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Novellus Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 2:04pm | 114Novellus Systems Inc.’s (NVLS) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 18.35. Analysts have been increasing their estimates on the company’s earnings for 2010, sending the Zacks Consensus Estimate up 30 cents over the past month to $2.80 per share. Novellus...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (AOSL, CREE, ASML, ARMH)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 8:41am | 122Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd (NASDAQ: AOSL) dipped 12.55% to $11.50 in the pre-market session. AOSL had reported a strong y/y increase in its Q4 results. Cree Inc (NASDAQ: CREE) lost 9.66% to $62.30 in the pre-market session. CREE has issued weaker-than-expected revenue projections for the...
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Market Pulls Back on China News 08-10-2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 2:40pm | 901Cusick’s Corner The market pulled back on the China news, but since that opening pullback the market has been in a holding pattern, waiting for this afternoon’s Fed announcement. Equities are still showing upside potential, but Bond yields are crashing and their prices soaring, creating a double...
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Veeco Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 10:10am | 113Veeco Instruments Inc. ’s (VECO) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 15.06. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for the year ending December 2010 jumped 91 cents over the past month to $4.21 per share. Veeco Instruments Inc. is a Zacks #1...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 5:53pm | 266Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: 99 Cents Only Stores (NDN) adidas AG (ADDYY) Air Liquide (AIQUY) Amkor Technology, Inc (AMKR) Andersons, Inc (ANDE) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. AMKOR TECH INC (AMKR): Free Stock Analysis Report ANDERSONS INC...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SWSI, GEOY, NANO, AMED)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 1:27pm | 182Superior Well Services, Inc (NASDAQ: SWSI) shares gained 20.84% to $22.03 at 1:18 pm. The volume of SWSI shares traded was 8894% higher than normal. Bernstein Liebhard LLP has announced that it is investigating the acquisition of Superior Well Services Inc by Nabors Industries Ltd (NYSE: NBR)....
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ReneSola Beats Zacks Estimate - Analyst Blog
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 1:18pm | 532ReneSola Ltd. reported second-quarter adjusted Earnings Per American Depositary Share (EPADS) of 42 cents per share, beating both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 40 cents and year-ago quarterly loss of five cents. Operational Results ReneSola’s revenues rose to $253.9 million, increasing by 22.9%...
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Calls Purchased on Nanometrics (NANO)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 1:00pm | 128Shares of Nanometrics Inc. (NASDAQ: NANO) are higher on the session by 3.89%, currently trading at $12.81. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past few weeks, popping near its 52-week high. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. Though action has been primarily in small...
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PANL – 2Q10 Earnings Preview: Is the Street too Conservative?
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 10:25am | 616Universal Display will report its 2Q10 results after the market close today. The Street expects EPS of -$0.13 on revenues of $4.1 million compared to EPS of -$0.18 in the year ago quarter on revenue of $3 million. Management will be holding a conference call to review the company’s performance at 5...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (BWEN, VECO, RYAAY, NVMI)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 8:40am | 143Broadwind Energy Inc (NASDAQ: BWEN) dipped 1.75% to $2.80 in the pre-market session. BWEN has widened its Q2 loss on year-over-year basis. Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) lost 1.08% to $39.48 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Canaccord Adams downgrade VECO from "buy" to "hold." Ryanair...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (APC, WG, VECO, PMC)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 7:52am | 157Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) was downgraded by FBR Capital from “outperform” to “market perform.” APC’s shares closed at $55.68 on Friday. Anadarko Petroleum’s earnings may fall by 104.15% this year. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded Willbros Group Inc (NYSE: WG) from “buy” to “hold...
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. CEO Will Retire on September
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 4:25pm | 82Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) announced today the election of Bruno Guilmart as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the planned retirement of C. Scott Kulicke as Chief Executive Officer, both effective September 30, 2010. Mr. Kulicke will also retire from...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For August 6 (NANO, CAGC, TMRAY)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 1:25pm | 182By 12:40 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 133.73 points, or 1.25%, to 10,541.25, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 14.88 points, or 1.32%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 29.02 points, or 1.27%. Some of the narrow based indexes supporting the markets are Solar...
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Brooks Automation Beats, Citi Maintains Sell (BRKS)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 12:52pm | 118Brooks Automation (BRKS) reported EPS of $0.26, above the Street at $0.19. Citi said, "While BRKS is doing a nice job on the operating margin line (record OpM on much lower revs) due to much tighter opex control, the lack of “pizzazz” in this story makes it still tough to get excited here...
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Nanometrics Surges 21% On Earnings Report (NANO)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 12:40pm | 226Shares of Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq: NANO) are trading up 21% at $11.96 per share during the Friday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Nanometrics Incorporated has been between $11.21 and $12.01 per share. Analysts covering the company's stock give it a...