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Stocks That Crossed Their 52-Week Highs (ARMH, ATAC, BELFA, CALM, CORE)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 3:06pm | 187ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) shares crossed their 52-week high threshold of $8.54 to create a new high of $8.55. ARM Holdings may benefit from consumers in the emerging markets upgrading to smartphones. ATC Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: ATAC) shares crossed their 52-week high of $24.38 to...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (OSIS, SEED, KONG, KFRC, CALM)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 3:00pm | 206OSI Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS) shares rose by 8.14% to $27.10. The volume of OSIS shares traded was 6003% higher than normal. OSIS manufactures and sells specialized electronic systems to be used for homeland security, healthcare and defense. Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) shares spiraled...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (IPSU, OSIS, CWCO, AIXG, CTCM)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 2:57pm | 198Imperial Sugar Company (NASDAQ: IPSU) shares climbed 14.98% to $16.92. The volume of IPSU shares traded was 620% higher than normal. IPSU is to receive a $345 million property insurance claim for its Port Wentworth refinery. OSI Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS) shares rose 2.78% to $25.15. The volume of...
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) To Submit Diedrich Coffee Inc. (DDRX ) Filing
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 12:57pm | 132Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) will submit its filing for the purchase of Diedrich Coffee Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) with the antitrust division of the Federal Trade Commission today. Green Mountain had voluntarily withdrawn its previous filing with the antitrust division after a...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades & Downgrades (JEF, CTCM, CZZ, GOK, UNH, AMCS, HRB)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 10:23am | 332Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) was today upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette and Woods from Market Perform to Outperform and price target set to $30. Jefferies Group is now trading at $5.51, 0.73% up in the pre-market session. So far in 2009, JEF gained over 225%. CTC Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCM) was...
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Company News for December 29, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 9:57am | 402• STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) shares moved higher for the tenth session, gaining on takeover speculation. Moreover, Broadpoint AmTech posted a "buy" rating on the shares with a $23 priced target. • Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares remained on an upward path, up 1.2% on Monday, as rumors circulated regarding the...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks In Consumer Goods Sector With Lowest PEG Ratio (SMP, ADY, BZ, CNGL, HOGS)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 9:30am | 184Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks from Consumer Goods sector on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Standard Motor Products Inc (NYSE: SMP) has a PEG ratio of 0.09. SMP’s market capitalization is $171.1 million. BB&T Capital Markets upgraded SMP from “hold” to “buy.” American Dairy...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (OSIS, GPRE, CALM, ASEI, CSKI)
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 3:24pm | 214OSI Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS) shares rose by 12.22% to $24.71. The volume of OSIS shares traded was 655% higher than normal. OSIS designs, manufactures and sells specialized electronic systems and components to be used in homeland security applications, healthcare and the defense and aerospace...
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Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) 2Q Bottom Line Falls 41% On Weak Revenue & Margins
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 12:52pm | 127Cal-Maine Foods Incorporation (NASDAQ: CALM) announced second-quarter earnings for the fiscal, which fell 41% as revenue, margins and average selling price dropped. As more people cook at home, the owner of Eggland's Best and Farmhouse egg brands continues to post anemic sales to restaurants and...
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Company news for December 28, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 10:06am | 233• A number of health care IPOs were filed over the weekend, including a $90 million filing from Rules-Based Medicine (NASDAQ:RULE), a $80 million IPO from Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM). Dehaier Medical Systems (NASDAQ:DHRM) expects its IPO to be price at $7-$9. • The Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE...
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Benzinga’s News Roundup (CALM, CGEN, VICL, TOBC, TEG, ACTU)
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 10:05am | 420Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) today reported that a second-quarter earnings of $16.1 million or $0.67 a share against $27.2 million, or $1.14 a share from the same quarter last year. Sales declined to $229.2 million as compared to $238.3 million in the year ago period. Cal-Maine Foods also...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (SVA, AMCS, FTK, CGEN, PAR, NVMI, CBY)
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 9:18am | 373Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) has jumped 2.40% to $6.40 in the pre-market after Sinovac Biotech announced that it has filed a clinical trial application with China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for vaccine against hand, foot, and mouth disease. In the last trading session, SVA...
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Dean Foods (DF) Has Competitive Advantage
Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 10:33am | 105Wells Fargo has reduced its price range estimate for Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) to $17 - $18 from $17 - $19 to reflect the impact of the higher dairy price inflation. The valuation is based on P/E multiple of 10-11x its 2010E EPS. The key risk factors that could affect valuation include sales...
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Highest PEG Ratio (PDLI, CMED, HOGS, IIIN, YONG)
Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 8:27am | 184Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of highest PEG ratio. PDL BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ: PDLI) has a PEG ratio of 0.23. PDLI’s market capitalization is $825.72 million. Lazard Capital Markets upgraded PDLI from “hold” “buy.” China Medical Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: CMED) has a...
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Tim Seymour Likes POT, DBA, SQM, IPI, CZZ, UNG
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 7:49pm | 210CNBC's Fast Money Tim Seymour believes that farmers can't avoid the usage of fertilizers, they can only postpone it. Therefore he sees a potential benefit for agriculture and fertilizer stocks like Potash (NYSE: POT), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE: DBA), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:...