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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (CNH, ETN, DGX, HAL, PVTB, SEE)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 9:02am | 447CNH Global N.V. (ADR) (NYSE: CNH) reported today a fourth-quarter profit of $28 million, or $0.12 per share on sales of $3.21 billion. Analysts expected CNH Global N.V. (ADR) to report earnings of $0.01 per share. The 52-week trading range for CNH is $5.69 - $29.11. CNH closed at $25.48 in the last...
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Stock Watch-Lisit for January 25, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 7:38am | 280It's great to finally be back writing my daily articles - last week was awful - trying to restore SharePlanner, while at the same time the market was dropping like a rock. The market has a lot working against it such as extreme overbought conditions that has to wear off, a not so great earnings...
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BAS To Benefit From Cyclical Recovery In Oil
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 12:26pm | 118Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgrade Basic Energy Services Inc (NYSE: BAS) from “hold” to “buy,” while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for BAS has been raised from $6 to $18. The analysts say, “We continue to favor leverage to a recovery in marginal oil directed activity....
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Company News for January 22, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:27am | 228• Air Products (NYSE:APD) reported fiscal first quarter earnings of $1.16, two cents higher than anticipated, on inline revenues of $2.2 billion, off 1% from a year ago • BB&T (NYSE:BBT) posted fourth quarter results of 27 cents, 6 cents better than expected • GE (NYSE:GE) beat estimates by 2...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (TSN, HK, IGT, BAS, TK)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:27am | 290Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) was today upgraded by BB&T Capital Markets from Hold to Buy with a price target of $17. Tyson Foods is now trading at $13.85, 1.47% up in the pre-market session. TSN closed at $13.65 in the previous trading session. In the last year, TSN has gained over 55%....
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Stock Market News for January 22, 2010 - Market News
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:24am | 478President Barack Obama’s combative rhetoric sent traders on Wall Street scurrying for cover as proposals of greater restrictions on big banks led to concerns that profits at those firms will be impacted. Lingering worries about China’s moves to contain liquidity to stay ahead of inflation and...
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Top 5 Stocks To Watch For January 22, 2010 (GOOG, GE, MCD, HOG, SLB)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:14am | 288Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has posted its fourth quarter sales short of analyst estimates. However, GOOG’s advertising sales climbed to around $2 billion for the first time. After gaining 0.44% in yesterday’s trading, GOOG has lost 4.39% in pre-market trading. Read more about this company here. General...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (GE, BBT, APD, SLB, STI, JCI, HBAN, KMB, HOG)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:03am | 706General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2.94 billion, or $0.28 per share, on revenue of $41.4 billion. Analysts expected General Electric to report earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $39.99 billion. General Electric is trading at $16.15, increased 0.81...
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Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Industrial Goods Sector With The Highest 5-Y Earnings Estimate (GFA, DRC, SHAW, FLIR, SRCL)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:16am | 250Below are the top 5 mid-cap industrial goods stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of 5-year earnings growth. The five-year earnings growth estimate for Gafisa SA (NYSE: GFA) is 43.6%. GFA’s market capitalization is $3.55 billion. GFA posted higher-than-expected earnings for the November...
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Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) Earnings Preview
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 9:30pm | 59Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) is slated to announce last quarter's results at 11:00 am EST on Friday. The estimated EPS of $0.64 is much less than the $1.03 earned during the same quarter from a year earlier. Schlumberger Limited - an oil drilling service provider - has beat forecasts in its...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (AGQ, EDC, TNA, ERX )
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 1:32pm | 204ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) is trading 9.44% down, as Silver futures contracts dropped 4.68% today. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) is also struggling. It fell more than 7% as emerging markets are having a bad day. Russell 2000 Index dropped 2.1% and...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 24
Monday, January 18, 2010 - 4:21pm | 4125Year 3, Week 24 Major Position ChangesTo see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'.Cash: 48.3% (v 34.9% last week)26 long bias: 50.4% (v 64.5% last week) [Includes 1 option position]2 short bias: 1.3% (v 0.6% last week) 28...
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Global Industries (GLBL) To Be Awarded 350 Million Ringgit Contract
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 1:59pm | 86Global Industries, Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBL) provides worldwide construction and subsea services, including pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, project management, construction support, diving services, diverless intervention and marine support services to the offshore oil and gas...
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Stock Market News for January 07, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 10:18am | 413U.S. stocks ended the day little changed as a mixed bag of economic data and caution ahead of the government’s employment report on Friday kept traders on the sidelines. The FOMC minutes did not sound too convincing on the economy’s upturn, and traders pondered over the economy’s direction. US...
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Stocks That Formed New 52 Week Highs (SMLC, EGHT, ACTG, ACGY, AEIS)
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 3:18pm | 204012 Smile.Communications Ltd (NASDAQ: SMLC) rose 8.37% to $23.31 to its 52-week high price. SMLC provides a range of broadband and traditional voice services in Israel. 8x8 Inc (NASDAQ: EGHT) rose to $1.54, its 52-week high price, reflecting a 2.67% gain since morning. EGHT develops, markets and...