FeedPosted Mar 25th 2011 2:30PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Red Hat Inc (RHT)
Over the past few years, cloud computing has become a hot topic. A variety of companies -- like NetSuite (N) -- have built applications that are based on Internet technologies. The result is improved productivity and lower costs.
Yet, in order to continue to propel the cloud-computing revolution, there needs to be a strong technology foundation, such as with servers, operating systems and application development tools. And one of the top players in the market is Red Hat (RHT).
Continue reading Red Hat Is Red Hot
Posted Mar 24th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Wal-Mart (WMT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Bank of America (BAC), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Red Hat (RHT) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Cogdell Spencer (CSA) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Micron (MU) to neutral from reduce at Nomura.
- El Paso Electric (EE) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- MICROS Systems (MCRS) and Harmony Gold (HMY) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) to buy from hold at Canaccord.
- Verso Paper (VRS) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Sony (SNE) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Noble Corp. (NE) and Baker Hughes (BHI) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Tyson Foods (TSN) and Smithfield Foods (SFD) to buy from hold at BB&T.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: BAC, BHI, KKR, MU, NE, RHT, SNE, TSN, WMT ...
Posted Mar 24th 2011 8:30AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, Earnings Reports, Red Hat Inc (RHT), Oil, Currency

U.S. stock futures are higher Thursday morning as investors await economic data. Crude oil prices surged above $106 a barrel. Futures on the
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44 points to 12,065 and S&P 500 futures gained 5.50 points to 1,297.60. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 16 points to 2,281.
U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 12,086, the S&P 500 index inching up 0.29% to 1,298 and the Nasdaq 100 index gaining 0.54% to 2,698.
Data on weekly jobless claims and durable-goods orders for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Continue reading U.S. Stock Futures Up as Investors Await Jobless Claims
Posted Mar 17th 2011 5:45PM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Red Hat Inc (RHT), Options, Israel, Currency
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) closed up 1.2% in pre-open trading. Overall option implied volatility of 15 is above its 26-week average of 11, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.
Red Hat Inc. (RHT) April 44 calls were active on 26K contracts. April and June call 40 call option implied volatility is at 43. This is compared to its 26-week average of 39 according to Track Data, suggesting traders taking positions for larger movement into Q4 results expected to be released on March 23.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Feb 24th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Ciena Corp (CIEN), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Chesapeake (CHK) to buy from hold at Canaccord.
- Biogen (BIIB) and Regeneron (REGN) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Caribou Coffee (CBOU) to outperform from neutral and Encore Energy (ENP) to neutral from underperform at RW Baird.
- Fluor (FLR) to market perform from underperform at BMO Capital.
- Hornbeck Offshore (HOS) to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Saks (SKS) and Zale (ZLC) to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: BIIIB, CBOU, CELG, CHK, CIEN, HOS, LULU, RHT, SKS, ZLC ...
Posted Feb 17th 2011 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), CA Inc (CA), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Analyst Initiations, Suntech Power Hldgs ADS (STP)
Analyst Upgrades
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
- tw telecom (TWTC) to outperform from neutral at Cowen.
- Agree Realty (ADC) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
- Millicom (MICC) to buy from neutral at Nomura.
- BioMed Realty (BMR) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- Realty Income (O) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ANF, CA, HBAN, MSFT, NTAP, NVDA, OWW, ORCL, RHT ...
Posted Dec 21st 2010 8:30AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Earnings Reports, NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE), Red Hat Inc (RHT), S and P 500, DJIA, NASDAQ

U.S. stock futures are higher Tuesday morning as tensions eased in the Korean Peninsula. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 32 points to 11,436.00, while those for the S&P 500 index moved up 3.90 points to 1,245.10. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 5 points to 2,225.25.
U.S. stocks closed mixed yesterday, with the Dow dropping 13.78 points, the S&P 500 index gaining 3.17 points and the Nasdaq Composite index rising 6.59 points.
No major economic data are due for release today.
Nike (
NKE) is expected to report its
earnings at 88 cents per share on revenue of $4.81 billion in the second quarter. Red Hat Inc (
RHT) is all set to report its quarterly results after the closing bell.
Continue reading Easing Tension in Korea Pushes U.S. Futures Up
Posted Dec 8th 2010 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, 3M Corporation (MMM), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Analyst Initiations, Johnson Controls (JCI)
Analyst Upgrades
- Red Hat (RHT) and American Public (APEI) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- KBR (KBR) and Foster Wheeler (FWLT) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Bio-Rad (BIO) to outperform from market perform at Leerink.
- Oceaneering (OII) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- ASM International (ASMI) and Avid Technology (AVID) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Dominion Resources (D) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Nationwide Health Properties (NHP) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Vivus (VVUS) to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
- Intersil (ISIL) to buy from hold at Canaccord.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ALTR, CBOE, D, ETR, JCI, KBR, MMM, NFLX, OII, RHT, WY ...
Posted Dec 7th 2010 11:50AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Smithfield Foods (SFD), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Tyco Electronics (TEL) and Weight Watchers (WTW) to buy from neutral, and Smithfield Foods (SFD) to buy from underperform, at BofA/Merrill.
- Red Hat (RHT) to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
- Gold Fields (GFI) to overweight from neutral at HSBC.
- Novartis (NVS) to outperform from neutral and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to neutral from underperform at Credit Suisse.
- Dollar General (DG) to buy from hold at ThinkEquity.
- Eagle Rock Energy (EROC) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AZN, DG, GSK, NBS, NRGY, NVS, RHT, SFD, STX, TYC ...
Posted Nov 23rd 2010 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Wal-Mart (WMT), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Target Corp. (TGT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Analyst Initiations, Honeywell Intl (HON), Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Analyst Upgrades
- Piper Jaffray upgraded Red Hat (RHT) to overweight from neutral.
- Honeywell (HON) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Cowen.
- Regal-Beloit (RBC) and Actuant (ATU) were upgraded to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- RW Baird upgraded MedAssets (MDAS) to outperform from neutral.
- Savvis (SVVS) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at William Blair.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: COST, HON, NFLX, NOC, PCP, RHT, TGT, TXT, WMT ...
Posted Mar 27th 2010 12:50PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Walgreen Co (WAG), Adobe Systems (ADBE), Best Buy (BBY), Tiffany and Co (TIF), General Mills (GIS), KB HOME (KBH), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Red Hat Inc (RHT), QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) reported that Q1 revenue was up but earnings declined sharply, and it offered guidance.
- Best Buy Inc. (BBY) shares rallied after it topped Q4 earnings expectations and offered encouraging guidance.
- Brinker International Inc. (EAT) raised its outlook for fiscal 2010 and also increased its quarterly dividend.
- China Automotive Systems Inc. (CAAS) reported that its revenue had doubled and it beat earnings expectations.
- ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) Q3 earnings matched estimates and revenue was flat, and it reaffirmed its outlook.
- Finish Line Inc. (FINL) shares rallied after it reported that Q4 earnings came in better than analysts' expected.
Continue reading Earnings Highlights: Adobe, Best Buy, General Mills, Oracle, Tiffany, Walgreen ...
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