Electrical Components & Equipment

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting results from General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and home-sales data. The Greek parliament is scheduled to vote on the austerity measures. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 19 points to 12,160.00 and futures on the S&P...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session: 1) CIGNA (NYSE: CI): Shares of CIGNA hit a 52-week high of $51.16 in Tuesday's...

Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) is projected to post its Q3 earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $2.17 billion. Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE: AYI) is estimated to report its Q3 EPS at $0.63 on revenue of $447.59 million. General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.52 on...

  ( click to enlarge ) WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:WCG) caught my eye today because the stock has a bullish posture without looking overbought and overextended. The stock has been consolidating the last several days and just broke out today on considerable volume. I'm suggesting small...

GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: GTI) today announced the appointment of Lindon G. Robertson as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 18, 2011. Mr. Robertson joins GrafTech from IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM), where he has had a twenty-seven year career in finance and...

LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE: LB) announced today that Ducommun Incorporated has completed its acquisition of the Company. The two companies entered into a definitive merger agreement on April 3, 2011. The transaction was approved by LaBarge's stockholders on June 23, 2011. Under the terms of the merger...

As the markets catch their second up day in a row, solar stocks are pressing higher. This move in solar is most likely related to the bounce in oil. Always remember, when oil gets more expensive, more consumers will turn to alternate energy. Therefore, alternate energy stocks usually trade with the...

Point Roberts WA - June 28, 2011 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in cleantech investor research, reports on trading for renewable energy stocks for 27th June and profiles wind company, Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL) for green investors. SunPower...

@markflowchatter tweeting that Maxim Group is reporting that Harbin Electric's (NASDAQ: HRBN) $400M credit facility is a binding agreement, giving the company a $24 price target. A document can be found here. This article may include mentions of rumors, chatter, or unconfirmed information. Readers...

BMC downgraded its rating on JA Solar Holdings (NASDAQ: JASO) from Hold to Sell. At the moment, BMC has a price target of $4 placed on the company's stock. In today's trading, JA Solar lost 2.62% of its value to trade around $5.58.

Analysts at Brean Murray downgraded Renesola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) from “buy” to “hold.” Renesola's stock closed at $4.88 yesterday. Renesola's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 11.80%. Analysts at Benchmark Company downgraded SAVVIS Inc (NASDAQ: SVVS) from “buy” to “hold.” SAVVIS' shares closed at $39.59...

Brean Murray Carret & Company has downgraded JA Solar Holdings (NASDAQ: JASO) from Hold to Sell and maintains its $4 price target.

Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded Anixter International Inc (NYSE: AXE) from “neutral” to “outperform.” AXE's shares closed at $61.18 yesterday. Anixter's PEG ratio is 0.75. Analysts at FBR Capital upgraded EastGroup Properties Inc (NYSE: EGP) from “underperform” to “outperform.” EGP's shares...

Brean Murray Carret & Company has upgraded Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) from Hold to Buy and has established a $10 price target.

Jefferies & Company has lowered the price target on First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) from $145 to $133 and maintains its Hold rating.