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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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Graco Inc. (GGG) Shows A Bearish Trend After A Downgrade By Goldman Sachs (GS)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 1:28pm | 122Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) breached below its 20 day MA and 200 day MA in the same session by mid-day on Monday, the first session after its quarter earnings were announced. Graco Inc. (GGG) was downgraded to “sell” from “neutral” by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) on account of higher risks attached to US...
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Graco Inc. (GGG) Shows A Bearish Trend After A Downgrade By Goldman Sachs (GS)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 1:27pm | 122Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) breached below its 20 day MA and 200 day MA in the same session by mid-day on Monday, the first session after its quarter earnings were announced. Graco Inc. (GGG) was downgraded to “sell” from “neutral” by Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) on account of higher risks attached to US...
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ITT Corporation Hikes Its Dividend By 18%
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:00pm | 98ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced an 18% hike in its dividend. ITT has declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share for 1Q10. This cash dividend will be payable on April 1 to shareholders of record on March 3. ITT’s chairman, president and chief executive Steve Loranger said that the company...
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GGG Downgraded To Sell
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:39am | 46Analysts at Goldman downgrade Graco (NYSE: GGG) from "neutral" to "sell." The target price for GGG is set to $26. GGG’s shares closed at $27.92 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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ITT Corporation (ITT) Raises Dividend 18%
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 10:20am | 45ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced on Monday that it would increase its dividend for the 1st quarter of 2010 nearly 18% to 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on 1 April to shareholders of record as of 3 March.
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Lincoln Electric Positions Itself For Future
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 9:44am | 175Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ: LECO) reported fourth quarter results of $0.65 excluding special items, which compared to the analysts estimates of $0.63. Earnings grew on an adjusted basis by 25% year over year. On a non adjusted basis the company earned $0.57. Revenue for the quarter was nicely above...
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B Announces Weak Q4 Results, Guidance
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:24am | 51Analysts at BB&T downgrade Barnes Group (NYSE: B) from "buy" to "hold." According to BB&T, B’s Q4 results and guidance were disappointing. B’s shares closed at $16.73 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Fight Club Becomes Reality: Life Imitates Art
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 5:06pm | 3379(02-18) 11:44 PST Austin, Texas (AP) – A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees on Thursday, officials said, setting off a raging fire that sent workers fleeing as thick plumes of black...
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ITT Acquires Nova Analytics
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 2:16pm | 143Analyst Michael A Schneider of Robert W Baird maintains his "neutral" rating on ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price for ITT is set to $60. ITT announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nova Analytics. Robert W Baird views this...
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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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The Google Buzz Guide for the Enterprise (with Buzz Matrix)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 7:14pm | 2702There’s been a lot of noise over Google Buzz this past week. I haven’t seen an article about Buzz’s impact on the Enterprise so allow me to chime in. First, the impact of Buzz has been tremendous. Compare Google Wave search results with that of Buzz: Buzz (B) and Wave (A) As you can see...
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Watts Water Technologies, Inc.’s (WTS) Fourth-Quarter Review
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 11:15am | 147Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets have released a report reviewing the fourth-quarter results at Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS). The company reported respectable results for the fourth-quarter. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.44 for the quarter, which is below analysts’...
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Danaher (DHR) Expects EPS of 77 to 82 Cents
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 6:57pm | 61Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) offered guidance late Tuesday that it expects 1st quarter adjusted earnings of between 77 cents and 82 cents per share. The Wall Street consensus is that Danaher Corp. will earn 82 cents per share. Danaher Corp. said that its AB SCIEX deal should contribute another 5 cents...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (DO, RIG, BLT, TOT, COP)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3:40pm | 221Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE: DO) was downgraded by Dahlman Rose from “buy” to “hold.” DO has a PEG ratio of 0.43. The company’s 52-week trading range is $48.61-$104.74. Dahlman Rose downgraded Transocean Ltd (NYSE: RIG) from “buy” to “hold.” RIG’s shares had lost 0.88% to $82.65 by 12:32 a...