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Wind Power Stocks are Spinning
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 2:54am | 888Do you know when the first use of a windmill was recorded? It was first utilized in the 1st Century AD. Can you guess what it was used for? It was used to power an organ. Some facts about wind power:1. Wind power generation went up over 300% between 2000 and 2006.2. It provides 20% of electricity...
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Kaufman Brothers Expect Growth In MTZ’s Utility Segment
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 10:49am | 195Analysts at Kaufman Brothers maintain their "hold" rating on MasTec Inc (NYSE: MTZ). The target price for MTZ is set to $15. Kaufman Brothers expects the flat trend in MTZ's communication segment in 2010, with higher wireless revenues from AT&T offsetting a drop in the DirecTV HSP business,...
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LAYN Likely To Report Q4 Results On Tuesday
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 10:54am | 141Analysts at Morgan Joseph reiterate their "hold" rating on Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ: LAYN). The analysts expect LAYN to earn $0.28 for the latest quarter. ”We will be looking for commentary on: whether MinEx customers are ramping up their capital spending plans, given commodity prices; how...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In The Industrial Goods Sector With The Highest Free Cash Flows (FWLT, JOYG, LECO, FAST, SRCL)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 7:33am | 247Below are the top industrial goods stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of free cash flows. The trailing-twelve-month free cash flows of Foster Wheeler AG. (NASDAQ: FWLT) are $506.3 million. FWLT’s trailing-twelve-month ROE stands at 57.21%. Read more about this company here. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (RAH, TSN, PLCM, JEC, CNX)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 9:56am | 254Ralcorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: RAH) was upgraded by Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey from “neutral” to “buy.” RAH’s shares closed at $67.95 yesterday. RAH’s shares have gained 13.80% year-to-date. Read more about this company here. BB&T Capital Markets upgraded Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) from “hold”...
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Jefferies Says Foster Wheeler Is A Buy (FWLT)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 1:14pm | 132Jefferies & Company has a Buy rating on shares of Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ: FWLT) and a price target of $40.00. During the current trading session, FWLT has lost 2.76% and is trading at $26.74. In a research note from today, Jefferies analysts wrote "we believe Foster Wheeler managed through a...
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Top Performing Industries For March 16 (MPEL, HOG, OPXT, CBI, ZLC)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3:37pm | 347At 2:45 p.m., Dow gained 7.26, or 0.07%, to 10,649.41, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.00, or 0.35%, to 1,154.51. The Nasdaq composite index moved up 6.20, or 0.26%, to 2,368.41. The industries that are driving the market today are: Resorts & Casinos: The top gainer of...
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MYR’s Lighter-Than-Expected Bookings, Backlog Concerns Mitigated
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3:02pm | 165Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets maintain their "buy" rating on MYR Group Inc (NASDAQ: MYRG). MYRG posted its 4Q09 EPS ahead of the estimates and the consensus, driven by stronger-than-expected revenues. KeyBanc Capital Markets considers “the overall results as better than expected, with lighter...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (MPEL, CBI, SONC, CML, CLX)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 2:36pm | 253Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ: MPEL) was upgraded by Credit Suisse from “neutral” to “outperform.” MPEL’s shares gained 5.82% to $4.73. MPEL’s shares have risen 33.04% so far this year. Read more about this company here. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (...
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Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (STRL) Maintains Buy Rating
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 2:16pm | 133Wunderlich Securities has released an update on Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRL). The company reported its fourth-quarter results on Monday. Sterling Construction Company reported EPS of $0.13 in its fourth-quarter. The earnings were in-line with Wunderlich’s estimate but below...
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CBI Has Bright Earnings Growth Outlook
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:43am | 66Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgrade Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI) from "market perform" to "outperform." The target price for CBI is set to $30. According to BMO Capital Markets, the upgrade in the rating reflects CBI’s robust outlook for earnings growth. CBI's shares gained 3.98% to $...
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Volume Talks Monday: A Potential Option Straddle Play
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:03am | 2447Today's breakout report is for Monday March 15, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to the list of stocks. To reiterate previous blog posts like...
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March Share Purchases
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 11:40am | 49I added to my positions in Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) on Friday. Both stocks are small caps that appear to be trading pretty cheaply. The 6.5% dividend for BIP is very attractive and the long term growth prospects for CB&I are appealing.
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Wedbush Maintains Primoris Services (PRIM) Neutral Rating
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 11:56am | 153Wedbush analysts Al Kaschalk and Kevin Lee maintained their Neutral Rating and $10 price target for shares of Primoris Services Corporation (Nasdaq: PRIM). The analysts noted that Primoris Services beat Wedbush's and Wall Street's 4th quarter 2009 EPS estimates by 2 cents and 3 cents, respectively...