Electrical Components & Equipment

Shares of II-VI (NASDAQ: IIVI) are lower on the session by 11.05%, trading at $22.42. Overall put volume is now running at 7.45x the daily average, with 9% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,118 contracts have traded on the session so far. II-VI Incorporated develops, refines,...

Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) reported a decline in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Archer Daniels Midland reported its quarterly profit at $381 million, or $0.58 per share, down from $446 million, or $0.69 per share, in the year-earlier period. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.85...

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced its results for the second quarter on August 2, 2011. Let's take a closer look at the company's industry, financials, and commentary and see what steps you can take next. Earnings and Revenue: Duke Energy managed to exceed Wall Street estimates with stronger-...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on UQM Technologies (NYSE: UQM). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock at $4. On Monday, UQM closed the day at $2.07.

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), today announced that it has received an order from a new customer in Asia for polysilicon production equipment totaling $55.1 million. The new order represents GT Solar's complete range of polysilicon production equipment including hydrochlorination...

Emerson Electric Co (NYSE: EMR) released its results for the fiscal third quarter on Tuesday. Emerson Electric reported its quarterly profit at $683 million, or $0.90 per share, up from $585 million, or $0.77 per share, in the year-ago period. Its net sales surged 16% to $6.3 billion. However,...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.15 on revenue of $910.14 million. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is projected to report its FQ4 EPS at $0.85 on revenue of $20.43 billion. Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.65 on...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on GT Solar International (NASDAQ: SOLR). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $20. On Monday, SOLR added 1.21% to its value to finish the day at $13.81.

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today announced Christopher L. Mapes, executive vice president and president of its Electrical Products unit, will leave the company at the end of August to become chief operating officer of Lincoln Electric and a member of its executive management team.

Cusick's Corner Well the market initially thought that a deal on the Debt ceiling was very close to being made but the reality is that the data is weak and the market is taking notice. I spoke about that last week that we can see the debt, we can anticipate where it is going and the impact on...

First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 4, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 93 cents/share and revenues of...

Shares of Polypore International (NYSE: PPO) are higher on the session by 0.91%, trading at $68.62. Overall call volume is now running at 5.18x the daily average, with 6% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 3,592 contracts have traded on the session so far. Polypore International,...

Further to the announcements by each of Cooper (NYSE: CBE) and Laird on 30 July and the statement by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers on 27 June 2011, Cooper hereby confirms that it does not intend to make an offer for Laird PLC.

Analysts at UBS upgraded Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD) from “neutral” to “buy.” VOD's shares closed at $28.10 on Friday. Vodafone's PEG ratio is 0.63. FBR Capital upgraded East West Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) from “market perform” to “outperform.” EWBC's shares closed at $18.56 on Friday. EWBC'...