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15 Safe Dividend Kings for This Summer: Part 1
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 4:50pm | 287By Larry Gellar Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – After an extraordinarily strong spring, Johnson & Johnson has leveled off a bit. Regardless, this stock represents safety in an otherwise uncertain economy. Johnson & Johnson is only one of four U.S. companies with a AAA credit rating, and this...
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7 Fortune 500 Companies That Are Hiring: Time to Jump in and Buy?
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 4:45pm | 287By Larry Gellar Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – After an extraordinarily strong spring, Johnson & Johnson has leveled off a bit. Regardless, this stock represents safety in an otherwise uncertain economy. Johnson & Johnson is only one of four U.S. companies with a AAA credit rating, and this...
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What Investors Should Know About Apple but Often Don't
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 4:40pm | 287By Larry Gellar Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – After an extraordinarily strong spring, Johnson & Johnson has leveled off a bit. Regardless, this stock represents safety in an otherwise uncertain economy. Johnson & Johnson is only one of four U.S. companies with a AAA credit rating, and this...
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MasterCard Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Rising Revenue
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:05am | 594MasterCard (NYSE: MA) releases its next round of earnings this Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Here's Benzinga's essential guide to MasterCard's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of $4.21 per share and revenues of $1.55 billion. MasterCard...
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BGB Reiterates Buy on StarTek, Slashes PT to $6
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 8:04am | 46BGB reiterated its Buy rating on StarTek (NYSE: SRT). At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $7 to $6. On Thursday, SRT lost 5.34% of its value to finish the day at $3.37.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Rising Revenue
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 4:11pm | 585Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Tuesday's second quarter earnings announcement. Earnings and Revenue: Wall Street expects a EPS of 66 cents per share and...
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American Tower Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Flat EPS, Rising Revenue Over Previous Quarter
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 1:36pm | 603American Tower (NYSE: AMT) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for American Tower's second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 23 cents per share and revenues of $584.7...
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform Rating On Visa
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 8:02am | 52According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Visa (NYSE: V) Outperform rating is maintained. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said that it is lowering its F2011 and F2012 EPS estimates to $4.98 (from $5.00) and $5.78 (from $5.82). “However, we are maintaining our $112 price target and Outperform rating...
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J.P. Morgan Ups PT On NSR To $29
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 7:27am | 97J.P. Morgan, citing strong results in the 2Q, is slightly raising its price target on Neustar (NYSE: NSR) from $28 to $29. In its report, J.P. Morgan writes, “Neustar reported solid 2Q results, as non-NPAC businesses drove upside and Converged Messaging finally goes into discontinued operations,...
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JP Morgan Raises PT on Neustar To $29
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 6:27am | 26JP Morgan has raised the price target on Neustar (NYSE: NSR) from $28 to $29 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/28/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 2:37am | 3403Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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Fast Money Picks For July 28th (JJG, V, TUR, JNPR, GLW)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 7:05pm | 284On CNBC's Fast Money, Brian Kelly said that investors should buy iPath Dow Jones-UBS Grains Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: JJG) on Thursday. iPath Dow Jones-UBS Grains Subindex Total Return ETN (JJG) gained 0.12%, and closed at $51.46. Brian Stutland is short puts and long calls in Visa Inc. (...
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Wednesday's S&P 500 Sector Recap: Hottest and Coldest Sectors
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 5:36pm | 1734The S&P 500 (SPX) took a major hit in Wednesday's trading session, finishing down 27.05 points, or 2.03%, from Tuesday's close to 1304.89. The selling began just after the opening bell, and the index extended its losses throughout the session, closing near the low of the day (1303.49), as...
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UPDATE: JP Morgan Raises PT on Fiserv from $66 to $67
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 9:09am | 144J.P. Morgan has published a report on Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) raising the price target a dollar from $66.00 to $67.00. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, "Fiserv's 2Q was pretty solid all around, with the exception of a lowered margin outlook to accommodate investments without sacrificing full-year...
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ADS Announces the Termination of Its Initial Public Offering
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 9:07am | 45ADS Tactical, Inc. (ADS) announced today that it has decided to terminate its initial public offering of common stock due to adverse market conditions. ADS will continue to evaluate market conditions in connection with any future financing opportunities.