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Fluor Corp. Wins Venture Bid (FLR)
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 7:31am | 102Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has announced awarding its $10.8 billion aluminum joint venture to Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) and WorleyParsons. Saudi Arabian Mining Company has issued a statement stating that the contract is linked to the construction of the integrated aluminum complex at Ras...
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Jefferies & Company Raises Price Target For KBR, Inc. (KBR)
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 6:50pm | 93Analyst Michael Dudas at Jefferies & Company has released an update on KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR). The company has reported its first-quarter results. KBR, Inc. reported first-quarter EPS of $0.29 per share, lower than Jefferies’ estimate of $0.40 and consensus of $0.39. Jefferies says that despite...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (TSYS, HRC, EME, CMCSA, AIXG)
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 10:33am | 192TeleCommunication Systems Inc (NASDAQ: TSYS) was downgraded by Wedbush from “outperform” to “neutral.” Shares of TSYS dropped 10.69% to $6.90 by 9:52 am. TSYS has a quarterly EPS of -75.49%. Hilliard Lyons downgraded Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc (NYSE: HRC) from “long-term buy” to “neutral.” HRC fell 2....
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Cree And LodgeNet Among Morgan Joseph’s Top Six: CNBC (CREE, GLDD, LNET, MAT, SPPI)
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 7:30am | 155Morgan Joseph has come out with its annual “Stellar Six Stock Picks”. In an interview with CNBC, Morgan Joseph’s managing director, David Kestenbaum, shared his insight. His firm has picked Cree (NASDAQ: CREE), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ: GLDD) and four other stocks as its favorites....
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (ISSI, WSII, MOLX, TZOO, INSU)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 3:49pm | 181Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc (NASDAQ: ISSI) shares gained 23.88% to $13.28. The volume of ISSI shares traded was 323% higher than normal. ISSI moves from Q2 losses to $7.2 million profits. Waste Services, Inc (NASDAQ: WSII) shares climbed 6.23% to $11.42. The volume of WSII shares traded was...
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JEC’s Backlog Slips Despite Sequentially Stronger Bookings
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 4:19pm | 164Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterate their "buy" rating on Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE: JEC). Jacobs Engineering reported its FQ2 EPS ahead of the estimates and the consensus due to a better-than-expected core performance and higher-than-anticipated revenues. According to KeyBanc...
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Wunderlich Securities Raises Price Target For Granite Construction Incorporated (GVA)
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 10:39am | 83Analyst Richard Rossi at Wunderlich Securities has raised the price target for Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) from $27 to $31. The company is expected to report a sizable loss in its first-quarter, reflecting both poor weather and cyclical margin pressure. Wunderlich Securities has...
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Top 5 Mid-Cap NASDAQ Stocks In The Industrial Goods Sector With The Highest Net Income (FWLT, JOYG, FAST, LECO, BEAV)
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 7:23am | 167Below are the top 5 mid-cap industrial goods stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of net income. Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ: FWLT) has a trailing-twelve-month net income of $417.1 million. FWLT’s trailing-twelve-month ROE is 57.21%. Joy Global Inc (NASDAQ: JOYG) has a trailing-twelve-month net income of $...
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Amgen Beats but Tones Down Outlook - Analyst Blog
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:30am | 868Amgen (AMGN) reported first quarter earnings per share of $1.28, 5 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 and well above the year-ago earnings of $1.07. Total revenues increased 9% to $3,592 million with US and international sales increasing 7% and 16%, respectively. US sales were...
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16 Short Setups with Stop-Losses
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 8:07pm | 146As I always do, I like to provide ya'll with my stock watch-lists, on a fairly regular basis, with the desired stop-loss for each. Each of the stocks below have some very solid chart patterns that are ready or near ready to be shorted.The number to the right of each symbol is the stop-loss that I...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Thinks SD, NVDA, ORA, CVE Are Great Investments
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 7:20am | 343In the "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said that although everyone dislikes SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD), it is a great stock to invest in. Cramer said that American Express (NYSE: AXP) has had a gigantic run and is in for a pullback. He preferred Visa (NYSE: V) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:...
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Fast Money Picks For April 12th (C, BBY, MMM, FLR)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 6:50pm | 156Steve Grasso said on CNBC's Fast Money that he likes Citigroup (NYSE: C). He owns the stock and will continue to add to his position, because he sees the whole sector going higher. Citigroup (C) gained 1.79% today, and it closed at $4.55. Karen Finerman believes that Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is a buy...
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Trade Setups for April 9, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 6:27am | 184Things are pretty quiet on the home-front here as futures are trading slightly in the red this morning prior to the open. Outside of the Wholesale Trade Report at 10am ET, there are no economic reports to be released today. Here are Today's Trading Ideas Potential Swing Trade (Long): KB Homes (...
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Delay In Construction Projects May Affect MTZ Earnings
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:18am | 141Analysts at DA Davidson maintain their "neutral" rating on MasTec Inc (NYSE: MTZ). The target price for MTZ is set to $15. According to DA Davidson, MasTec’s business has substantially transformed over the years, as a result of which “the company’s earnings are increasingly dependent on large...
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Jim Recommends TLAB, ADCT, CDNS, CRM, RSG, WM, DE, JBL, FLEX
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 7:38am | 351In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer recommended that traders continue to buy Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB). He said that the rally in TLAB, ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) and Cadence Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS) is not yet over. All of these stocks are going to move higher. According to Jim,...