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Earnings Scheduled For August 24
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 4:14am | 362Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $2.68 billion. Collective Brands Inc (NYSE: PSS) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.14 on revenue of $868.02 million. American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0...
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Notable Call Options Activity in MELA Sciences
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 2:35pm | 100Shares of MELA Sciences (NASDAQ: MELA) are higher on the session by 11.11%, currently trading at $2.10. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the September...
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Notable Put Options Activity in Covidien
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 11:39am | 89Shares of Covidien (NYSE: COV) are higher on the session by 2.45%, currently trading at $49.30. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the September...
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Notable Put Options Activity in Zimmer Holdings
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 11:36am | 108Shares of Zimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH) are higher on the session by 1.10%, currently trading at $51.62. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the...
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Notable Put Options Activity in St. Jude Medical
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 10:35am | 102Shares of St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) are higher on the session by 2.94%, currently trading at $42.35. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the...
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Morgan Stanley Comments on Medtronic at the Quarter
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 9:06am | 80Morgan Stanley has published a research report on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). In the report, Morgan Stanley wrote, "Organic revenue growth was ~1.5%, improved vs. the -1% in F4Q11, albeit on a comp that was 500 bps easier. Sales in ICDs and Spine were below our estimates by $25- 30mn with the...
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Earnings Roundup
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 9:03am | 1170H.J. Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ) reported a decline in its fiscal first-quarter profit. Heinz's quarterly profit dropped to $226.1 million, or $0.70 per share, from $240.4 million, or $0.76 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales climbed to $2.85 billion from $2.48 billion. Excluding special...
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Collins Stewart Maintains Guidance on Medtronic
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 9:02am | 96Collins Stewart has published a research report on Medtronic Inc (NYSE: MDT) maintaining the previous evaluation. In the report, Collins Stewart wrote, "Total sales were $4.049 billion (+7% yr/yr, +2% x-FX) slightly ahead of the Street ($3,978 million) due to FX; adj EPS was $0.79 in line with...
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JP Morgan Comments on Medtronic
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 8:51am | 70J.P. Morgan has published a research report on Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). In the report, J.P. Morgan wrote, "Medtronic reported largely in-line 1Q results this morning. Revenues of $4.049B grew 7.3% reported (+2.4% constant currency; +1.1% organic) and came in $70M above consensus and $15M below our...
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Bank of America Publishes Update on Sirona Dental Systems
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 8:21am | 87Bank of America has published a research report on Sirona Dental Systems (NASDAQ: SIRO) updating on the company. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "The plan runs through September 30, 2014, but we expect more front end loaded execution with shares trading 30% off a 52 week high on...
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UPDATE: Medtronic Reports FQ1 Profit of $821M
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 7:49am | 78Medtronic Inc (NYSE: MDT) released its results for the fiscal first quarter on Tuesday. Medtronic's quarterly earnings dropped to $821 million, or $0.77 per share, from $830 million, or $0.76 per share, in the year-earlier period. Weighted average shares outstanding fell to 1.07 billion from 1.09...
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Financial Breakfast: Morning News Summary for August 23, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 7:47am | 690This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Tuesday, August 23, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Tuesday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S equity futures are trading higher. At last check, Dow futures are up about 100 points and the U.S....
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Goldman Sachs Reiterates Buy Rating On Sirona Dental
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 7:36am | 113According to Goldman Sachs, Sirona Dental Systems (NASDAQ: SIRO) announced the authorization of a $100 million share repurchase program, effective immediately and running through September 30, 2014. Goldman Sachs said that this should come as welcome news to investors, given SIRO's...
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US Stock Futures Signal Higher Start On Wall Street
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 6:44am | 341US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 119 points to 10,966.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 14.30 points to 1,137.60. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 25.00 points to 2,069.00. US stocks closed higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 23
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 3:23am | 481Williams-Sonoma Inc (NYSE: WSM) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.36 on revenue of $823.97 million. American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) is estimated to post a Q1 loss at $0.17 per share on revenue of $116.18 million. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) is projected to report its FQ1...