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Hertz Global Co. (HTZ) All Set For A Breakout
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 2:28pm | 127Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) soared 10% to $11.88 for the biggest rally in the Russell 1000 Index. The second-largest U.S. rental car company Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) was raised to “Buy” from “Neutral” by Northcoast Research. Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ), which had breached above its 50 day...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For April 5 (NOA, CAR, MVIS)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 3:21pm | 182Despite low volumes, the markets were on a high today. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 38.92, or 0.45%, to 10,965.99, Nasdaq added 23.40, or 0.97%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are driving the market are the Oil Sands Stocks, which have gained 4.1%, Vehicle Rental Stocks...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (NKE, TAP, WERN, EBAY, PGR)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 10:11am | 248Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) was upgraded by HSBC Securities from “neutral” to “overweight.” NKE’s shares closed at $73.38 yesterday. NKE’s shares have gained 11.50% year-to-date. Read more about this company here. Argus upgraded Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) from “hold” to “buy.” TAP’s shares...
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JBHT Initiated With Neutral At Macquarie
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:52am | 42Analysts at Macquarie Capital Markets initiate coverage of JB Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) with a "neutral" rating. JBHT’s shares closed at $36.35 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Movers and Shakers On March 18 (CAR, DPTR, MDTH, NKE, SMRT, GME, SCVL, CMRG, CRAI, PQ, SFY)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:36am | 319Some of the stocks that made ripples in the US stock market yesterday are: Avis Budget Group Inc (NYSE: CAR) advanced 8.6% following an upgrade in rating by Barclays PLC from “equal weight” to “over weight.” Delta Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ: DPTR) soared 30% after the company announced that it would...
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Optimistic Reports From The Delivery Services Industry Bodes Well For This Transportation ETF
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 4:35pm | 1737“On Thursday FedEx (FDX) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that topped already optimistic expectations. Earnings per share of 76 cents were more than double the 31 cents in the year-ago quarter and topped the average analyst estimate for 72 cents. The news follows last month’s fourth-quarter...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (NKE, BF-B, CAR, BKC, MDTH)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 10:29am | 242Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) was upgraded by FBR Capital from “market perform” to “outperform.” NKE’s shares closed at $70.88 yesterday. NKE’s shares have gained 7.70% year-to-date. Read more about this company here. UBS upgraded Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BF-B) from “sell” to “neutral.” BF-B’s...
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Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) Maintains Buy (1) Rating; Price Target Raised
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 9:08am | 140Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets have released an update on Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN). Analysts believe that the company faces three main challenges in its first-quarter, which are, Weather, which affected all trucks east of Oklahoma during the first three weeks of February, Fuel...
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Volume Talks Wednesday March 10: Two Option Ideas on One Hot Stock
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:32am | 3236Today I am going to introduce my new breakout report which will also include stocks which traded the session lower on heavier volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you...
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Top Performing Industries For March 9 (ZNH, NFLX, SAIA, SKY, TBTC.OB)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 3:37pm | 330At 1:00 p.m., Dow gained 56.23, or 0.53%, to 10,608.75, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 6.42, or 0.56%, to 1,144.92. The Nasdaq composite index added 19.47, or 0.83%, to 2351.68. The industries that are driving the market today are: Major Airlines: The top gainer of the day,...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ODFL, SAIA, CECO, CNQ, TCK)
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 4:13pm | 242Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (NASDAQ: ODFL) was upgraded by Dahlman Rose from “hold” to “buy.” ODFL’s shares gained 1.54% to $31.62. ODFL’s shares have gained 1.43% year-to-date. Read more about this company here. Dahlman Rose upgraded Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) from “hold” to “buy.” SAIA moved up 6...
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BB&T Capital Markets Reiterates Landstar System (LSTR) Buy Rating
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 9:46am | 151BB&T Capital Markets analysts Thom Albrecht, Neal Deaton, A. Rhem Wood Jr. and John R. Mims reiterated their Buy rating for shares of Landstar System, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSTR) with a price target of $46. The BB&T Capital Markets analysts wrote a positive report on Landstar System but noted that...
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All is Well in the Simple Quant Universe: High Quality Ultimately Outperforms in February 2010 but Flatfooted Short Weighting Detracts from Performance
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 2:35am | 3007For a detailed report in pdf format see Ascendere Associates LLC Long/Short Model Portfolio for February 28, 2010. For back-of-the-envelope performance attribution see Ascendere L/S model portfolio performance for March 2010. The S&P 500 ended the month with a 2.85% gain (3.10% with dividends...
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Longbow Research Maintains Con-Way (CNW) Neutral Rating
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 8:01am | 183Longbow Research analyst Lee A. Klaskow maintained a Neutral rating for Con-Way Inc. (NYSE: CNW). Klaskow spent a day with one of Con-Way's drivers to see how certain company programs and procedures were being implemented. Klaskow said that Longbow Research remains, "cautious on NEUTRAL-rated CNW...