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MFA Mortgage Investments (NYSE: MFA) Future Looks Bright
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 8:54am | 127Jefferies & Company, Inc. today initiated coverage of MFA Mortgage Investments (NYSE: MFA)(FREE stock trend analysis) with a Buy rating and 12-month price target set to $9. Analysts feel that depending on the macro-economic environment, MFA’s diversified structure allows the company to come up...
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American Superconductor (AMSC) Breaks Out of Double Top
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 4:50pm | 754Our old friend, American Superconductor (AMSC) broke out of a double top formation today (a break over $36) and immediately shot up $2 to mid September highs around $38. Setting up for either a rejection or another double top breakout ... Ironically, I just read about the name in a New York...
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Becton Receives FDA Clearance - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 2:19pm | 428Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BDX) recently announced that BD Diagnostics, a segment of BDX, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to utilize its BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx and BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Amplified DNA Assays with samples...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Operating Margins (PCBC, PMBC, FSNM, ELC, NCT)
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 9:56am | 186Below are the interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest operating margins. Pacific Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ: PCBC) has a market capitalization of $48.1 million. PMBC is realizing 433,340% operating margins. Keefe Bruyette has upgraded PCBC from “underperform” to “market...
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Beige Book Brighter - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 4:19pm | 1341The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book, a collection of mostly anectdotal information from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts across the country. Below are some of the key passages from the report and my reactions to them. "Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicate that...
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New 52-Week Lows (AHR, PKT, FTK)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 11:32am | 145Anthracite Capital Inc. (NYSE: AHR) declined 27.92% to $0.274 on 2.75 million shares. Today, AHR has made a new 52-week low at $0.26. Today, Anthracite Capital reported that it had defaulted $1.6 million of interest payments on $79.25 million of senior notes. So far this year, AHR is down over 85...
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Nov 24: GDP up 2.8% - Economic Highlights
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 11:15am | 354GDP Preliminary Q3 Estimates show GDP increased by 2.8%, less than the expected 2.9% increase, following a 3.5% estimated increase in the advance Q3 estimate (today’s preliminary release is based on a more complete set of data), after contracting by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2009. The increase...
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5 Top Mid-Cap Stocks with Highest Operating Margins (MI, LINE, KMR, MFA, CIM)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 8:36am | 173Below are interesting large-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest operating margins. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI) has an operating margin of 1,100 and a market capitalization of $2.90 billion. JP Morgan upgraded MI from “underweight” to “neutral.” Linn Energy LLC (...
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5 Mid-Cap NYSE Stocks with Highest Sales Growth Estimate (CIM, AEM, HIG, DFS, JEF)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 7:42am | 189Below are interesting mid-cap stocks on the NYSE with the highest sales growth estimate. Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) has a consensus sales growth estimate of 683.6% for Q4 and a market capitalization of $2.63 billion. CIM shares are trading at a price short of their 52-week high of $...
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Omega Announces It'll Purchase $565 Million of Long Term Care Facilities From CapitalSource
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 9:18am | 66Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with CapitalSource Inc. (NYSE: CSE) and several of its affiliates to purchase entities owning 80 long term care facilities for approximately $565 million. The purchase price...
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Omega (OHI) Announces Agreement to Purchase $565M of Long Term Care Facilities
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 8:00am | 83Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with Capital Source Inc. (NYSE: CSE) and several of its affiliates to purchase entities owning 80 long term care facilities for approximately $565M. The purchase price includes a purchase...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (TLP, RDEN, PFWD, CSX, TX, MBT, RWT, CCO, NDAQ)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:29pm | 315TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (NYSE: TLP) upgraded by Wunderlich from Hold to Buy at a price target of $26.50. TLP is now trading at $24.10, 2.73% up. The 52 week trading range for TLP is $11.27 - $29.07. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN) climbed 6.95% to $13.39 on 253K shares. Today Sun Trust...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Lowest P/B Ratio (ADVNB, CTZN, FRGB, HRZB, AHR)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 8:45am | 179Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have lowest price to book ratio. Advanta Corp (NASDAQ: ADVNB) has the price to book ratio of 0.034 and a market capitalization of $3.3 million. ADVNB shares have plummeted by 97.15% over the past 52 weeks. Citizens First Bancorp Inc...
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The Day's Biggest Losers (STEC, CSLR, TRLG, CRLT, VG, CT)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 7:10pm | 138STEC Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) led the losers today with a 38.92% loss, that was made on the volume of $31.98M. Consulier Engineering Inc (NASDAQ: CSLR) was right behind with 35.14% drop, and True Religion Apparel, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG) lost 24.44% to close at $20.07. Clarient (NASDAQ: CLRT) fell 23.62%,...
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Stocks to Watch (COGT, ANH, OSTK, CNW, NETL)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 6:39am | 155COGENT INC (NASDAQ: COGT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.07, 3 cents below the analyst estimate of $0.10. Revenue for the quarter was $28.9 million, which compares to the estimate of $34.09 million. COGENT announced a $100 million share buyback. Anworth Mortgage (NYSE: ANH) reported Q3 EPS of $0.27, 4...