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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Property Management Industry With The Highest ROE (BPO, CBG, ALX, CIM)
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 2:13am | 139Below are the top mid-cap property management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Brookfield Properties Corporation (NYSE: BPO) is 34.58%. BPO's profit margin for the same period is 54.62%. The trailing-twelve-month return on...
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Newcastle Declares Preferred Stock Dividends for the Fourth Quarter
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 5:16pm | 94Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE: NCT) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared dividends on the Company's Series B, Series C and Series D Preferred Stock for the period beginning May 1, 2010 and ending January 31, 2011. The dividends are payable on January 31, 2011 to holders of...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 8:34am | 527Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning as investors are awaiting weekly jobless-claims data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38 points to 11,702 and S&P 500 index futures gained 4.50 points to 1,276. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 8.25 points to 2,278. A Peek Into...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterating Overweight On CapitalSource Inc. (CSE)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 8:18am | 159Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating and $9 price target on shares of CapitalSource Inc. (NYSE: CSE). In the research note, Piper Jaffray writes, "CSE shares were up 4% yesterday following a report from the dealReporter.com and subsequently from the Wall Street Journal, which quoted...
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Wunderlich Maintains Buy On Hatteras Financial Corp. (HTS)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 1:05pm | 155Wunderlich Securities is maintaining its Buy rating and $31.50 price target on shares of Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS). In a note sent to clients, Wunderlich writes, "Hatteras Financial Corp. (HTS) furthered its portfolio repositioning initiative by offering 9.0 million shares on January 4,...
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Morning Market Losers (TSTY, PCE, TRID, MTSN)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 11:27am | 108Tasty Baking Company (NASDAQ: TSTY) shares dipped 31.57% to $4.40 by 10:25 am. TSTY's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -71.91%. Pacific Office Properties Trust (AMEX: PCE) fell 22.86% to $2.43. PCE's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is -22.28%. Trident Microsystems Inc (NASDAQ: TRID) dropped 17.28%...
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Hatteras Financial Corp. Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering at $28.75/sh
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 10:08am | 77Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) today announced that it priced a public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $28.75 per share for expected gross proceeds of approximately $287,500,000 before expenses. The Company granted the underwriters of the...
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Dollar Financial Expands in U.K. - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 6:03pm | 646In an attempt to expand its payday lending business in U.K., Dollar Financial U.K. Ltd., a wholly owned U.K. subsidiary of Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) has agreed to acquire Purpose U.K. Holdings Limited for $195 million. Purpose is a provider of online payday loans, which operates under...
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Fed Minutes: Upbeat for 2011 - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 6:03pm | 2582The Federal Reserve released the minutes to the December 14th meeting. Below is the Staff outlook for the economy, along with a bit of my commentary/translation interspersed. "…[E]conomic activity was increasing at a moderate rate, but...the unemployment rate remained elevated. The pace of...
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Annaly Capital Management Announces Conversion Rate Adjustment for 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 5:36pm | 64Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) today announced an adjustment to the conversion rate for 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015. The adjustment to the conversion rate for the Notes is being made pursuant to the governing indenture for the Notes in light of the Company's previously...
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Fed Minutes: Upbeat for 2011 - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 5:26pm | 2582The Federal Reserve released the minutes to the December 14th meeting. Below is the Staff outlook for the economy, along with a bit of my commentary/translation interspersed. "…[E]conomic activity was increasing at a moderate rate, but...the unemployment rate remained elevated. The pace of...
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Dollar Financial Expands in U.K. - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 5:20pm | 646In an attempt to expand its payday lending business in U.K., Dollar Financial U.K. Ltd., a wholly owned U.K. subsidiary of Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) has agreed to acquire Purpose U.K. Holdings Limited for $195 million. Purpose is a provider of online payday loans, which operates under...
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The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 2:03pm | 231Kevin Matras shows the right way to find great growth stocks at an excellent value. Highlighted stocks include DX, HITK, OI, TECD and WRLD. DYNEX CAP INC (DX): Free Stock Analysis Report HI TECH PHARMA (HITK): Free Stock Analysis Report OWENS-ILLINOIS (OI): Free Stock Analysis Report TECH DATA CORP...
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Market Roundup (CCL, NLY, GM, LCC, LFL, UAL, AMR, DAL)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 12:48pm | 268Shares of Carnival PLC (NYSE: CCL) rose about 1.4% after analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded company's stock from “hold” to “buy.” Deutsche Bank has a target price of $57.50 for the company. Shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) dropped about 2.5% after the company raised $1.29 billion...
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Annaly Capital Management Announces Pricing of Public Offering at $17.20/sh
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 9:58am | 44Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 75,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $17.20 for expected gross proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion before expenses.