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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: CF Industries, ValueClick, Public Storage, Endo Pharmaceuticals and FTI Consulting - Press Releases
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 5:53pm | 1811For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 09, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF), ValueClick Inc. (VCLK), Public Storage (PSA) Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (ENDP) and FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN ). Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: CF Falls...
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Jefferies Upgrades Omega Healthcare Investors To Buy (OHI)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 12:31pm | 125Analysts at Jefferies & Company upgrade Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) to “buy” from “hold.” The analysts at Jefferies also increased its price target from $23.00 to $26.00. Jefferies & Company writes, “We are upgrading OHI to Buy given: 1) our favorable view of the company's...
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Jefferies Upgrades Omega Healthcare Investors To Buy (OHI)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 12:31pm | 125Analysts at Jefferies & Company upgrade Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) to “buy” from “hold.” The analysts at Jefferies also increased its price target from $23.00 to $26.00. Jefferies & Company writes, “We are upgrading OHI to Buy given: 1) our favorable view of the company's...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (RYL, MYL, OHI, DE)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 7:37am | 151Ryland Group Inc (NYSE: RYL) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." RYL’s shares closed at $16.40 on Friday. Ryland Group’s earnings may jump by 59.94% this year. Bernstein upgraded Mylan Inc (NASDAQ: MYL) from "market perform" to "outperform." MYL’s shares closed at $17.65 on Friday....
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Earnings Scorecard: Plum Creek - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 4:05pm | 700Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (PCL), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns one of the largest private timberlands in the U.S., reported fiscal 2010 second quarter earnings of 21 cents per share, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents. We cover below the results of the...
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Restaurant Industry Review - August 2010 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 9:50am | 2541The second half of 2010 should continue to bring gradual improvements to restaurant industry fundamentals. The industry faced extremely tough challenges through the end of 2009 due to the economic turmoil that resulted in weak labor and tight credit markets, resulting in lower discretionary...
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Restaurant Industry Review - August 2010 - Industry Outlook
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 9:50am | 2541The second half of 2010 should continue to bring gradual improvements to restaurant industry fundamentals. The industry faced extremely tough challenges through the end of 2009 due to the economic turmoil that resulted in weak labor and tight credit markets, resulting in lower discretionary...
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Restaurant Industry Review - August 2010 - Industry Outlook
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 7:57pm | 2234The second half of 2010 should continue to bring gradual improvements to restaurant industry fundamentals. The industry faced extremely tough challenges through the end of 2009 due to the economic turmoil that resulted in weak labor and tight credit markets, resulting in lower discretionary...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (GRU, DRV, TZA, SRTY)
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 4:43pm | 159The ELEMENTS MLCX Grains Index Exchange-Traded Note (ETN)(NYSE: GRU) gained 3.84% today, as wheat and other grains continued to move higher. Wheat gained more than 8% on the news that Russia decided to ban exports. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRV) traded higher, on the weakness...
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Strategic Hotels & Resorts Reports Second Quarter Results
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 4:58pm | 105Strategic Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BEE) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Comparable funds from operations was $0.02 per diluted share compared with a loss of $0.03 per diluted share in the prior year. Comparable EBITDA was $35.1 million compared with $33.6...
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Jefferies Raises Nationwide Health Price Target (NHP)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 11:47am | 130Jefferies & Co. raised its price target on Nationwide Health Properties (NYSE: NHP) to $42 from $38 Wednesday. Jefferies also raised its FY10 and FY11 earnings estimates. Jefferies notes that Nationwide Health Properties "has one of the strongest balance sheet and liquidity profiles in our...
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FelCor Posts Disappointing 2Q Results
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 11:34am | 84FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FCH) posted 2Q results slightly below CitiGroup's estimates, resulting in a disappointing report. CitiGroup reports that EBITDA of $56.5M was below the estimated $57.9M, and REVPAR at +5.6% was below the estimated 7%, with most peers between 6-8%. 2010 guidance...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Says PCL Is Terrific But Weyerhaeuser Is Even Better
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 8:53am | 319In his Tuesday’s "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said that he likes CoreLogic (NASDAQ: CLGX). CLGX is a terrific company and it’s a good stock to own. CLGX gained 1.47% in after hours. When asked about Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), Jim mentioned, "I don't want to one a pure play on refining....
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Mad Money Lightning Round Recap (VLO, SUN, PCL, WY, PSO, PHG, NUE, AKS, X, RRC, CLGX)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 8:03pm | 411On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round, Jim Cramer said that he doesn't like Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO), because he doesn't want to own a pure refiner. If he had to own a refiner, he would buy Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN). Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) gained 3.33% today, and Sunoco (SUN)...
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HCP Marginally Beats - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 12:06pm | 394HCP Inc. (HCP), a health care real estate investment trust (REIT), reported second quarter 2010 FFO (funds from operations) of $161.9 million or 55 cents per share, compared with $146.1 million or 55 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge...