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Top 4 Small-Cap AMEX Stocks In The Gold Industry With The Highest Return On Equity (CDY, CGC, AZK, ANV)
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 6:52am | 139Below are the top 4 small-cap gold stocks on the AMEX in terms of ROE. Cardero Resource Corp (AMEX: CDY) has a trailing-twelve-month ROE of 87.11%. CDY had $92.40 million of total cash, while no debt liabilities in the most recent quarter. Capital Gold Corp (AMEX: CGC) has a trailing-twelve-month...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Gold Industry With The Highest Earnings Per Share (CDY, RIC, CGC, ANV)
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 4:43am | 146Below are the top 4 small-cap gold stocks on the NASDAQ, the NYSE and the AMEX in terms of EPS. Cardero Resource Corp (AMEX: CDY) has earned $1.04 per share in the latest quarter. CDY’s trailing-twelve-month ROE stands at 87.11%. Richmont Mines Inc (AMEX: RIC) has earned $0.07 per share in the...
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Is Jim Chanos short Freeport-McMoran?
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6:46pm | 393In our “Sell in May & go away” post, published hours before the Flash Crash, we wrote about the Australia-China connections, especially in regards to commodities (particularly copper): Liquidity tightening in China and the Australian mining super-tax are further important catalysts for...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (UBS, SUN, NWE, RTP)
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 8:09am | 144UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) was upgraded by Macquarie from “underperform” to “outperform.” UBS’ shares closed at $13.81 yesterday. UBS’ quarterly sales moved up 51.92%. Barclays upgraded Sunoco Inc (NYSE: SUN) from “equal weight” to “overweight.” SUN’s shares closed at $34.27 yesterday. Sunoco’s earnings...
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Societe Generale Upgrades RTP To Buy
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6:43am | 42Analysts at Societe Generale upgrade Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) from "hold" to "buy." RTP’s shares dipped 0.74% to close at $49.58 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Company News for June 16, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 10:19am | 264• Bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings 2 cents better than expected, posting at $1.33 on revenues of $9.43 billion, besting $9.04 billion expectations. The company said it sees first quarter earnings of $0.85 to $1.05 range versus estimates of $1.03 • Piper Jaffray (...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (IGT, DWA, BHP, AN)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 7:23am | 154International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from “neutral” to “sell.” IGT’s shares closed at $19.59 yesterday. International Game Technology’s quarterly earnings tumbled 97.95%. Goldman Sachs downgraded DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc (NASDAQ: DWA) from “buy” to “neutral...
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JP Morgan Downgrades BHP To Underweight
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:12am | 43Analysts at JP Morgan downgrade BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) from "neutral" to "underweight." BHP’s shares moved up 2.99% to close at $67.83 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Afternoon Market Update (BBY, RTP, DELL, MSFT, GOOG, INTC, AAPL)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 2:12pm | 232Retail stocks moved up gradually as manufacturing activity in the New York region indicated an improvement in the business conditions in June. However, the top US electronics retailer, Best Buy Co (NYSE: BBY), dropped 5.7% to $38.71 as it announced its FQ1 profits and sales short of the...
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Cramer calls Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) a buy
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 10:27am | 1696Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s lively (and often controversial) Mad Money program, weighed in on Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) late last week. The pundit still calls the stock a solid buy and said that if financial regulation passes, investors won’t be able to “find bank stocks anywhere near where they...
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Fast Money Picks For June 14th (TEF, AKAM, CVS, TCK)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 6:22pm | 157On CNBC's Fast Money, Guy Adami said that he wants to buy Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), because this stock can perform well in any tape. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) jumped 3.43% to $44.30. Tim Seymour likes the dividend yield in Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: TEF), and recommends a...
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Texas-Sized Bullishness Seen in Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 9:07am | 1673Earlier this week, Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) narrowed its second-quarter earnings guidance, lifting the lower end of its range to 60 cents per share from 56 cents. The expected range is now 60 to 64 cents per share, compared to analysts’ estimates of 61 cents. The company’s earnings are...
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Industrial Metals And Minerals Industry With The Highest Cash (BBL, CNX, YZC, IVN)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 7:09am | 139Below are the top 4 industrial metals and minerals stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BBL) had $9.03 billion of cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $16.30 billion. CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE: CNX) had $1.88 billion of cash and $1.08 billion debt in...
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Top 5 Small-Cap AMEX Stocks In The Industrial Metals And Minerals Industry With The Highest Return On Equity (SHZ, PUDA, FRG, MFN)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 6:47am | 153Below are the top 5 small-cap industrial metals and minerals stocks on the AMEX in terms of ROE. China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources Inc (AMEX: SHZ) has a trailing-twelve-month ROE of 34%. SHZ has slipped 60.38% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 has risen 15.02% over the same period...
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Top Performing Industries For June 10 (YIPI.OB, BHP, SEED, FOSL)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 2:03pm | 204At 11:18 p.m., Dow gained 226.88, or 2.29%, to 10,126.13, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 24.87, or 2.36%, to 1,080.56. The Nasdaq composite index added 45.32, or 2.10%, to 2,204.17. The industries that are driving the market today are: Independent Oil & Gas: The top...