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Partner Communications (PTNR) Announces Its Intention to Issue Notes Through a Private Placement in Israel
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:56am | 111Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTNR) a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announces that it is initiating a process to raise approximately NIS 360M through a private placement of up to two series of unsecured non-convertible Series B and Series C notes (collectively, the...
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5 Mid-Cap NYSE Stocks with Highest ROE (CEL, PBI, CMP, ESI, CCK)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 7:58am | 177Below are interesting mid-cap stocks on the NYSE with the best return on equity. Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL) has the return on equity of 281.38 and the market capitalization of $3.04 billion. CEL has a PEG ratio of 0.96. Pitney Bowes Inc (NYSE: PBI) has the return on equity of 182.05 and the...
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Upgrade sends Sprint Nextel Corp (S) soaring by mid-day trades
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 1:33pm | 62The mobile services providing company Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) was amongst the top gainers on NYSE on Monday by mid-day, following its upgrade to Outperform from Neutral by Credit Suisse. The stock soared by 11.6% to $3.43 by mid-day. Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) expressed hopes that its core...
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Einhorn Considers Vodafone Undervalued, Reports Barron's
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 12:23pm | 72Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn of New York fund Greenlight Capital has picked U.K. wireless telephone giant Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) as being under valued in view of its 45% ownership of Verizon Wireless. He also contended that Delta Lloyd (AMS: DL), a Dutch general insurer partially sold in an IPO...
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Benzinga’s Top News Update (CEL, LNMIY, GSK, CAJ)
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 8:07am | 252Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) third-quarter net income climbed 19% and net revenue rose to $1.68 billion shekels compared to $1.65 billion shekels. Cellcom’s total subscriber base touched 3.26 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Cellcom closed at $30.76 in the last trading session....
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5 Mid-Cap NYSE Stocks with Lowest P/B Ratio (CM, RF, GNW, S, MIR)
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 1:50pm | 174Below are interesting mid-cap stocks on the NYSE that have lowest price to book ratio. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) has the price to book ratio of 0.292 and a market capitalization of $2.99 billion. CM has total cash of $50 billion. Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) has the price...
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Keystone Morning Quickie $
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 10:37am | 1782Keystone Morning Quickie November 13th 2009 Market Commentary THe Bulls have returned this Friday morning. Futures are up +3.10 as Wall Street feels confident after Disney’s (DIS) earnings last night. A full economic calendar awaits us this morning which should give us further direction. October...
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Dell Enters The Smartphone Space, Launch In China, Brazil
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 10:02am | 213Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) will launch its smart phone this month in China and by the end of the year in Brazil. The Dell Mini 3, a keyboardless touch-screen phone runs Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system. However it didn't rule out making phones that run Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:...
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PALM to Launch Pixi on November 15
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 9:58am | 147RBC Capital Markets retains its “outperform” rating on Palm Inc (NASDAQ: PALM). The target price for PALM is set to $25. RBC mentions that PALM’s Pixi mobile is scheduled to be launched by Sprint (NYSE: S) by November 15. Post rebates worth $150 and 2-year plan, Pixi will be priced at $99 at all...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (MBT, ANF, MFG, JCP)
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 9:02am | 183Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR) (NYSE: MBT) today reported that its consolidated third-quarter net income of $494.4 million and net revenue rose to $2267.6 million, an increase of 12.1% same quarter last year due to increase in subscribers rising voice and data consumption. MBT declined 57% to $20.89...
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Top S&P 500 Laggards (JNPR, BAX, S, LUV)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 2:07pm | 120Juniper Networks Inc (NASDAQ: JNPR) shares have slipped by 4.02% to $24.33 in the morning trade. The Hewlett-Packard/3Com deal has left JNPR out of the consolidation move in the market. Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) shares have fell by 3.90% to 54.88% in the early morning trade. BAX has...
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Comparing the New Claymore AlphaShares China All Cap ETF (YAO) to Claymore AlphaShares China Small Cap ETF (HAO)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:52pm | 2096There have been exciting new offerings in the international space of late, allowing US investors access to foreign equities other than those available as US ADRs. We discussed a Brazilian small cap ETF last summer [Jun 2, 2009: Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap (BRF) - a New ETF for Exposure to...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (TLP, RDEN, PFWD, CSX, TX, MBT, RWT, CCO, NDAQ)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:29pm | 315TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (NYSE: TLP) upgraded by Wunderlich from Hold to Buy at a price target of $26.50. TLP is now trading at $24.10, 2.73% up. The 52 week trading range for TLP is $11.27 - $29.07. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN) climbed 6.95% to $13.39 on 253K shares. Today Sun Trust...
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Tech Stocks Inch Up Behind Strong Gains From AMD And 3COM (HP, COMS, AMD, INTC, GOOG)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:20pm | 377The Nasdaq Composite Index inched higher as it rose 0.17% with tech stocks having a particularly busy day today. Pacing tech stocks today, Hewlett Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) dropped slightly by 0.26% to $49.68 as they announced plans to buy networking company 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) ....
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Company News for November 12, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 10:26am | 395• Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) reported estimate-topping results of 84 cents a share, three cents above Zacks estimates of 81 cents, on revenues of $98.67 billion, slightly below estimates of $99.50 billion. Comparable sales eased 0.4% from last year. The firm raised fourth quarter and full-year guidance to...