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US Hot Stocks Friday (SKIL, IR, MOT)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:21pm | 179US stocks pulled back today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 1.4% to 10000, the S&P 500 dropped 1.3% to 1065 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.9% to 2157. Shares of SkillSoft (NASDAQ: SKIL), Ingersoll-Rand Co. (NYSE: IR) and Motorola Inc (NYSE: MOT) are being actively traded. Ingersoll...
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Ingersoll-Rand (IR) Diving Towards A Bearish Zone Below $31.04
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 2:17pm | 109Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) shares declined 7.25% by mid-day trading on Friday after the global industrial company Ingersoll-Rand (IR) reported Q4 results that missed the analysts’ expectations. Ingersoll-Rand (IR), which had breached below the 20 day MA yesterday only, is now dangerously poised a...
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Top 5 Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume (BWLD, NILE, IR, SSRI, BGC)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 1:10pm | 227Earlier we had mentioned five stocks rising on unusual volume, so here are five falling on unusual volume. Shares of restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD) are receiving selling pressure down -12.27% at $42.46 per share. The chain common known as "B Dubs" has disappointed investors...
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GDI Beats Q4 Expectations, Margin Expansion Continues
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:41am | 169Analysts at Roth Capital maintain their "buy" rating on Gardner Denver Inc (NYSE: GDI). The target price for GDI is set to $47. According to Roth Capital, Gardner Denver reported its Q4 EPS ahead of the consensus and the guidance, despite the push-out of a large EPG shipment. “We believe GDI's goal...
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Company News for February 12, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:14am | 142• Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) posted fourth quarter earnings of 48 cents a share, below Zacks estimates of 53 cents, on inline revenues of $3.3 billion. The company raised its guidance range for 2010 by 20 cents to $2.20 to $2.60 a share • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded PNC Financial to "buy" from "...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (IR, NWE, HCP, A)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 9:28am | 293Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE: IR) reported today a fourth-quarter earnings of $139 million, or $0.42 per share. Revenue decreased 10% to $3.31 billion for the quarter. Analysts on an average expected IR to report earnings per share of $0.52. IR declined 5.83% to $32 in the pre-market session. The 52-...
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IR Q4 Results Miss Consensus, Guidance Short Of Expectations
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 9:18am | 122Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) has posted its Q4 earnings ex-items at $0.48 per share, as compared to the consensus of $0.53. IR’s revenues for the quarter came at $3.13 billion, versus the Street view of $3.34 billion. Ingersoll-Rand has forecasted its Q1 EPS at $0.15-$0.20 ex-items on revenues of $3...
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Ingersoll-Rand (IR) Swings To Profit Of $139 Million
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 9:03am | 93Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR) reported early Friday that its 4th quarter earnings were $139 million, or 42 cents per share, compared to a loss of $3.29 billion, or $10.27 a share, during the same period a year earlier. Revenue declined 10% to $3.31 billion. Excluding charges, Ingersoll-Rand earned...
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Top 6 Stocks You Need To Know For February 12, 2010 (IR, FE, AYE, ELON, C)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 8:28am | 189Ingersoll-Rand Company (NYSE: IR) is scheduled to report its results for the latest quarter prior to the market open. Analysts expect IR to earn $0.53 per share. IR’s shares rose 1.77% to close at $33.98 yesterday. Power company First Energy (NYSE: FE) has placed a $4.7 billion takeover bid to...
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Ingersoll-Rand Earnings Preview (IR)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:37pm | 106Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE: IR) will be reporting their quarterly earnings numbers tomorrow morning before the opening bell. Wall Street is looking for the company to post EPS of $0.53, the same as in the year ago quarter. The stock got a nice boost today, appreciating 1.77% to $33.98. According to...
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Isis Falls on Drug Concerns - Analyst Blog
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 2:58pm | 422Shares of Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ISIS) slipped more than 2% despite the company reporting positive results on its lead pipeline candidate, mipomersen. Isis and partner, Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) recently announced positive results from a phase III study. Data showed that patients suffering from...
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AT&T Awarded Major Contract With State of California (T, VZ)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 2:47pm | 129AT& Inc. (NYSE: T) was awarded the majority share of the competitively bid, California traditional Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) contract this week. This California Relay Services 3 contract is the largest in the nation, based on the total number of relay services minutes. "We are...
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BofA/Merrill Ups Illinois Tool Works (ITW) To Neutral
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 10:07am | 50Analysts at BofA/Merrill upgrade Illinois Tool Works Inc (NYSE: ITW) from "underperform" to "neutral." The target price for ITW is set to $48. ITW’s shares closed at $42.99 yesterday. Read more about the market
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Stock Market News for February 10, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 10:23am | 560U.S. stocks rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping back above 10,000, as hopes grew that a solution to rescue Greece from its gaping debt woes would be found soon. The blue-chip Dow average, which closed below the 10,000-mark for the first time in three months yesterday, rose as much...
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Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA) Maintains An Outperform Rating
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 6:10pm | 93Analysts at RBC Capital Markets have maintained an Outperform rating for Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA). Analysts have a price target of $8 for the Mueller Water Products, Inc. stock. RBC Capital Markets recently met with the company’s management. According to RBC Capital Markets, the...