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Benzinga’s Top Gainers (BIG, STLY, AMD, TLB, FLOW)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 4:45pm | 308Discount retailer Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) posted record third quarter earnings, a development that boosted its shares. EPS for the quarter came in at 27 cents, compared to 15 cents in the same period last year. Net sales in the quarter were up a little over 1%. The company anticipates it will net $1....
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (KMB, MITI, CAN, CFX, KR, MDAS)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 11:34am | 193Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declined 1.43% to $63.98 in the morning session after Barclays downgraded KMB to from Equal-weight to Underweight and has lower the price target to $66 from $68. Micromet Inc. (NASDAQ: MITI) fell 1.07% to $6.48 after Roth Capital downgraded Micromet from...
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Highest EPS (ttm) (NWLI, ESGR, FCNCA, ATRI, KTII)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 9:20am | 169Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of EPS (ttm). The trailing-twelve-month EPS for National Western Life Insurance Company (NASDAQ: NWLI) is $12.01. NWLI’s market capitalization is $621.7 million. NWLI’s shares have risen by 9.07% over the past 52-weeks, as compared to a 22...
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Benzinga's Earnings Preview (LULU, POWL, MOV, TJX, ALOG, PLL)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 6:50am | 188Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 19 cents a share on revenue of $111.24 million. Friday, LULU closed at $26.81. Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) is projected to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 66 cents a share on $159.48 million...
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Volume Talks: Thursday's Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Vertical Put Spread Option Trade
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 10:25am | 2089With the major indices trading lower Thursday, there were 15 stocks which hit my screener fighting the trend on heavy volume. As always, the first thing I do is scan the list for familiar names, such as stocks which have appeared on similar scans multiple times in the past week or two (most of...
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NASDAQ – Pre Market Five Most Advanced Stocks, ICOC, ELGX, SEAC, IIJI, ERII
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 9:02am | 164The Nasdaq Pre Market has seen bullish activities in ICO (NASDAQ: ICOC), Endologix (NASDAQ: ELGX), Sea Change International (NASDAQ: SEAC), Internet Initiative Japan (NASDAQ: IIJI) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ: ERII). While Endologix, Sea Change International, Internet Initiative Japan and Energy...
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Likely Torch Bearers In The Market If The Economic Recovery Sustains, WSFS, PEI, IDTI, MCHP, MWA
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 11:13am | 492With the economy displaying some promise of sustained recovery going forward, market experts are already busy devising strategies for regaining lost ground in terms of portfolio performance. The 4,000 point recovery in the Dow, from a low of 6,000 levels has given them the drive to plan for...
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WSJ Says ITT Corporation (ITT) Is Undervalued
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 3:24pm | 226ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT), a defense and industrial conglomerate that produces defense equipments and industrial products like water pumps, has tripled its stock price since 1999. However, various factors, including its CEO Steven Loranger's selling almost a fifth of his shares in the company,...
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Shafran Talks About His Tech Stock Picks With Barron’s: PNR, ADS, TLVT, VRTX, CREE, AZPN
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 11:31am | 618In an interview with Barron’s, Zachary Shafran, Asset Manager of Waddell & Reed Science & Tech A (NASDAQ: UNSCX) and Ivy Science & Technology A (NASDAQ: WSTAX) feels that the world should brace for a greater crisis in clean water availability. He feels the impact may be much higher than...
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Baltic Dry Index - A Review
Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 12:59pm | 330I believe that the Index is getting close to a reversal point. A natural one would be at the 0.382 Fibonacci value of 4914.66. The settlement on 191109 was 4661 with a rise of 18 points. However the Baltic Capesize Index [BCI] dropped 187 points to 8056. On the 20th the BCI continued its...
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Volume Talks: Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Ratio Put Spread Option Trade
Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:51pm | 1672With the market selling off Thursday, there were several stocks that hit my radar which traded higher on abnormal volume. In this post, I will name 12 stocks which fought the trend Thursday November 19, 2009. I will be checking these stocks frequently to see if there is continued buying pushing...
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Benzinga’s Top Gainers (NLST, TTIL, SRZ, NWY, DCI, SOLF)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 12:07pm | 248Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) soared 19% to $5.73 on 5.60 million shares. In the past five trading sessions, NLST stock is up over 590%. TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TTIL) jumped 28% to $1.51 after it reporte Q3 EPS of $0.07, 7 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.00 and...
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New 52-Week High Stocks (SCVL, TTIL, DCI, KBX)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 11:08am | 165Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCVL) hits a new 52-week high at $19.54 in today’s morning trade. Currently SCVL is trading at $17.73, up 3.26% after beating analysts’ expectations and reported more than double profit for the third quarter due to increased sales. TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (WFMI, AMD, ESV, CLC, ENH, SM)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:55am | 259Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) was today upgraded by BMO Capital Markets from Market Perform to Outperform. WFMI is now trading at $26.48, 1.03% up in the morning trading hours. In 2009, WFMI climbed over 179%. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) fell 3.42% to $7.07 on 540K shares....
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (STT, CMS, SINA, ITW, OSUR, MRX)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:46am | 256State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) was today upgraded by HSBC Securities from Neutral to Overweight at a price target of $51. State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is now trading at $41.82, 2.78% up on 1.42 million shares. So far in 2009, STT is up only 6.50%. CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS)...