearly 19 people, three of which are in critical condition, in Ohio, New...
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Sysco Shares Jump On Better-Than-Expected Q3 Earnings
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 8:27am | 181Sysco Corp (NYSE: SYY) announced that its net income for the third quarter had risen to $247.6 million, or $0.42 a share, from $226.2 million, or $0.38 a share, in the same period a year ago. The company's revenues for the quarter climbed to $8.9 billion, from $8.7 billion. The analysts were...
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SYY Moved Up To Buy
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 10:32am | 40Analysts at UBS upgrade Sysco (NYSE: SYY) from “neutral” to “buy.” Shares of SYY lost 0.22% to $31.12 in the after-hours session. More Analyst Ratings here.
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PowerShares Small Cap Sector ETFs Hit the Tape
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 3:02am | 1157PowerShares launched a suite of small-cap sector ETFs based on the S&P SmallCap 600 Index yesterday (4/7/10). These nine new ETFs are the first to provide sector-specific exposure within the U.S. small-cap stock market. I have long been a fan of sector and industry-focused funds, and I warmly...
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Hain Celestial Sees Profitable Growth Opportunity With Wal-Mart
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 11:24am | 129Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets maintain their "buy" rating on The Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ: HAIN). The target price for HAIN has been raised from $21 to $23. According to BB&T Capital Markets, Hain-Celestial’s US retail sales have risen by roughly 3% versus slightly flat/down...
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The Agriculture ETF (MOO) Will See Continued Strength On Agribusiness Acquisitions
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 1:01pm | 2194“Fueled by top components like Potash (POT), Monsanto (MON), Mosaic (MOS) and Deere (DE), the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) continues to gain momentum. (MOO) is a well-balanced, low-cost, tax-efficient way to gain exposure to 46 global agribusiness firms. Many of the companies in the...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of March 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 11:53pm | 672Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (UNFI, AGP, HALO, PPS, FSP)
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 12:23pm | 179United Natural Foods Inc (NASDAQ: UNFI) was upgraded by Argus from “hold” to “buy.” UNFI’s shares have gained 2.13% to $29.22. The company’s shares have gained only 6.99% so far this year. Collins Stewart upgraded AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP) from “hold” to “buy.” AGP moved up 6.10% to trade...
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BB&T Capital Markets Maintains United Natural Foods (UNFI) Buy Rating
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 12:52pm | 181BB&T Capital Markets analysts Andrew P. Wolf and Preston Wilkinson maintained their Buy rating for shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) with a price target of $33. Although United Natural Foods' earnings per share were slightly below consensus estimates, rising sales more than...
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Top Performing Industries For February 19 (BBW, X, UNFI, FNCB.OB)
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 3:10pm | 225The industries that are driving the market today are: Toy & Hobby Stores: The top gainer of the day, this industry had added 7.66% by 1:18 pm. The highest gainer within the industry was Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (NYSE: BBW), which jumped 7.07% today after the company posted 4.5% growth in...
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The Andersons (ANDE) Downgraded As It Approaches Price Target
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 8:34pm | 80Shares of The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) fell more than 4% today and received a downgrade. Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of The Andersons, Inc. from Overweight to Neutral, with a price target of $33. Piper Jaffray reported that although the company's balance sheet was in excellent shape, the...
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ANDE Downgraded To Neutral By Piper Jaffray
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:49am | 48Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgrade Andersons (NASDAQ: ANDE) from "overweight" to "neutral." The target price for ANDE is set to $33. ANDE’s shares rose 2.41% to close at $32.71 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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US Wholesale Inventories Fall By 0.8% In December
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:24pm | 252US wholesale inventories unexpectedly fell 0.8% to $383.57 billion in December, prompting analysts to suggest higher-than-expected growth in the economy in the fourth quarter. Wall Street was expecting an increase in December wholesale inventories by 0.5%. The revised November wholesale inventories...