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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (NANO, GOOG, BANR, QGEN)
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 9:08am | 171Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO) rose 5.41% to $9.16 in the pre-market session. NANO is all set to report its Q2 earnings on August 5. Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) added 3.75% to $473.70 in pre-market trading. GOOG has secured its foothold in the fast growing Chinese Internet market after...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (KLAC, COST, ANFGY, NSC)
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 7:33am | 147KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) was upgraded by Credit Suisse from “neutral” to “outperform.” KLAC’s shares closed at $28.70 yesterday. KLA-Tencor’s quarterly earnings soared 167.48% y/y. UBS upgraded Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) from “neutral” to “buy.” COST’s shares closed at...
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DA Davidson Opens TER With Buy
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 5:33am | 51Analysts at DA Davidson initiate coverage of Teradyne Inc (NYSE: TER) with a "buy" rating. The target price for TER is set to $17. TER’s shares rose 0.50% to close at $9.98 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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DA Davidson Initiates VRGY With Buy
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 5:26am | 51Analysts at DA Davidson initiate coverage of Verigy Ltd (NASDAQ: VRGY) with a "buy" rating. The target price for VRGY is set to $16. VRGY’s shares fell 0.35% to close at $8.47 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Calls Purchased on Tessera Technology (TSRA)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 3:03pm | 126Shares of Tessera Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) are higher on the session by 2.16%, currently trading at $16.07. The stock has been trading largely lower over the past six months and is currently in a technical downtrend. Options traders are buying calls on the name today, betting that a rally...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (SKH, NANO, HRB, CPNO)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 10:09am | 150Skilled Healthcare Group Inc (NYSE: SKH) was downgraded by Jefferies from “buy” to “hold.” SKH’s shares closed at $1.52 yesterday. Skilled Healthcare Group’s earnings may tumble 489.25% this year. Oppenheimer downgraded Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO) from “outperform” to “perform.” NANO’s...
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Oppenheimer Downgrades Nanometrics to Perform (NANO, INTC, KLAC)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 9:58am | 230Oppenheimer is out with a research report this morning, where it downgrades shares of Nanometrics (NASDAQ: NANO) to Perform from Outperform; it has a $10.00 price target on the stock, down from $13.00. The Oppenheimer analysts said, “We are downgrading NANO to Perform with a $10 PT (prior $13) as a...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SHPGY, HSNI, SSRX, ASML)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 2:53pm | 180Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPGY) shares gained 1.99% to $63.55 at 12:46 pm. The volume of SHPGY shares traded was 48% higher than normal. SHPGY is trading below its 20-day and 50-day moving averages, but above its 200-day moving average. HSN Inc (NASDAQ: HSNI) shares jumped 1.83% to $26.09. The volume of...
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A Peek Into The Market At The Start Of The Trading Day
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 9:53am | 457Pre-open movers US stock futures are pointing to a higher open today, as markets open after a long holiday weekend. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 102 points to 9698 two hours before the start of trading, those on the S&P 500 added 12.2 points to 1026.5. Meanwhile,...
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Top Debt Free Stocks Selling at Cash
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 3:14am | 364Who wouldn't like debt free stocks selling at or near cash. These are stocks which have virtually no debt and are trading close to the amount of cash the company has per share. Without any debt and a lot of cash, it would be hard for a company to go out of business. In addition, the cash can make...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (FORR, HSNI, AIXG, VOCS)
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 1:57pm | 163Forrester Research Inc (NASDAQ: FORR) shares gained 0.93% to $30.54 at 12:04 pm. The volume of FORR shares traded was 415% higher than normal. FORR’s quarterly earnings jumped 119.40% y/y. HSN Inc (NASDAQ: HSNI) shares jumped 5.04% to $25.21. The volume of HSNI shares traded was 151% higher than...
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IBM Ties with WiSpry - Analyst Blog
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 2:06pm | 610International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced collaboration with WiSpry, Inc., a leader in tunable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry. WiSpry's tunable RF devices deliver superior levels of performance with improved talktime and increased time for surfing...
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Puts Sold on ASML Holding (ASML)
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 11:06am | 137Shares of ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) are lower on the session by 0.51%, currently trading at $29.49. The stock has been gyrating lower over the past two months; the stock is currently trading in a technical downtrend. Options traders are selling puts on the name today. The July $30 put was...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight Rating on Nanometrics (NANO)
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 9:22am | 208Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where its analysts reiterated their Overweight rating on shares of Nanometrics (NASDAQ: NANO); they have a $22.50 price target on the stock. The Piper analyst said, “Investors generate returns in the chip equipment (sector) by timing the...
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Protection Purchased on KLA-Tencor (KLAC)
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 11:48am | 107Shares of KLA-Tencor Corp. (NASDAQ: KLAC) are lower on the session by 1.51%, currently trading at $29.34. The stock has been in a downward trending channel for the past six months; recently the stock failed to regain key moving averages, which is a bearish sign. Options traders are buying...