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Morgan Keegan Raises Estimates on Nationwide Health Properties (NHP)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 10:16am | 155Morgan Keegan is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Outperform rating on Nationwide Health Properties (NYSE: NHP); it has a $42.75 price target on the stock. The MK analysts cited the company’s recent earnings report, which was ahead of their estimates. Key drivers...
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Wells Fargo Lowering Earnings Estimates (CWT, EGN, HK, SM, PFG, DVA, HLS, VVUS, SNH)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 9:04am | 151Wells Fargo Securities is lowering its earnings outlook on a variety of different companies following quarterly results and guidance provided by the various companies. In the report Wells Fargo Securities is lowering its earnings estimates on California Water Service (NYSE: CWT), Energen Corp. (...
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Entertainment Properties Trust Tops Street View (EPR)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:30pm | 40Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) reports Q2 FFO of $0.83 versus estimates of $0.81. Entertainment Properties Trust reports Q2 revenues of $77.6 million versus estimates of $76.57 million. EPR sees '10 FFO $3.30-$3.40 versus consensus of $3.27.
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Highest Yielding Real Estate Investment Trusts
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 1:11am | 544One of the best ways of speculating on real estate is through the use of Real Estate Investment Trusts, more commonly known as REITs. These investments pass through almost all their income to avoid double taxation, which is what most regular corporations are subject to. The REITs have several...
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Plum Creek Timber Beats on Top and Bottom Line (PCL)
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 4:14pm | 165Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE: PCL) reports Q2 earnings of $0.21 versus estimates of $0.15. Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. reports Q2 revenues of $258 million versus estimates of $247.53 million. The company said they see Q3 EPS coming in at $0.20 to $0.25 and that FY 2010 EPS would be between $1....
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Morgan Keegan Maintains Its Outperform Rating On Health Care REIT (HCN)
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 1:24pm | 147Morgan Keegan is out with a report this morning, where it maintains its “outperform” rating on shares of Health Care REIT (HCN). The company plans to release second quarter earnings after the market close next Wednesday, August 4. In the report, Morgan Keegan writes, “Our FFO/share estimate of $...
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Morgan Keegan Announces Outperform Rating on Nationwide Health Properties (NHP)
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 1:00pm | 134Morgan Keegan is out with a note today, where it initiated an “outperform” rating on Nationwide Health Properties (NHP). NHP is due to report its second quarter earnings next Monday, August 2. Analysts noted, “Our FFO estimate of $0.55 is in line with the First Call consensus. Our FAD estimate...
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Strong Quarter for Alexion - Analyst Blog
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 3:45pm | 604Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ (ALXN) second quarter fiscal 2010 earnings (excluding special items but including stock-based compensation) of 31 cents per share was well above the year-ago earnings of 18 cents per share. On a reported basis, the company earned 39 cents per share in the reported quarter...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of July
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 11:56pm | 660Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Hi-Tech Pharmacal Q4 Misses - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 5:51pm | 444Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc.’s (HITK) fiscal 2010 fourth-quarter earnings grew 27% to $6.5 million or 50 cents per share from $5.1 million or 45 cents in the year-ago period. However, quarterly earnings still missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. The earnings miss surprised investors as...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (TNA, URTY, DRN, FAS)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 4:21pm | 202Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: TNA) and ProShares Trust ETF (NYSE: URTY)led the gainers among ETFs on Tuesday. Both ETFs are designed to track the performance of the Russell 2000 Index. TNA jumped 9.19% today, and ProShares Trust ETF (NYSE: URTY) gained 8.85%, while the Russell...
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Top 4 Stocks In The REIT-Hotel/Motel Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (DRH, IHT, HST, LHO)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 5:44am | 125Below are the top REIT-hotel/motel stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Diamondrock Hospitality Company (NYSE: DRH) has a dividend yield of 16.9%. DRH’s shares closed at $8.22 yesterday. InnSuites Hospitality Trust (AMEX: IHT) has a dividend yield of 0.8%. IHT’s shares...
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Is There Any Utility Left In Buying Timber Equities?
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 8:01am | 768The catalyst for this post was an article at Hard Assets Investor comparing the Claymore/Clear Global Timber Index (CUT) to the iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index Fund (WOOD). I wrote about CUT for TSCM in 2007 but have not written about WOOD before. I have written many posts about...
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Top Performing Industries For June 29 (AZO, MFV, HCP, PARL)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 1:55pm | 216At 11:26 am, the Dow lost 2.18% to 9,917.39, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 2.40% to 1,048.75 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 2.68% to 2,161.14. The industries that faired the best today are: Auto Parts Stores: This industry lost 0.55% by 11:26 am. The stock that...
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Quad Witches Brew 06-16-2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:45pm | 817Cusick’s Corner The market held its ground into the close in the face of the EU’s continued debt concerns (Spain and Portugal) and the quickly approaching “quad witching”. With the amount of data due out over the next couple of days, CPI and Claims out in the pre-market, it is best to keep your...