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When is a Railroad Not a Railroad? When it is a REIT
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 3:00pm | 352When reviewing some of the top yielding REIT's listed at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, I came across an interesting stock, actually an interesting Real Estate Investment Trust. It is a railroad, Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad (PW), a debt free company founded in 1916 that pays a yield of 4.7...
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RightNow Downgraded to Neutral - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 10:19am | 407We downgraded our recommendation on RightNow Technologies Inc. (RNOW) to “Neutral" from “Outperform". RightNow Technologies is a leading provider of on-demand customer relationship management software solutions designed to optimize customer service operations for businesses of all sizes. The...
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Top Yielding Real Estate Investment Trusts
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 10:48pm | 637I personally believe that the real estate market has bottomed out, but it may a couple years before prices start to move up. It doesn't necessarily mean that you should go out an buy a rental house, but there are other ways you can invest in real estate. One of the best ways of speculating on real...
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Top 4 NYSE Small-Cap Stocks In The Paper And Paper Products Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (CLW, SWM, PCH, GLT)
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 6:04am | 158Below are the top 4 small-cap paper and paper products stocks on the NYSE in terms of EPS estimates for the next quarter. Clearwater Paper Corp (NYSE: CLW) is expected to earn $1.34 per share in the September quarter. CLW’s trailing-twelve-month ROE stands at 59.65%. Schweitzer-Mauduit...
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The Big Picture for the Week of June 13, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 8:17am | 830On the heels of yesterday's post looking a comments about diversification from an investment manager who prefers to hold ten stocks (hat tip to longtime reader Sam for that info) and a week where we've had a lot of Nassim Taleb to digest (Trader Mark provides the video) I thought it might be...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of June
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 2:55pm | 672Here 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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Deutsche Bank Raises FelCor Lodging Trust (FCH) Price Target
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 8:38am | 191Deutsche Bank Securities analysts Chris Woronka and Tim Wengerd issued a company alert for FelCor Lodging Trust Inc (NYSE: FCH). The analysts noted that FelCor Lodging Trust Inc was pre-paying $177 million of its debt at a 27% discount, which will reduce the company's interest expenses. The...
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Top 5 Stocks In The REIT-Hotel/Motel Industry With The Highest Cash (HST, SHO, FCH, DRH, AHT)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 6:10am | 155Below are the top 5 REIT-hotel/motel stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of cash. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: HST) had $1.24 billion of cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $5.38 billion. Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) had $333.52 million of cash...
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Triple-Net Commercial Real Estate Dividends
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 9:39am | 194While there is still a glut of poor performing commercial real estate on the market these days, those who invest in triple-net properties are enjoying better times. Triple-net leases are long-term contracts in which the tenants take responsibility for maintenance, taxes and insurance on the...
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PSA Upgraded To Market Perform At BMO Capital
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 7:24am | 43Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgrade Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) from "underperform" to "market perform." PSA’s shares fell 1.06% to close at $91.89 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Alexion Speeds Launch, Ups Guidance - Analyst Blog
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 1:45pm | 431We are pleased to note that Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) plans to launch Soliris (eculizumab) in Japan in the third quarter of 2010, earlier than previously expected. Soliris is Alexion’s only approved product, which is meant to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare genetic...
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NHI Initiated With Market Perform At JMP Securities
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 6:39am | 46Analysts at JMP Securities initiate coverage of National Health Investors Inc (NYSE: NHI) with a "market perform" rating. NHI’s shares dropped 2.94% to close at $39.97 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 5 Stocks In The REIT-Hotel/Motel Industry With The Highest Revenue Estimates For This Year (HST, AHT, FCH, BEE, SHO)
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 5:42am | 194Below are the top 5 REIT-hotel/motel stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of revenue expectations. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: HST) is expected to generate $4.24 billion of revenue in this year. Robert W. Baird upgraded HST from “underperform” to “neutral.” Ashford Hospitality Trust...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of June
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 2:15pm | 694Here 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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Diamondrock Hospitality (DRH) Falls Neary 9%
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 7:55pm | 90Shares of Diamondrock Hospitality Company (NYSE: DRH) were down nearly 9% at $8.45 per share in the after hours market. The real estate investment trust said that it had agreed to acquire the Hilton Minneapolis hotel for $152 million. The company will also pay an additional $3.5 million to defease...