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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (GPRE, FIG, DYN, FWLT, FSLR)
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 9:45am | 316Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) decreased 5.60% to $16 in the pre-market session. Green Plains Renewable Energy announced yesterday that it is undertaking a proposed offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. The 52-week trading range for GPRE is $1.12 - $17.97. Green...
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Dycom Industries (DY) Shares Climb 13%
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 6:37pm | 66Shares of Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DY) ended the trading day at $9.31, 13% higher than the previous day's close. The specialty contracting service provider's shares traded as high as $9.71. Dycom Industries announced late Tuesday that it plans to repurchase up to $20 million of its common...
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Top Stocks In the General Contractors Industry With The Highest EPS (EME, CBI, PWR, FIX)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 7:15am | 211Below are the top general contractors stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. Earnings at EMCOR Group Inc (NYSE: EME) in the most recent quarter were $0.59 per share. EME has a PEG ratio of 0.99. Read more about this company here. Earnings at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company...
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Top Stocks In the General Contractors Industry With The Highest Cash (EME, PWR, CBI, FIX)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 7:11am | 203Below are the top general contractors stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of cash. The total cash at EMCOR Group Inc (NYSE: EME) was $648 million in the most recent quarter. EME had a total debt of $196.21 million. Read more about this company here. The total cash at Quanta Services Inc (NYSE:...
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Top Stocks In the General Contractors Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (CBI, EME, FIX)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 7:07am | 147Below are the top general contractors stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV (NASDAQ: CBI) has a PEG ratio of 0.73. CBI’s trailing-twelve-month return on equity stands at 30.39%. Read more about this company here. EMCOR Group Inc (NASDAQ: EME) has...
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Top Performing Industries For February 22 (PWR, BBW, SIRI, HUM, CAJ)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 3:37pm | 328At 1:20 pm, Dow had lost 17.46 points, or 0.17%, to 10,384.89, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had stepped down 1.62 points, or 0.15%, to 1,107.55. The Nasdaq composite index also moved down 4.61 points, or 0.21%, to 2239.26. The industries that played a key role in the market...
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U.S. Equity Movers & Shakers: (HS, HUM, UNH, ENDP, AIG)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 2:55pm | 512Bloomberg reported that the following companies’ stocks showed unusual movement in early morning trading today. Prices are as of 11 a.m., New York time. Humana, Inc. (NYSE: HUM) gained 3.6% to $46.97. Healthspring, Inc. (NYSE: HS) rose 3.7% to $18.66. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) climbed...
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Quanta Services (PWR) Profits Fall
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:13am | 92Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) reported that its 4th quarter net income fell to $43.9 million, or 21 cents per share, down from $46.5 million, or 24 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose from $ 921.5 million to $985.4 million. A poll of analysts by FactSet showed expected earnings to be...
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Benzinga's Premarket Movers
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:12am | 132Today’s premarket movers: Pacer International (NASDAQ: PACR) is up 13.61%. Green Plains Renewable Energy (NASDAQ: GPRE) is up 6.08% on earnings. Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) is up 3.47% on earnings. Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ENDP) is up 9.75% on earnings. Smith International (NYSE: SII) is up 7....
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Quanta Services Is Electric
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 9:59am | 103Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) reported fourth quarter results of $0.21, compared to $0.17 by the analysts. Earnings for 2009 came in at $0.81. Revenue was significantly higher than what analysts had expected at $985.4 million. The CEO expects a meaningful recovery in the second half of 2010 with a...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (CPB, LOW, PWR, CEG)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 9:15am | 335Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) reported today a second-quarter profit of $259 million, or $0.74 per share, as compared to $233 million, or $0.64 per share, for the same quarter last year. Sales increased 1% to $2.2 billion for the quarter. Analysts had expected CPB to report earnings of $0.73...
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Benzinga's Intraday Sector Update
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 11:22am | 208The early market sectors that are leading this market higher include: Conglomerates, Basic Materials, and Capital Goods. The market move feeds into my call yesterday that the market was taking a breather and that the higher beta names may run higher today. It is still early today, and as the oil...
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Key Takeaways From Meetings With The PWR Management
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 3:18pm | 141Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets maintain their "buy" rating on Quanta Services Inc (NYSE: PWR), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for PWR is set to $24. Although Quanta Services expects double-digit growth in electronic transmission during 2010, KeyBanc Capital...
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Jacob Engineering Group, Inc.’s (JEC) Acquisition Of Jordan Jones And Goulding Expected To Be A Postive Catalyst
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 2:16pm | 126Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets have released an update on Jacob Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEC). The company has announced yesterday that it is acquiring Jordan Jones and Goulding, which is water, and wastewater oriented professional services firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. According to...
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How To Play China's Move (UUP, XLB, VALE, CSCO, FLR)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 7:07pm | 186China took steps to cool its overheated economy this morning by raising reserve requirements for its banks. This is the second time Beijing has announced plans to raise reserve levels. Now that China is taking some of the easy money off the table, what's the trade to profit in this new environment...