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Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - Bear of the Day
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 3:03am | 186Hudson City Bancorp's (HCBK) third-quarter earnings came a penny behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate, reflecting lower interest margin, increased noninterest expense and a higher provision for loan losses. We expect pressure on earning assets and margin to continue with the low interest rate...
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Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - Bear of the Day
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 1:00am | 186Hudson City Bancorp's (HCBK) third-quarter earnings came a penny behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate, reflecting lower interest margin, increased noninterest expense and a higher provision for loan losses. We expect pressure on earning assets and margin to continue with the low interest rate...
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TFS FINANCIAL (TFSL) - Profit Tracks
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 12:00pm | 640Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....
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Calls Purchased on MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 11:57am | 117Shares of MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) are lower on the session by 1.59%, currently trading at $11.14. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (UDRL, SIFI, ATML, PWAV)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 11:40am | 144Union Drilling Inc (NASDAQ: UDRL) shares rose 0.83% to touch a new 52-week high of $8.46. UDRL's trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow is $28.60 million. SI Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: SIFI) shares jumped 3.45% to create a new 52-week high of $9.00. SIFI shares have surged 75.76% over the past...
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Morning Market Movers (HAUP, LXRX, ANX, CAFI)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 11:05am | 128Hauppauge Digital Inc (NASDAQ: HAUP) jumped 51.48% to $3.59 at 10:05 am. HAUP announced that it has launched Colossus high definition H.264 video recorder for PCs. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: LXRX) shares surged 29.14% to $1.95. LXRX reported positive results from clinical trial of LX4211...
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Bayer Seeks Approval for Xarelto - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 11:03am | 686Recently, Germany's Bayer (BAYRY) filed an application with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), seeking approval from the European regulatory body to market its blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) in Europe. Clearance has been sought to market the drug, co-developed with Johnson & Johnson (...
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Bayer Seeks Approval for Xarelto - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 10:45am | 686Recently, Germany's Bayer (BAYRY) filed an application with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), seeking approval from the European regulatory body to market its blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) in Europe. Clearance has been sought to market the drug, co-developed with Johnson & Johnson (...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 9:33am | 344Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL) Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT) Investors Title Co (ITIC) Thomas Properties Group Inc (TPGI) TNS Inc (TNS) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. BENEFICIAL MUTL (BNCL): Free Stock Analysis Report ...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 9:14am | 344Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL) Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT) Investors Title Co (ITIC) Thomas Properties Group Inc (TPGI) TNS Inc (TNS) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. BENEFICIAL MUTL (BNCL): Free Stock Analysis Report ...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Atmel (SRE, DUK, IVAN, FLR, HW, C, HES, XOM, PBCT, ATML)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 4:56am | 282On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) is “OK. I used to like it when it was lower, but I have other utilities that are better. I like Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) for its yield." For Ivanhoe Energy (NASDAQ: IVAN), he said, "It has millions of...
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TFS FINANCIAL (TFSL) - Profit Tracks
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 1:00am | 640Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....
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First PacTrust Bancorp Announces the Repurchase of the Outstanding TARP Warrant from Treasury for $1,003,227
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 5:11pm | 93First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FPTB), the holding company for Pacific Trust Bank, announced today that it has completed the repurchase of a warrant held by the U. S. Treasury Department. The 10-year warrant was issued on November 21, 2008 as part of the Company's participation in the U.S....
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Volatility is on the Move 01-04-2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:08pm | 808Cusick's Corner Volatility is on the move. The VIX popped 3.5% and the back month futures are also moving higher into the mid 20s. The market is celebrating new highs but the oversold nature of the market is starting to get more attention with a move in volatility. I will be monitoring the close...
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Options Brief: The PMI Group, Inc. (PMI)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 1:51pm | 76Shares of The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: PMI) are lower on the session by 3.78%, trading at $3.56. Overall call volume is now running at 4.44x the daily average, with 70% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 5,999 contracts have traded on the session so far. The PMI Group, Inc., through...