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Company News for November 23, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 5:28am | 702• Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) reported earnings of $1.33 per share, up from estimates of $1.27 per share, on an 8.1% revenue gain to $33.2 billion above estimates of $32.8 billion. The firm's new-year estimate was set at a 13-15% rise to $5.16-$5.26 • Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) reported its fiscal...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Likes AXP (UMPQ, AXP, V, GCI)
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 8:29pm | 178Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ) is a great bank, but the sector is in a house of pain. If you want to buy this stock, you should wait until January. Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ) fell 0.19% today, and closed at $10.76....
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Telephonics Corporation to Receives Radar Contract from Boeing
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 2:48pm | 78Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF), announced today that its Radar Systems Division has received a contract from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to supply APS-143C(V)3 Multi-Mode Radar for India's P-8i aircraft. The contract includes systems to...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Aflac, Whirlpool, Telephone and Data Systems, AT&T and Verizon Communication - Press Releases
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 11:30am | 1657For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 22, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: Aflac (AFL) as the Bull of the Day and Whirlpool (WHR) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Aflac, Whirlpool, Telephone and Data Systems, AT&T and Verizon Communication - Press Releases
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 6:01am | 1657For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 22, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: Aflac (AFL) as the Bull of the Day and Whirlpool (WHR) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon...
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High Yield No Debt Stocks
Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 12:44pm | 412Debt can have its advantages, such as leverage, but can also be a burden. Many successful companies are debt free, such as Apple (AAPL) or have very low debt relative to cash, such as Amazon (AMZN). If you combine the debt free feature with a high yield, you may have a recipe for a successful...
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Vistaprint Announces New CFO - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7:33pm | 601Vistaprint N.V. (VPRT), one of the leading online providers of professional marketing products and services to micro businesses, recently announced the promotion of Ernst Teunissen to executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Teunissen will replace current CFO Mike Giannetto...
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Vistaprint Announces New CFO - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 1:46pm | 601Vistaprint N.V. (VPRT), one of the leading online providers of professional marketing products and services to micro businesses, recently announced the promotion of Ernst Teunissen to executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Teunissen will replace current CFO Mike Giannetto...
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Piper Jaffray Incrementally Confident In ADS, CSE, DLLR, and PRAA
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 11:02am | 228At a recent Financial Services Summit in Boston, Piper Jaffray said that it is most incrementally confident in the following companies: “Alliance Data Systems (NYSE: ADS): Improving fundamentals. Growth and cash flow still underappreciated. Management continues to focus on reducing controversy in...
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Goldman Sachs Comments On Camelot Information Systems Earnings Beat
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 9:46am | 150Camelot Information Systems (NYSE: CIS) reported 3Q10 revenue, non-GAAP GPM, OPM, and EPS (ADS) of US$53.5mn, 37.2%, 21.9%, and US$0.23, above Goldman's estimates of US$47.4mn, 34.0%, 22.3%, and US$0.21, respectively, due to strong demand for both EAS and FIS. Camelot guided toward 2010E revenue...
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Fiserv Announces New Buyback Authorization of up to 7M Shares
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 5:05pm | 44Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a repurchase of up to seven million additional shares of the company's common stock, which represents approximately five percent of its outstanding shares.
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Puts Purchased on Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 3:40pm | 145Shares of Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) are higher on the session by 1.53%, currently trading at $27.16. The stock has been moving largely sideways over the past six months, though it is still trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the...
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Ford (F) Options Surge in Popularity Ahead of GM IPO
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 2:20pm | 1664Ford Motor (NYSE:F) has seen options volume and volatility ramp higher this week in anticipation of today's General Motors IPO. According to our volatility charts, 30-day implied volatility has increased in Ford over the past week from 39% to 52%, hitting its highest point since early July. This...
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PAY Pays More for Hypercom - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 2:00pm | 493Electronic payments processing company, VeriFone Systems, Inc. (PAY) will finally acquire rival Hypercom Corporation (HYC) for approximately $7.32 per share or $485 million, including net debt assumed by VeriFone. As of September 30, 2010, Hypercom had a long-term debt of $61.7 million. The...
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Simcere Beats on Top & Bottom Line - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 12:42pm | 464Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (SCR) posted third-quarter 2010 earnings of 15 cents per American Depository Share (ADS), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents and the prior-year earnings by 11 cents per ADS. Impressive gross margin led to the substantial beat in earnings. Quarterly...