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Jon Najarian Likes AMR, UAUA, CAL
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 7:15pm | 137OptionMonster.com co-founder Jon Najarian said on CNBC's Fast Money that he believes in airlines sector. He is already long on UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA), AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) and Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL) and thinks that these stocks are the bet on the global recovery. Jon...
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Semiconductor Industry - Industry Outlook
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 1:10pm | 1855The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. For example, the PCs we use, the cars we drive, the phones...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (UAUA, NVAX, DDRX, DYAX, SNTS)
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 10:03am | 234UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) was today upgraded by Morgan Stanley to Overweight from Equal-Weight. UAUA is trading at $8.71, up 5.45% in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for UAUA is $3.07 - $12.88. In the last six months, UAUA is up over 65%. Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) soared...
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Continental Airlines: Recovery Starting To Take Hold, Narrowing Loss Forecast
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 9:06am | 134Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch maintain their “Buy” rating for Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL) after Continental reported better than forecast November consolidated PRASM. The 12-month price target is set to $24, while raising estimates for the company. The firm said “Continental...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Free Cash Flows (AMR, UAUA, MBI, NLY, PL)
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 9:42am | 161Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with highest free cash flows. AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) has free cash flows of $1.84 billion and a market capitalization of $1.93 billion. UBS upgraded AMR from “neutral” to “buy.” UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) has free cash flows of...
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Delta Ready to Fly?
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 5:26pm | 135Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) received some interesting options activity this afternoon, suggesting a bullish tone. The airline recently announced that they would inject capital into Japan Airlines, as well as an issuance of $688.7 million in pass through certificates. S&P currently has Delta...
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Is Airline ETF Ready To Take Flight? (FAA)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 3:12pm | 207The Claymore/NYSE Arca Airline ETF (NYSE: FAA) isn't heavily traded and doesn't generate much in the way of headlines considering that is top holdings are always making news, so the ETF Professor thought it might be a good idea to take a look at this ETF. This isn't the easiest sector to invest in...
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Delta, eBay Offer Complimentary Wi-Fi to More than 1 Million Customers
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:17am | 71Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announced an agreement with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), the world's largest online marketplace, to provide complimentary Gogo Inflight Internet service to customers traveling on all Wi-Fi equipped flights from Nov. 24-30. With more than 260 Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft flying more...
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Top S&P 500 Laggards (JNPR, BAX, S, LUV)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 2:07pm | 120Juniper Networks Inc (NASDAQ: JNPR) shares have slipped by 4.02% to $24.33 in the morning trade. The Hewlett-Packard/3Com deal has left JNPR out of the consolidation move in the market. Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) shares have fell by 3.90% to 54.88% in the early morning trade. BAX has...
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Emergency Medical Beats - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:00pm | 426Emergency Medical’s (EMS) third quarter earnings per share came in at 66 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents but remained unchanged from the year ago period. The company reported revenues of $665.1 million, a decline of 2.1% compared to the third quarter of 2008. Revenues...
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American Airlines To Partner With TPG To Invest In JAL (JALSY, AMR, DAL)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 10:55am | 283AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) has reported that they could partner with private equity group TPG on a minority investment into Japanese Airlines (OTC: JALSY) . Japanese Airlines has received three bailout loans from the Japanese government and is seeking its fourth. To add to its woes, Japanese Airlines is...
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Ken Fisher Expects Another 20%-To-25% Gains (TAM, NETC, HNP, SJR, WYNN)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 3:00pm | 230Ken Fisher wrote in his Forbes column that we are in the V shaped recovery. He thinks that every recession is followed by V recovery, and the steeper the descent, the steeper the ascent. Ken Fisher added that he expects 20%-25% gains by January, and for those who want to participate in the gains,...
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5 Mid-Cap Stocks with Highest 5-Y Earnings Growth Estimate (ZNH, AEM, CEA, TDW, CTCM)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 12:57pm | 191Below are interesting mid-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with the highest earnings growth estimate. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (NYSE: ZNH) has a consensus estimate for 5-year earnings growth of 102.14%. CPY has a market capitalization of $2.18 billion. Citigroup upgraded ZNH from “sell” to “...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (BPOP, BBT, CAL, AAI, SWN)
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 12:18pm | 156Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) Sterne Agee upgrades BPOP from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $3. BPOP is now trading at $2.25, 3.50% up. The stock has recovered over 120% from its 52-week low of $1.00. BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) got multiple upgrades - Sterne Agee upgrades from Neutral...
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5 Small Cap Stocks with Highest 5-Y Earnings Growth (KAZ, ATML, DXR)
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 10:47am | 178Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with the highest earnings growth. BMB Munai Inc (AMEX: KAZ) has a 5-year earnings growth of 330.12% and the market cap of $50.9 million. KAZ shares have declined by 59.44% over the past 52 weeks. Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) has a 5...