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Chicago Bridge & Iron Is Building A Promising Future
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 1:00am | 282Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) has had a 22% rise since I first recommended buying the stock in December of 2009. The company recently reported results for the full year 2009. For 2009 total revenue was $4.6 billion dollars. Net income came in at $174.3 million dollars and earnings per share was $...
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Monday's Hot Stocks: Charge Up Your Portfolio With Volterra
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 11:06am | 2280With the major indices starting off March with a bang Monday, there were plenty of stocks which traded higher on above average volume. 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...
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Lightning Round: Cramer Prefers Ford, Says CCE, APKT Completely Played Out (CCE, APKT, INSU, F, TM, NBG, CSCO, KMP)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 8:34am | 250In his “Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said that Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) and ACME Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) are completely played out and it is time traders search for the next big thing. While CCE’s shares fell 0.20% to $25.55, APKT jumped 3.17% in after hours trading. Cramer finds Insituform...
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Granite Construction, Inc. (GVA) Maintains A Hold Rating
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 10:09pm | 73Analyst Kalpesh Patel at Jefferies & Company, Inc. has maintained a Hold rating for Granite Construction, Inc. (NYSE: GVA). The company reported EPS of $0.41 for the fourth-quarter, higher than Jefferies’ estimate of $0.37, and consensus estimate of $0.28.According to Jefferies, the company...
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Fluor Corporation’s (FLR) Price Target Lowered
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 8:29pm | 89Analyst Michael Dudas at Jefferies & Company, Inc. has lowered the price target for Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) from $65 to $60. The company has reported mixed results for the fourth-quarter, with strong margins, and declining backlog totals. The company reported EPS of $0.82 per share,...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (EVVV, MGLN, INSU, DECK, CHBT)
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 2:24pm | 287ev3 Inc (NASDAQ: EVVV) shares gained 5.09% to $14.65. The volume of EVVV shares traded was 1,234% higher than normal. According to the Crest study conducted on 800 patients, the use of stents reduced the rates of both heart attacks and strokes for patients. Read more about this company here....
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Fluor Price Target Cut: Look For Double Bottom? (NYSE: FLR)
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 2:23pm | 194Analyst Recap On Fluor Corp Richard Rossi from Wunderlich Securities has cut his price target on Fluor Corp (NYSE: FLR) to $57 from $65. This cut was resulted from adjustments he made to his pricing models based on Fluor's 4Q results. His rating remains at a Buy. Mr. Rossi explains, "Fluor...
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GVA Posts Strong Q4 Results In A Challenging Environment
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 2:19pm | 151Analysts at Wunderlich Securities maintain their "hold" rating on Granite Construction Inc (NYSE: GVA), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for GVA is set to $27. Granite Construction reported its Q4 results significantly ahead of expectations mostly due to an...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (TDSC, KBR, BLL, SM, SQM)
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 12:32pm | 2523D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC) was upgraded by Canaccord Adams from “hold” to “buy.” TDSC has a 52-week trading range of $3.76-$13.99. TDSC is likely to achieve 2150.00% EPS growth next year. Read more about this company here. Broadpoint AmTech Research upgraded KBR Inc (NYSE: KBR) from “...
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How To Profit From Barclay's Latest Analyst Report On KBR Inc. (NYSE: KBR)
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 9:47am | 359Analyst Andy Kaplowitz of Barclays Capital is maintaining his equal weight on KBR Inc. (NYSE: KBR) shares after they reported their 4Q09 earnings. Andy is focusing on the strong backlog that should overshadow a "messy" 4Q. Shares of KBR closed Thursday at $20.34 per share. Mr. Kaplowitz is...
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Stocks To Watch Out For Tomorrow (ATHN, COGT, FLR, GPS, HANS)
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:51pm | 271According to Bloomberg, the shares of the following companies may see some unusual movements in trading tomorrow. Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), which provides internet based services to medical practices, fell 13% in trading today to $37.80. The company has deferred the announcement of its...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (FLR, ATHN, CROX)
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:02pm | 191Notable names moving lower in the after hours trading session include Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR), athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), and Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX). Fluor (FLR) reported disappointing earnings and lowered guidance after the closing bell today. As a result, the stock has lost almost 6% in the after...
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Fluor Corp Tanks In After Hours (FLR)
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 5:26pm | 200Shares of Fluor Corp (NYSE: FLR) are getting hit pretty hard in after hours trading shedding $2.66 per share to $42.39. This is proceeding their 4Q and full year 2009 results. FLR reported 4Q EPS of 82c while analysts were looking for 88c. Outlook Based on a detailed evaluation of the projected...
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Company News for February 25, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 10:42am | 173• HJ Heinz (NYSE:HNZ) beat Zacks estimates with fiscal third quarter results of 83 cents, ahead of Zacks estimates of 80 cents, on inline revenues of $2.68 billion • Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) sharply beat estimates with fourth quarter results of $1.13, well ahead of Zacks projections of 76 cents...
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Stock Market News for February 25, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 10:40am | 491It was a Bernanke-based rally on the Wall Street Wednesday. Comments from the Federal Reserve Chairman in his semi-annual testimony before Congress drew widespread applause from investors and helped stocks end a two-day losing streak. The Fed chairman noted the economy still needed “accommodative...