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Daktronics Up 11.5%, Hits 52-Week High (DAKT)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 3:57pm | 1 min readShares of Brookings, South Dakota based Daktronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAKT) are currently up 11.5% at $12.54 per share during Wednesday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Daktronics, Inc has been between $11.21 and a 52-week high of $12.62 per share. The consensus price target of...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 9:45am | 2 min readHere are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alliance HealthCare Services Inc (AIQ) Arbitron Inc (ARB) Aviat Networks Inc (AVNW) Boston Pvt Fin Holdings Inc (BPFH) Checkpoint Systems Inc (CKP) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock...
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Magal S3 Reports Third Quarter EPS of $(0.08)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 9:08am | 1 min readMagal S3 Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAGS) today announced its consolidated financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010. Revenues for the third quarter of 2010 totaled $13.4 million. This represents a decrease of 24.4% over third quarter 2009 revenues of $17.7 million, and an...
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Advanced Photonix, Inc. Receives $5.3M Order
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 8:43am | 1 min readAdvanced Photonix, Inc. (NYSE: API), announced today that a leading OEM telecom systems provider selected API's subsidiary Picometrix, LLC to supply its 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) high-speed optical receiver, the CR-100A, for long haul communications. The annual commitment is estimated at more...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes FLIR Systems (FLIR, RTN, GD, NOC, POT, S, FO, BBY, GLW, PVX, LINE)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 4:40am | 1 min readOn CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he likes FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) very much. He added, “This is a homeland security play, even though I wouldn't recommend other defense contractors like Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) or General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) or even Northrop...
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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Air Methods Corp, Starbucks Corp, Steve Madden Ltd. and Vishay Intertechnology - Press Releases
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:36am | 7 min readFor Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 16, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry's leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc., Agilent Technologies', Ametek Inc., Cognex Corp and Itron Inc - Press Releases
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 11:36am | 11 min readFor Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 16, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. (WEN), Agilent Technologies' (A), Ametek Inc. (AME), Cognex Corp (CGNX) and Itron Inc (ITRI). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Scientific & Technical Instruments Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio (A, RTEC, LGL, LB)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 6:03am | 1 min readBelow are the top scientific & technical instrument stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of PEG ratio. Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) has a PEG ratio of 0.34. A's quarterly revenue advanced 30.90% y/y. Rudolph Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: RTEC) has a PEG ratio of 0.35. RTEC's...
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Vishay Intertechnology Inc. - Value
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 3:03am | 3 min readIs the semiconductor cycle entering its slowdown phase after huge growth in the last 12 months? Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (VSH) isn't showing any signs of slowing as it recently surprised for the fourth quarter in a row as volumes returned to pre-crisis levels. But analysts are concerned that...
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Agilent Has Solid Q4, Ups Guidance - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 5:42pm | 6 min readAgilent Technologies' (A) fourth quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus by 5 cents, or 8.3%. Revenue growth and margin expansion helped drive results in the last quarter. While the gross margin declined sequentially after 5 quarters of increase, Agilent saw both operating and net margins...
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Advanced Photonix, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 EPS of $.01
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 5:04pm | 3 min readAdvanced Photonix, Inc. (Amex: API) announced today that its second quarter 2011 revenue increased by 29% and EBITDA improved by $675,000 compared to the prior year's second quarter results. Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter compared to the Prior Year The Company's revenues increased...
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Bearish MACD for Rogers Corp - Tale of the Tape
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 12:33pm | 1 min readRogers Corporation's (ROG) MACD indicator has moved into bearish territory with a reading of -0.2984. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell”) stock decreased slightly to $30.84 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for the year ending 2010 has decreased by 11 cents over...
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Itron Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 12:03pm | 1 min readItron, Inc.'s (ITRI) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 17.52. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company's earnings for 2010 increased by 36 cents over the past month to $4.02 per share. Itron, Inc. is a Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong Buy”) company. ITRON INC (ITRI...
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Longbow Increases Agilent PT To $45
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 11:07am | A couple of seconds readLongbow said today that is increasing its price target on shares of Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A). The new target is $45, up from $41. Agilent Technologies Inc. currently trades at $35.78.
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Agilent Technologies Ahead Of Consensus, Jefferies Reports
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:08am | A couple of seconds readAgilent Technologies' (NYSE: A) fiscal-4Q10 EPS of $0.65 was $0.05 ahead of consensus on materially stronger organic revenue and profitability experiences (63% incremental operating margins ex-VARI), Jefferies & Company reports. “We are raising our FY11 EPS forecast to $2.40 (from $2.30),”...