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Wednesday's Hot Stocks: Finding A Rose Among Many Thorns
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 9:42am | 2317With the major indices ticking slightly higher Wednesday, there were many stocks which broke out to the upside on BIG volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (XRTX, ASYS, BIDU, FMBI, ILMN)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 2:46pm | 222Xyratex Ltd (NASDAQ: XRTX) shares climbed 6.82% to $16.29. The volume of XRTX shares traded was 895% higher than normal. The data storage company announced Q4 profits and an optimistic guidance for 1Q10. Amtech Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ASYS) shares jumped 13.77% to $11.98. The volume of ASYS shares...
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Goldman Sachs’ Top Tech Stocks For 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 12:58pm | 185Goldman Sachs rates the stocks of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS), CommVault (NASDAQ: CVLT), EMC (NYSE: EMC), Juniper (NASDAQ: JNPR), Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX), and Teradyne (NYSE: TER) as “Conviction List Buy” and considers them the top picks in the tech sector for 2010. Goldman...
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Tuesday's High Volume Selloffs - FORM, ERTS, DTSI, MFLX
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 12:59am | 133Taking big losses over the span of one day is survivable. Taking big losses on high volume, however, may be a problem.... pointing to a major shift in the market's underlying opinion of a stock. Here are Tuesday's losers with selloffs made on much higher than average volume. Multi-Fineline...
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LRCX Sees Higher CAPEX Benefits From Taiwanese Customers
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 2:12pm | 112Analysts at UBS upgrade LAM Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX) from "neutral" to "buy," while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for LRCX has been raised from $40 to $46. According to UBS, LAM Research is likely to have been benefiting from increasing capex spending from its...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (LRCX, EXR, BRE, UDR, JRJC)
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 10:19am | 239Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) was today upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy. Lam Research is now trading at $41.24, 2.21% up. LRCX gained over 53% in the last six months. LRCX closed at $40.35 in the last trading session. Extra Space Storage, Inc. (NYSE: EXR) climbed 28% to $14.79 in the...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Losers (ASBC, MNKD, HOGS, AIXG, ARIA, ICXT)
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 9:52am | 296Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) decreased $0.75 or 6.08% to $11.59 after Associated Banc-Corp reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $180.6 million, or $1.41 per share, as against a net income of $13.6 million, or $0.11 a share, from the same quarter last year. The 52-week trading range for ASBC...
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FBR Capital Markets (FBCM) Upgrades Teradyne Inc. (TER) To Outperform
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 8:22am | 73Analysts at FBR Capital Markets (NASDAQ: FBCM) have upgraded Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) from Market Perform to Outperform. According to analysts at FBR Capital Markets, Teradyne Inc. will benefit from the semiconductor test equipment cycle and therefore they have upgraded the stock of Teradyne Inc...
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Nanometrics Incorporated (NANO) Gets An Outperform Rating
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 1:20pm | 110Analysts at RBC Capital Markets have initiated coverage of Nanometrics Incorporated (NASDAQ: NANO) with an Outperform rating. Analysts have set a price target of $15 for Nanometrics. Analysts at RBC Capital Markets expect Nanometrics to significantly outgrow overall industry due to a favorable...
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Silicon Valley Reeling Under High Vacancy Rates (CBG, AMAT, JAVA, ADBE)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 10:23am | 229According to a report published in Bloomberg, the Silicon Valley is suffering from a glut of empty high rises and office parks ever since the dot-com bust. As a result, owners of commercial properties around this region are unable to sustain average rents. CB Richard Ellis Group Inc (NYSE: CBG)...
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Stocks That Formed New 52 Week Highs (SMLC, EGHT, ACTG, ACGY, AEIS)
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 3:18pm | 204012 Smile.Communications Ltd (NASDAQ: SMLC) rose 8.37% to $23.31 to its 52-week high price. SMLC provides a range of broadband and traditional voice services in Israel. 8x8 Inc (NASDAQ: EGHT) rose to $1.54, its 52-week high price, reflecting a 2.67% gain since morning. EGHT develops, markets and...
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TSRA Fails To Prove Infringed On Its Patents
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 1:28pm | 137Post ITC ruling, Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ: TSRA) announced that it had failed to prove that DRAM manufacturers had infringed on its patents. TSRA had filed a complaint that its patents were being infringed by certain DRAM manufacturers. According to the press release by TSRA, the International...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (IPSU, OSIS, CWCO, AIXG, CTCM)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 2:57pm | 198Imperial Sugar Company (NASDAQ: IPSU) shares climbed 14.98% to $16.92. The volume of IPSU shares traded was 620% higher than normal. IPSU is to receive a $345 million property insurance claim for its Port Wentworth refinery. OSI Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS) shares rose 2.78% to $25.15. The volume of...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Losers (JDSU, UNH, SEED, FSII, TRMS, RFMD)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 9:31am | 271JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) has decreased $0.03 or 0.36% to $8.35 in the pre-market session. JDSU made a new 52 week high yesterday at $8.75. So far in 2009, JDSU surged over 129%. In the previous trading session, JDSU closed at $8.38. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) has declined 0...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (STEC, VVUS, AIG, VICL, OSIS, AMZN, ASML)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 9:12am | 344STEC, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) has jumped 1.14% to $16.84 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for STEC is $3.70 - $42.50. In the last trading session, Stec closed at 416.65. So far in the current year, STEC gained over 290%. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) has moved up 5.48% to $10.20 after...