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Top Russian Stocks
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 1:53am | 602Russia has a strong growing economy and as a BRIC country, is one of the four horsemen for worldwide investment opportunities, along with the 'B' in BRIC, Brazil, the 'I' in BRIC, India, and the 'C' in BRIC, China. Some interesting facts about Russia: 1. Russia is the largest country in the world...
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Big Losers -- TNAV, BIOS, VLCM, APK (TNAV, BIOS, VLCM, APKT, PXQ)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 5:10pm | 258TeleNav (TNAV) was downgraded today after yesterday reporting that their largest customer, Sprint (S), is in negotiations with TeleNav regarding potential amendment of its current contract, which expires as to TeleNav's right to be Sprint's exclusive provider of Sprint Navigation on December 31,...
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Calls Purchased on Mobile TeleSystems (MBT)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 2:24pm | 144Shares of Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE: MBT) are higher on the session by 0.91%, currently trading at $22.17. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months, off of a recent low of $18.45. Options traders are buying calls on the name today, betting that the stock can rally further....
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (PNR, PAR, SI, TKC)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 7:30am | 144Pentair Inc (NYSE: PNR) was upgraded by Janney Montgomery from "neutral " to "buy." PNR’s shares closed at $33.90 yesterday. Pentair’s quarterly earnings jumped 98.42% y/y. Canaccord upgraded 3PAR Inc (NYSE: PAR) from "sell" to "hold." PAR’s shares closed at $9.97 yesterday. 3PAR’s quarterly...
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Goldman Upgrades TKC To Neutral
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 6:19am | 52Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgrade Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE: TKC) from "sell" to "neutral." The target price for TKC is set to $16. TKC’s shares moved up 0.35% to close at $14.43 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Citi Maintains Hold on Crown Castle International Corp (CCI)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 10:56pm | 188Analysts at Citi maintain their “hold” rating on shares of Crown Castles International Corp (CCI); and set a price target of $40.00. While reporting 2Q inline results, better than anticipated revenue was driven by improved networking development revenue. The analysts at Citi mentioned, “We have...
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Week-to-Date ETF Movers
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 5:01pm | 247According to ETFChannel.com, The S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio ETF (XLUS) is outperforming other ETFs this week, up about 5.9%. Components of that ETF showing particular strength this week include shares of Usa Mobility (USMO), up about 10.7% and shares of Central VT Pub Service (CV), up...
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Initiating Coverage of Aastrom Bio - Analyst Blog
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:54pm | 661We are initiating coverage of Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) with a Neutral rating and $2.50 price target. Aastrom is pioneering the research effort on adult stem cells for therapeutic applications, specifically for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as critical limb ischemia (CLI) and...
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Stop Trading: Jim Cramer Says People Willing To Pay Premium For PNRA
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 12:16pm | 286In his Stop Trading! segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer mentioned that Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) can be grouped together with firms like Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) and Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) as the fast food offered by the company is apparently good for you. Cramer said that PNRA is “part of that rubric...
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Piper Jaffary Reiterates Underweight Rating on Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 10:27am | 147Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Underweight rating on Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S); it has a $3.50 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts cited the company’s recent earnings report, which was better than expected with management calling for...
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Cramer: Sprint (S) is Worth $7
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 4:58pm | 122Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading! Listen to Cramer" that Sprint (NYSE: S) is worth $7 on earnings only. He added that Sprint (S) is more than a takeover target. Sprint (S) gained 0.21% today, and closed at $4.84. Cramer also talked about Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY). He said that...
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Crown Castle Reports Large Earnings Miss (CCI)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 4:40pm | 159Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) reports Q2 earnings loss of $0.36 versus estimates of $0.01. Crown Castle International Corp. reports Q2 revenues of $409.6 million versus estimates of $446.54 million. Revenues increased 9% year over year. Recurring cash flow, defined as Adjusted...
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Treasury Auction Results Adding Negative Tone 07-28-2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 3:10pm | 829Cusick’s Corner The markets pulled back from their overnight highs, only to hold key support in the morning and waffle around breakeven into the Midday. This action, once again, comes under low volume. Hitting the headlines now -- current treasury auction results were better than expected in the 5...
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Small-Caps, Mid-Caps, & Commodities Hitting 200 MA Resistance 07-27-2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:25pm | 818Cusick’s Corner The market started to hit some resistance into the close, plus commodities have stalled. This is a development because along with small and mid-caps, commodities like Copper, JJC are hitting strong resistance on the 200-Day Moving Average [MA]. If there is little to no follow...
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Market Waffling 07-27-2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:24pm | 793Cusick’s Corner The market has been in quite a range, coming off its overnight highs into the Midday and just waffling around break even. The market at this stage, short-term, is in a bullish consolidation and most traders are waiting to see if another push to the upside is going to potentially...