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Cramer’s Calls On Mad Money (V, PFE, AMZN, BAC, APOL)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 2:06pm | 343Mad Money’s Jim Cramer has issued calls on quite a few stocks via the Lightning Round in the last few days. Visa (NYSE: V) and Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) are stocks that he is quite bullish on, and he expects them to reach the $100 mark without too much difficulty. MarkWest Energy (NYSE: MWE)...
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New PBM President Good For Caremark (CVS)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 2:26pm | 146CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) has announced a new PBM President in Per Lofberg and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) expects share prices to react positively to this news. Lofberg has over 30 years of relevant experience, including at Medco (NYSE: MHS) which was spun off by Merck (NYSE: MRK). In addition, the...
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Manager’s Amendment Makes No Mention on PBM Excise Tax (ESRX, CVS, MHS)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 2:14pm | 131Goldman Sachs reiterated a Buy rating on Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) calling it the top pick of the sector and forecasts a visible 29% 3-year EPS CAGR. According to Goldman Sachs, the near final version of the health reform bill made no mention of an excise tax on the Pharmacy Benefit...
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Promotional Strategy Remains Unchanged At Most Retailers (CHS, GES, URBN, BEBE, PSUN, ESRX)
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 1:51pm | 178Analysts at Jefferies & Company say that their pre-Christmas survey indicates that retailers have maintained their stance on their promotional strategy since Black Friday. According to the survey, retailers have kept their promotions significantly lower than in the year-ago period. With people...
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Health Grades, Inc. (HGRD) to Announce 2010 Financial Guidance on December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 8:01am | 80Health Grades, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGRD)(FREE stock trend analysis) today announced plans to release 2010 Financial Guidance before the market opens on Monday, December 21, 2009. Health Grades, Inc. (HGRD)(FREE stock trend analysis) is the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, providing...
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Benzinga’s Biggest Losers (HLCS, CYCC, SNSS, AMED, APKT)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 1:01pm | 231Helicos BioSciences Corp. (NASDAQ: HLCS)(FREE stock trend analysis) has plunged 30.51% to $0.952 on 5.31 million shares after Helicos BioSciences announced that it has priced a registered direct offering of 6.4 million units, at a price of $1.00 per unit. So far this year, HLCS is up over 144%....
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Losers (AUXL, GIII, EZCH, ASFI, GERN, AMED)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 10:21am | 256Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) has decreased $2.50 or 7.69% to $32.50 in the pre-market after Auxilium Pharmaceuticals announced top line results for the phase IIb clinical trial for XIAFLEX in the treatment of Peyronie's disease. The 52-week trading range for AUXL is $19.33 - $37.28...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks with Highest Sales Growth Estimate for Next Year (TM, SU, MRK, ESRX, POT)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 9:26am | 206Below are the top 5 large-cap stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of the highest sales growth estimate. The market expects Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) to generate 164,990% sales growth in the next fiscal year. TM’s market capitalization is $130.44 billion. TM had posted its earnings for the...
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ZOLL Upgraded to Outperform - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 2:14pm | 684We are upgrading ZOLL Medical Corp. (ZOLL) to Outperform from Neutral. We are pleased with the company’s wide range of products and significant international presence. The company has made multiple acquisitions in the past, which have aided growth and is looking out for more such opportunities. ...
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Amedisys, Inc. (AMED) Will Be A 2010 Winner
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 11:31am | 101CNN gave its top 10 picks for 2010. Here's a report. CNN picked Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) as one of its top 10 stocks to watch out for in 2010. Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) is one of the best performing health-care companies. Amedisys’ profits grew by 63% in the first three quarters of 2009....
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Top 5 Large-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Best ROE (GILD, PAYX, ESRX, BIDU, MSFT)
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 8:56am | 174Below are the top 5 large-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity (ROE). The trailing-twelve-month return on equity for Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: GILD) is 49.44%. GILD’s market capitalization is $41.66 billion. Morgan Joseph upgraded GILD from “hold” to “buy.” The trailing-twelve-...
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FLIR Systems Gets Orders - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:31pm | 503FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) announced that it has received $6.7 million of Foreign Military Sale (FMS) orders for delivery to Middle East/North African nations. The orders support Critical National Infrastructure Agency and Counter Terror missions and include FLIR's Star SAFIRE III and Ultra Series...
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Top Stocks that Have Made New 5-Y Highs (BPW, SGYP, SII, CNU)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 3:12pm | 190In yesterday’s trading, BPW Acquisition Corp (AMEX: BPW) shares made a new five-year high of $9.90. BPW’s shares have gained 1.83% so far today to reach a new high of $10.03. BPW is a blank check company that helps other businesses undertake a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition,...
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Top Stocks that Have Made New 5-Y Highs (BPW, SGYP, SII, CNU)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 3:12pm | 190In yesterday’s trading, BPW Acquisition Corp (AMEX: BPW) shares made a new five-year high of $9.90. BPW’s shares have gained 1.83% so far today to reach a new high of $10.03. BPW is a blank check company that helps other businesses undertake a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition,...
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Barron’s: Insider Stock Transactions
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 3:13pm | 227For the week ended 30 November 2009, the following were insider purchases: 100,000 shares in DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV), 91,500 shares in Werner Enterprises (WERN), 100,000 shares in Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION), 30,500 shares in Rofin Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ: RSTI), 2,774,306 shares in Fusion...