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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (CME, ES, FARO, SOL, STP)
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 2:19pm | 266CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from “hold” to “buy”. CME has a 52-week trading range of $169.03-$353.03. CME’s quarterly earnings growth is 227.70% y/y. Read more about this company here. FBR Capital upgraded EnergySolutions Inc (NYSE: ES) from “underperform“ to “market...
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Yingli Green Energy (YGE) Rises 3% After Deutsche Bank Upgrade
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 1:58pm | 124Shares of Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (NYSE: YGE) are up more than 3% today after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from a Hold rating to a Buy and raised its price target from $11 to $15.20. Shares of the Chinese photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturer opened trading below yesterday's close of...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (FAS, USD, UCO, TYH)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 5:29pm | 242Financials traded in the positive territory today on the news that interest rates are staying low. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: FAS) traded in the same direction as financials. FAS climbed 4.47%, while Citigroup (NYSE: C) gained 2.99% and Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:...
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Verigy (VRGY) Shares Tumble After Disappointing Forecast
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 3:53pm | 112Shares of Verigy Ltd. (Nasdaq: VRGY) fell nearly 7% a day after the company forecast 2nd quarter results below average analyst expectations. Verigy reported Tuesday after the market close that it expected a loss of between 3 cents and 12 cents per share for the current quarter. Excluding special...
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Unusual Movements Expected In These Shares (ADSK, DWA, HLF, STEC, VRGY)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 9:34am | 221Shares of the following companies may experience unusual movements in trading today, according to Bloomberg. Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the design software, and services company, has posted fourth-quarter EPS of 30 cents, excluding some items, exceeding the average analyst estimate by 29%....
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (TDSC, ACXM, AEHR, ATRM, ABCB)
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 3:35pm | 1953D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC) shares rose 4.19% to $13.43 to create a new 52-week high. TDSC has acquired Seattle-based Moeller Design & Development. Moeller Design, which provides casting and prototyping services for the aerospace and medical-device industries. Acxiom Corporation (...
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VRGY January Quarter Results To Meet The Estimates
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 1:24pm | 153Analysts at Morgan Stanley maintain their "equal weight" rating on Verigy Ltd (NASDAQ: VRGY). The target price for VRGY is set to $12. According to Morgan Stanley, Verigy’s January quarter results are expected to be inline with the estimates and the guidance on a continued recovery in SOC and a...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ATRM, AIPC, ATLS, CPLA, CELG)
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 4:06pm | 223Aetrium Incorporated (NASDAQ: ATRM) shares jumped 5.26% to create a new 52-week high of $3. ATRM markets electromechanical equipment used by the semiconductor industry to handle and test integrated circuits (ICs). American Italian Pasta Company (NASDAQ: AIPC) shares rose 0.48% to $39.51, creating a...
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AMAT Beats FQ1 Expectations
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 11:43am | 122Analyst S Kumar of Credit Suisse maintains his "neutral" rating on Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price for AMAT is set to $15.50. According to Credit Suisse, Applied Materials has reported its FQ1 EPS inline with and revenues ahead of...
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inTEST Corporation Reports Preliminary Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2009 Results and Schedules Conference Call
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 5:08pm | 562CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- inTEST Corporation (Nasdaq: INTT), an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor automatic test equipment (ATE) interface solutions and temperature management products, today announced preliminary unaudited results for the...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (SMLC, APKT, ACOR, AEHR, BIIB)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 3:53pm | 214012 Smile.Communications Ltd (NASDAQ: SMLC) shares created a new high of $28.88, before losing ground to trade at $28.80, reflecting a 0.59% gain since morning. Acme Packet, Inc (NASDAQ: APKT) shares rose 0.87% to create a new 52-week high of $15.13. Cramer had expressed enthusiasm regarding APKT...
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Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.’s (UCTT) Fourth-Quarter Review
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 1:58pm | 144Analysts Y. Edwin Mok and Conor Irvine at Needham have released a report reviewing the fourth-quarter results at Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT). The company has reported strong results for the fourth-quarter. Ultra Clean reported revenue of $72.8 million for the quarter, which is an...
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Advanced Energy (AEIS) Beats Q4 Expectations; Positive Q1 Outlook
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3:02pm | 102Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), a maker of power conversion, and control systems, defied analyst expectations to report Q4 earnings of $1.5 million (4 cents per share). This compares favorably to a loss of $19 million (45 cents per share) for Q4 2008. The company’s shares were up 7...
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Stock Market News for February 16, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:30am | 445China’s move to contain rapid credit growth by limiting bank loans and European Union’s weak gross domestic product unnerved investors Friday, sending the Dow average down as much as 160 points in the morning session. Later, the blue-chip index pared much of those losses to close down 45 points as...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks In The Technology Sector With The Highest Operating Margins (RFMD, CYOU, TSRA, SHE, CRIC)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 8:00am | 140Below are the top 5 small-cap technology stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of operating margins. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins at RF Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: RFMD) are 91.22%. RFMD has a PEG ratio of 0.54. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins at Changyou.com Limited (...