FeedPosted Oct 25th 2010 12:00PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Management, Competitive Strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Adobe Systems (ADBE), Altria Group (MO), Xerox Corp (XRX), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Chasing Value™, Olin Corp. (OLN)
When you write about Apple (AAPL), you inevitably hear from some naive person informing you that, "You just don't get it; Apple is different."
There are certainly many things about Apple that are very different, but in the context of the "you just don't get it" crowd, it is absolutely not. The same was said about Google (GOOG) only a short while ago, Xerox (XRX) three decades ago and Winchester -- now part of Olin Corp. (OLN) -- rifles 125 years ago.
Continue reading Chasing Value: Apple's Cash Is Different
Posted Sep 17th 2010 12:00PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Xerox Corp (XRX), Options, Technical Analysis
Humble copier company Xerox (XRX) is suddenly the toast of Wall Street. In addition to a bullish Barron's feature earlier this week, the stock garnered a rush of attention from optimistic options players Thursday. Although the security has yet to establish a firm foothold in double-digit territory, it seems that hopes are running pretty high for Xerox.
On Thursday, call volume on XRX surged to 28 times the norm, with roughly 103,000 contracts crossing the tape. Most of the volume was focused on the January 2011 series of options, as one trader closed out a block of 35,000 January 7.50 calls and exchanged them for 35,000 contracts of the January 9 call. By rolling these calls up to a higher strike, the speculator is indicating that he expects additional upside from XRX during the intermediate term.
Continue reading Should You Buy the Bullish Hype on Xerox?
Posted Sep 13th 2010 12:30PM by Mark Fightmaster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Xerox Corp (XRX)
Over the weekend, Barron's published a very favorable cover story on Xerox (XRX), noting that the company is branching out to "recast" itself as a service company. The article points out that Xerox has seen steady increases in earnings, which have repeatedly topped the Street's expectations. In fact, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns went as far as to say that "Shareholders clearly love us because we can deliver predictable earnings growth."
The article also notes that the Street is a bit behind as far as coming to terms with how Xerox's new businesses will perform. This leads some to believe that the shares could trade at a "reasonable 8.6x estimated earnings for the year ahead." Yes, 8.6 times the estimated earnings in the coming year. The article also states that although Xerox stock is trading "well below" its five-year price-earnings ratio of 13x, a move to 12x would result in a "jump of at least 50%." So, just a move toward the five-year P/E ratio could result in a 50% jump -- good numbers, but let's take a look at XRX's technical performance to see what technical hurdles lie in the road.
Continue reading Xerox Rallies Thanks to Positive Barron's Mention
Posted Apr 24th 2010 3:10PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Starbucks (SBUX), PepsiCo (PEP), McDonald's (MCD), Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Xerox Corp (XRX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Raytheon Company (RTN)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) lower Q1 earnings were better than expected but it lowered its full-year outlook.
- McDonald's Corp. (MCD) solid Q1 numbers were driven by its value menu, McCafe, and strength overseas.
- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) topped Q1 earnings expectations and cash from operations rose, but shares declined.
- Netflix Inc. (NFLX) shares were lifted after its strong Q1 earnings beat consensus estimates.
- PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) fell short of Q1 revenue estimates but beat earnings per share expectations by a penny.
Continue reading Earnings Highlights: McDonald's, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Raytheon, Starbucks, Yahoo! ...
Posted Apr 23rd 2010 4:20PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Xerox Corp (XRX)

Today was a firm day despite Greece's woes, but more importantly the DJIA was up for the 8th straight week. Today's action came from obvious continued buying and the risk trade being put back on.
Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 11,204.28 +69.99 (0.63%)
S&P 500 1,217.28 +8.61 (0.71%)
Nasdaq 2,530.15 +11.08 (0.44%)
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Next Week's Top EarningsContinue reading Closing Bell: Eight Positive Weeks in a Row (ACUR, AAPL, SLB, DOV, XRX)
Posted Jan 23rd 2010 3:10PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), General Electric (GE), McDonald's (MCD), International Business Machines (IBM), Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), American Express (AXP), Coach Inc (COH), Xerox Corp (XRX)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- American Express Co. (AXP) doubled its bottom line in Q4 while its provisions for losses fell.
- Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) warned of weakness in Q4 and lowered its guidance, sending shares lower.
- Coach Inc. (COH) better-than-expected Q2 earnings were accompanied by sales growth, but shares fell.
- Comerica Inc. (CMA) posted a smaller-than-expected Q4 loss, sending shares to a 52-week high.
- CSX Corp. (CSX) posted Q4 earnings that topped estimates but its revenue fell short of expectations.
Continue reading Earnings Highlights: American Express, Coach, GE, Google, IBM, McDonald's ...
Posted Jan 21st 2010 8:20AM by Melly Alazraki (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, eBay (EBAY), Starbucks (SBUX), Market Matters, Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Xerox Corp (XRX), Economic Data, Commodities, Oil

U.S. stock market futures changed earlier direction and edged higher following several better-than-expected earning reports. Still, the market awaits a slew of economic reports, as well as results from Goldman Sachs. With concerns about China, futures move upward was muted.
Update 8:45 a.m.: After a disappointing jobs report that showed the number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, stock futures fell, even as Goldman Sachs (
GS) reported strong results.
On Wednesday, Wall Street markets sold off due to mounting concerns about China's efforts to tighten bank lending. As a global market driver and a major consumer of commodities, these moves could have international effects. Major indexes skidded over 1%.
Continue reading Before the Bell: Futures Lower After Jobs Report
Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:20AM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, International Markets, Earnings Reports, Deals, Good news, Press Releases, Time Warner (TWX), Pfizer (PFE), Market Matters, Walgreen Co (WAG), Whole Foods Market (WFMI), Xerox Corp (XRX), Staples Inc (SPLS), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)

All three of the major indexes finished Tuesday in the red, but there were several big names that moved up to new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE:
WAG): The drugstore giant had a really good day on Wall Street after posting
better than expected earnings in the morning before the market opened. The company posted earnings of 44 cents per share versus analyst estimates of 39 cents. The stock set a new 52-week high of $38.44 and closed the day up 9.2% at $37.35.
Continue reading Some big names set new 52-week highs Tuesday: WAG, ACS, WYE ...
Posted Sep 29th 2009 4:00PM by Douglas McIntyre (RSS feed)
Filed under: After the Bell, Major Movement, Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America (BAC), CIT Group (CIT), Research in Motion (RIMM), Xerox Corp (XRX), S and P 500, DJIA, NASDAQ
Out of the chute this morning, the S&P/Case-Shiller index rose 1.2% in July and gave the market a nice uptick for a while. Then came the report from the Conference Board that its consumer confidence index for September fell to 53.1 from 54.5 in August. What was worse is that economists had estimated a rise to 57 for the month. The soft confidence number is almost certainly due to people worried about losing their jobs. Right now, it could be that traders are waiting for Friday's unemployment report before jumping one way or the other. The negative news won out and the indexes traded down most of the day.
The numbers:
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Continue reading Closing Bell: Housing, consumer confidence deliver lukewarm trading (CIT, C, BAC, ACS, XRX, SQNM & RIMM)
Posted Sep 28th 2009 4:00PM by Douglas McIntyre (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), International Business Machines (IBM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Bank of America (BAC), Xerox Corp (XRX), S and P 500, DJIA, NASDAQ
Traders had on their rally caps today, and the DJIA moved as high as 9,823 as it renewed its ascent toward 10,000. The index moved back down a bit at the end of the day as traders got lazy during a session in which most of the news came before the bell.
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) both announced deals today that pumped some air into the M&A business. Financial shares are mostly moving higher because increased M&A activity generally means more fees for financial services companies. Trading volume was light, mostly due to the Yom Kippur holiday today.
Today's numbers:
Dow 9,789.44 +124.25 (1.29%)
S&P 500 1,062.88 +18.50 (1.77%)
Nasdaq 2,130.74 +39.82 (1.90%)
Continue reading Closing bell: M&A gives market a boost; Coffee also provides stimulus (C, BAC, ACS, DDRX & GMCR)
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