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A Relative Price Strength Screen for All Markets - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 7:37pm | 241Kevin Matras goes over a Relative Price Change screen to help you find top performers no matter what the market is doing. Stocks highlighted include ARLP, HMIN, LVS, MGA and TKR. ALLIANCE RES (ARLP): Free Stock Analysis Report HOME INNS&HOTEL (HMIN): Free Stock Analysis Report LAS VEGAS SANDS (...
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(NYSE: ANR) Alpha Natural Resources, Inc Rumors ( NYSE:BTU) Rumor May be interested in acquiring (ANR) at $62.00
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 10:22am | 81(NYSE: ANR) Alpha Natural Resources, Inc Rumor (NYSE: BTU) Rumor May be interested in acquiring (ANR) at $62.00 plus a share..Company could not be reached for comment. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. operates as a coal producer primarily in the central Appalachian and northern Appalachian regions....
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Top 4 Stocks In The Nonmetallic Mineral Mining Industry With The Highest Operating Margin (IPI, NGD, AHGP, CHGS)
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 5:46am | 149Below are the top nonmetallic mineral mining stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Intrepid Potash Inc (NYSE: IPI) is 24.57%. Analysts at Soleil upgraded IPI from “sell” to “hold.” The trailing-twelve-month operating...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Industrial Metals And Minerals Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (NRP, PVR, ARLP, BBL)
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 5:42am | 130Below are the top industrial metals and minerals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Natural Resources Partners LP (NYSE: NRP) has a dividend yield of 8.50%. NRP’s shares closed at $25.46 yesterday. Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP (NYSE: PVR) has a dividend yield of 8....
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Peabody Sells and Buys Notes - Analyst Blog
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 3:07pm | 577Yesterday, coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) initiated a new issue of senior notes and also announced the redemption of notes previously issued. In the new offer, Peabody priced the issue of 6.5% senior notes due 2020, aggregating to $650 million, under its shelf registration statement....
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Massey Energy August Puts Exploding Higher (MEE)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 12:00pm | 54The August 32 put contracts on coal producer Massey Energy (NYSE: MEE) are sharply higher this morning, having gained nearly 67% so far today. Open interest on the puts is nearly three times average volume. The puts are trading at 77 cents per contract, up 31 cents from yesterdays close.
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JRCC Exceeds 2Q Expectations
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 12:12pm | 82James River Coal Company (NASDAQ: JRCC) reported that management is holding steadfast and waiting for pricing to improve before contracting out the substantial amounts of coal the company is harboring, according to Dahlman Rose. Dahlman estimates that JRCC has 42% and 87% of 2011 and 2012 sales...
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Alpha Natural Resources Puts Exploding Higher (ANR)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 11:04am | 59The August 41 Put contracts for Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) are exploding higher this morning as reports come out the company is considering purchasing Whitehaven Coal, an Australian coal producer. The last trade was for $1.03 on the puts, up 50 cents or 94%.
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of August
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 4:06pm | 701Here 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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Results, Forecast Send James River Coal Up 7.6% (JRCC)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 3:13pm | 285Shares of James River Coal Company (Nasdaq: JRCC) are trading up 7.6% at $19.69 per share on Friday afternoon. The day's trading range for shares of James River Coal Company has been between $18.50 and $19.70 per share. Analysts covering the company's stock have a consensus price target of $26.50...
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Natural Resource Partners Beats - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 9:49am | 894Natural Resource Partners LP (NRP) recorded net income attributed to limited partners of 38 cents per unit in its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents. Net income in the quarter doubled year over year. The outperformance was driven by higher prices...
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Alpha Natural Resources Rated Buy At Dahlman Rose After Earnings (ANR)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 9:27am | 147Dahlman Rose & Co. still rates shares of Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) a Buy with a $56 price target after the company reported earnings that were below estimates due to higher costs. In the report Dahlman Rose notes, "The current quarter demonstrated increased cost and volume volatility...
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Rumors Continue To Link Peabody and Whitehaven
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 2:06am | 194Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), the largest U.S. coal producer, has once again been mentioned as possible suitor for Australia's Whitehaven Coal, a maker of pulverized coal for steelmakers. The rumor was first reported in June after Whitehaven's development of the $294 million Narrabri mine reportedly...
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USEC 2Q EPS Beats Estimates
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 9:26am | 88USEC, Inc. (NYSE: USU) reported 2Q earnings of $0.04, $0.03 above estimates, and while showing progress on the ACP is better than expected, costs soared $4.6B during the quarter excluding financing costs, according to Jeffries & Company, Inc. Jeffries reports sales dropped 11%, SWU revenues...
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Arch Coal Tops, Ups Guidance - Analyst Blog
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 5:04pm | 641Coal producer Arch Coal Inc. (ACI) announced its operating earnings of 43 cents per share for the second quarter 2010, which is much higher than the Zacks Consensus estimate of 25 cents. The operating earnings during the second quarter were higher than the year-ago quarter net loss of 11 cents....