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CardioNet (BEAT) Shares Surge 8%
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 3:33pm | 72The day after reporting its financial results, CardioNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAT) shares opened strong and continued their surge during the early trading hours, before steadily falling for most of the day. Still, by late afternoon the shares were holding onto gains of more than 8%. The CardioNet shares...
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BEAT Upgraded To Buy
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 12:57pm | 39Analysts at Noble Financial upgrade CardioNet (NASDAQ: BEAT) from "hold" to "buy." BEAT shares rose 12.41% to reach $6.25 at 10:44 am. More Analyst Ratings here
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (GT, BEAT, PCLN, BLDP, ITRI)
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 9:41am | 307The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) increased 4.32% to $14.50 in the pre-market session. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber reported today a fourth-quarter profit of $107 million, or $0.44 per share, from a loss of $330 million, or $1.37 per share, for the same quarter last year. Sales...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Sales Growth Estimates (ANW, ESRX, CBD, FLL, LOPE)
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:10am | 237Below are the top 5 services stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE in terms of sales growth estimates. The 2010 sales growth estimates for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc (NYSE: ANW) is 88.3%. NWSA has $15.28 billion in total debt for the same period. Soleil has upgraded NWSA from “hold” to “buy.” Read...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Cash (NWSA, AMZN, WMT, DAL, ESRX)
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:01am | 250Below are the top 5 services stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE in terms of cash. News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) had $7.27 billion of total cash in the most recent quarter. NWSA has $15.28 billion in total debt in the same period. Soleil upgraded NWSA from “hold” to “buy.” Read more about this company here....
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U.S. Equity Movers & Shakers: (C, CSTR,OMX, TLB)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 8:47pm | 469Bloomberg reported unusual share price movement for the following companies in early trading today. Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) rose 3% to $3.41. Paulson & Co. increased its stake in Citigroup, and sold shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in Q4. Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), owner of...
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HWAY Issues Disappointing 2010 Revenue Guidance
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 3:20pm | 135Analyst James Kumpel of Madison Williams downgrades Healthways Inc (NASDAQ: HWAY) from "buy" to "accumulate," while reducing his estimates for the company. The target price for HWAY has been reduced from $22 to $19. According to Madison Williams, Healthways could meet the Q4 consensus EPS only due...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (PAET, RES, VCLK, CHE, PAAS)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 3:18pm | 222PAETEC Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PAET) was downgraded by DA Davidson from “buy” to “neutral.” PAET’s shares jumped 8.86% to $3.93 by 1:23 pm. PAETEC Holding has a 52-week trading range of $1.04-$4.52. Standpoint Research downgraded RPC Inc (NYSE: RES) from “buy” to “hold.” VCLK’s shares had lost 1.33...
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Top 5 Large Cap Growth Stocks (ESRX, MRK, VALE, AAPL, BHP)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 8:16am | 206Below are the top 5 large-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of growth. The FY10 sales growth estimate for Express Scripts Inc (NASDAQ: ESRX) is 81.6%. ESRX is trading at a forward P/E ratio of 18.39. The trailing-twelve-month ROE for ESRX is 38.82%. The FY10 sales growth estimate for...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (HTGC, NILE, BWLD, INMD, SNMX)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 9:46am | 205Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc (NYSE: HTGC) dropped 20.87% to $8 in the pre-market session. HTGC closed at $10.11 in yesterday’s closing. The 52-week trading range for HTGC is $3.41-$11.31. Blue Nile, Inc (NASDAQ: NILE) tumbled 13.81% to $45.30 in the pre-market session. NILE closed at $...
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Top 5 Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume (VLTR, EMS, BIDU, TSTC, JST)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 11:34am | 117Today we are seeing a lot of unusual volume activity in these five names. Shares of Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VLTR) are up 4.02% on 619% times normal volume. Emergency Medical Services (NYSE: EMS) are up 3.82% on 445% times normal volume. Shares of Chinese internet search...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Cash (NWSA, TWX, AMZN, WMT, ESRX)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:07am | 198Below are the top 5 large-cap services stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of cash. The total cash at News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) is $7.27 billion. NWSA has a total debt of $15.28 billion. Soleil upgraded NWSA from “hold” to “buy.” The total cash at Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is $7.13 billion. TWX...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (BIDU, LNCR, LIOX, LFUS, MMUS)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 3:37pm | 190Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares jumped 9.55% to create a new 52-week high of $ 476.54. Baidu had reported impressive Q4 results and higher-than-consensus revenue outlook for Q1. Lincare Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LNCR) shares rose 1.25% to $40.45, creating a new 52-week high. LNCR set a two-year high...
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Needham Maintains Hold On Ultimate Software (ULTI)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 12:27pm | 133Needham & Co. issued a research report this morning in which they maintain their Hold rating on Ultimate Software Group (ULTI). The analysts said that ULTI posted a solid quarter, but guided to the low end of its previous range. Despite this, Needham believes Ultimate's organic growth is faster...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (CPTS, CPEX, DMND, FORR, LNCR)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:43pm | 175Conceptus, Inc (NASDAQ: CPTS) shares moved up 2.56% to create a new 52-week high of $21.21. CPTS designs, develops and markets minimally invasive devices for reproductive medical applications in the US. CPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: CPEX) shares added 0.86% to $16.50, creating a new 52-week...