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Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE: TLM) 12,137 puts, 171 calls 2. Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) 3,514 puts, 112 calls 3. Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) 4,613 puts, 177 calls 4. Humana Inc. (...

Shares of PepsiCo Inc (NYSE: PEP) fell about 1.1% after the company reported a 5% drop in its Q4 profit. PEP posted its quarterly earnings at $1.36 billion, or $0.85 per share, compared with $1.43 billion, or $0.90 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's core earnings came in at $1.05 per...

Gabelli maintained its Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) Buy rating in a research report published today. In the report, Gabelli states, "We believe Coca-Cola shares trade at a compelling valuation (14.5x and 10x our projected pro-forma 2011 EPS and EBITDA of $4.35 and $14.6 billion, respectively) considering...

JP Morgan has published a research report on PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) after the company reported 4Q EPS in-line with estimates. In the report, JP Morgan writes "PEP reported Q4 comparable EPS of $1.05 vs. our $1.04 estimate which was in line with the Bloomberg consensus. Sales were much stronger than...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from many companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 54 points to 12,153 and S&P 500 futures dropped 7.50 points at 1,312. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 index dipped 19.25 points to...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today reported volume, revenue and profit growth for the fourth quarter. Full-year reported earnings per share increased 4 percent to $3.91, core earnings per share increased 12 percent to $4.13 and core constant currency earnings per share grew 12 percent. For the...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from many companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 49 points to 12,158.00 and S&P 500 futures dropped 7.90 points at 1,311.30. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 index dipped 21.75 points to 2,340.50...

Analysts at HSBC downgrade Coca-Cola HBC SA (NYSE: CCH) from “overweight” to “neutral.” CCH shares lost 0.67% to close at $29.54 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Kraft Foods Inc (NYSE: KFT) is expected to post its earnings at $0.46 per share on revenue of $13.47 billion in fourth quarter. Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) is expected to post a Q4 loss of $0.30 per share on revenue of $8.16 billion. PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $1.04 on...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) to report its Q4 EPS at $1.04 on revenue of $17.64 billion. PEP shares dropped 0.11% to $64.35 in after-hours trading. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported its FQ2 net income at $1.52 billion, or...

Cusick's Corner The close was impressive, fighting back to almost breakeven but the volume continued to be light and this has raised a flag. Prices have been moving bullish over the last 10 sessions. However, the driving force (buyers) behind this move has been dissipating over the last 4...

Cusick's Corner As I noted yesterday this market is a little frothy with S&P March futures at 1320, a pullback could be warranted. Many traders are monitoring if critical, short-term support 1317 holds on the March S&P futures into the After Hours, which would be a good sign for the bulls...

At 10:05 am, the Dow gained 0.02% to 12,235.38, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.21% to 1,321.76 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.17% to 2,792.19. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Building Materials Wholesale: This industry jumped 4.70% by...

Web.com Group Inc (NASDAQ: WWWW) shares advanced 24.62% to $12.30 at 9:55 am. WWWW reported 87% y/y jump in its Q4 adjusted EBITDA. Leading Brands Inc (NASDAQ: LBIX) jumped 23.26% to $3.71. LBIX shares have surged 68.16% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 23.73% in the...

Shares of Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) gained about 2.2% after the company reported its Q4 net income at $5.77 billion, or $2.46 per share, up from $1.54 billion, or $0.66 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue increased to $10.49 billion from $7.51 billion. On an adjusted basis, the...