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Stocks Flying Under the Radar (12/12/09)
Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 5:01pm | 195Here's a new stock screen for all of you to munch on this weekend - I'm basically looking for stocks that have a book value per share that is more than its price per share (i.e. less than "1"). Also, I wanted only those stocks that are showing in increase in interest from the institutions (i.e....
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Highest EPS (ttm) (NWLI, ESGR, FCNCA, ATRI, KTII)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 9:20am | 169Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of EPS (ttm). The trailing-twelve-month EPS for National Western Life Insurance Company (NASDAQ: NWLI) is $12.01. NWLI’s market capitalization is $621.7 million. NWLI’s shares have risen by 9.07% over the past 52-weeks, as compared to a 22...
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MetLife (MET) Sees 2010 Operating Earnings up 50%
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 7:59am | 119MetLife Inc (NYSE: MET) forecast 2010 earnings that could beat average Wall Street expectations, helped by cost cuts, improved investment returns and higher revenue, but said it did not see a return to historical growth levels until at least 2011. The largest publicly traded U.S. life insurer said...
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Promising Stocks By Putnam Voyager (PVOYX) Fund Manager
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 1:32pm | 387Nick Thakore, Fund Manager at Putnam Voyager Fund (NASDAQ: PVOYX) believes in diversifying his portfolio for better risk management. During the market meltdown, he added Apple {NASDAQ: AAPL) that got down to just below 80 in January. At that level, 40% of Apple's market value was in cash. The stock...
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Barron’s Picks The Best Of Putnam Voyager Fund: Qualcomm (QCOM), Aflac (AFL) and DirecTV (DTV)
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 1:03pm | 118Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) and DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) are the best picks, according to Putnam Voyager Fund. The rationale offered is that Qualcomm is expected to report a 30% and above earning-growth for the next couple of years. Aflac has grown operating earnings per...
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Metlife (MET) Indicates 2010 Operating Profit On Track
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 1:00pm | 110MetLife Inc (NYSE: MET) has said that its operating profit for 2010 may meet the estimates of the analysts who expect a higher per share earnings as compared to this year. Metlife, the largest US life insurer expects the earnings excluding the investment results to be between $4 to $4.40 per share...
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Company News for December 07, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 10:10am | 318• MetLife (NYSE:MET) provided better-than-consensus 2010 earnings expectations of $4.00-$4.40, ahead of the Street forecast of $4.11. The firm said it sees fourth-quarter revenues and fees of $8.50-$9.10 billion, with earnings of 90-95 cents • Cummins (NYSE:CMI) was added to Goldman Sachs' (NYSE:...
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MetLife (MET) Announces 2010 Guidance & Expected 2009 Financial Results
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 9:46am | 802010 Operating Earnings Projected to Increase 50% Over 2009. Q4 2009 Premiums, Fees & Other Revenues Expected to Grow 7% over Prior Period Full Year. 2009 Premiums, Fees & Other Revenues Estimated to Rise 2% Over 2008. 2009 Year-End Book Value per Share Expected to Increase 49% Over 2008....
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PFG’s 2010 Guidance Too Low
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 2:08pm | 123Analyst Edward A Spehar of Bank of America Merrill Lynch maintains his “buy” rating on Principal Financial Group (NYSE: PFG), while reducing his estimates for the company. The target price for PFG has been reduced from $33 to $32. Principal Financial has announced its 2010 operating EPS guidance...
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Benzinga Top Gainers (BIOF, PNX, CCIX, CAGC, ZN)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 3:37pm | 181BioFuel Energy Corp (NASDAQ: BIOF) soared 36.79% to $2.64. The 52-week range for BIOF is $0.25-$2.85. BIOF shares jumped after EPA announced that it will decide on raising ethanol levels in gasoline in mid-2010. Phoenix Companies Inc (The) (NYSE: PNX) jumped by 18.15% to $2.93. PNX’s share price...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Free Cash Flows (AMR, UAUA, MBI, NLY, PL)
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 9:42am | 161Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with highest free cash flows. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) has free cash flows of $1.84 billion and a market capitalization of $1.93 billion. UBS upgraded AMR from “neutral” to “buy.” UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) has free cash flows of...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades & Downgrades (QLTI, PUK, TIF, GIB, ABB, EUBK, FSNM)
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 10:52am | 268QLT Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ: QLTI) was upgraded by RBC Capital Markets today from Sector Perform to Outperform. Price target increased from $4.50 to $6. QLTI is now trading at $4.68, 3.96% up. In the last trading session, QLTI made a new high at $4.55. So far in 2009, QLTI gained over 85%. Prudential...
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5 Top Large-Cap Stocks with Highest 5-Y Earnings Growth and PEG ratio (LFC, RIG, CELG, CHU, AAPL)
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 8:35am | 202Below are interesting large-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest five year earnings growth and PEG ratio less than 1.5. China Life Insurance Co Ltd (NYSE: LFC) has a 5-Y earnings growth of 213.46% and a market capitalization of $52.69 billion. LFC has a PEG ratio of 1.24. Credit...
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Citigroup Ups Earnings Estimates on MetLife
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 4:00am | 179Citigroup (NYSE: C) upped its earnings estimates for 2009-2011 on insurance giant MetLife (NYSE: MET) while reiterating a "buy" rating on the shares with a $42 price target. Calling current valuation "attractive" and noting the current price is a good entry point, Citigroup boosted its 2009...
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Comparing the New Claymore AlphaShares China All Cap ETF (YAO) to Claymore AlphaShares China Small Cap ETF (HAO)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:52pm | 2096There have been exciting new offerings in the international space of late, allowing US investors access to foreign equities other than those available as US ADRs. We discussed a Brazilian small cap ETF last summer [Jun 2, 2009: Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap (BRF) - a New ETF for Exposure to...