- 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.
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FeedAnalyst Calls: ANF, CA, HBAN, MSFT, NTAP, NVDA, OWW, ORCL, RHT ...
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Stocks That Could Benefit from the 2010 4G Revolution
The transmission of data wirelessly is the new big movement in tech. Kindles, 4G phones, tablets and more will soon be flooding marketplaces worldwide. The wireless and new telecom revolution will be sweeping the market place for years to come. This leads the investor to the obvious question: "How do I make a buck off all this?"Here, for your consideration, are some stocks likely to thrive in the wireless tech revolution. As new devices and functionalities come onto the market, each of these stocks could perform strongly. Share prices are as of Wednesday's close.
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Earnings highlights: Dell, Foot Locker, Gap, Lowe's, Saks, Target ...
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- ADC Telecommunications Inc. (ADCT) posted a surprise net loss for Q4 and predicted a loss in Q1.
- BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ) shares fell after Q3 earnings met expectations and offered guidance for FY.
- Dell Inc. (DELL) posted lower-than-expected Q3 earnings, prompting a sell-off of shares.
- Foot Locker Inc. (FL) said Q3 earnings slumped more than analysts' forecast, sending shares lower.
- Gap Inc. (GPS) reported growth of EPS and revenue in Q3 and announced a share buyback program.
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The week in preview: Have consumers turned to comfort food and used cars?
While the earnings crunch for this quarter is all but over, there is still plenty of action in the earnings arena this coming week. For instance, analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial are expecting America's Car Mart Inc. (NASDAQ: CRMT) and Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) to be among this week's top earnings gainers.
Bentonville, Ark.-based America's Car Mart is expected to post net income of 38 cents per share (up 52.6% from the same period a year ago) on revenue of $73.8 million (up 25.8%). The used car dealer chain has tended in recent quarters toward positive surprises -- by 21 cents per share, or 73.5%, in the previous quarter. The long-term EPS growth forecast is 15%, about the same as the S&P 500. The consensus recommendation of analysts is to buy CRMT.
Campell is tentatively scheduled to report this week, and the world's biggest soup maker is expected to post net income of 25 cents per share (up 44.0% from a year ago) on revenue of $1.7 billion (up 7.5%). The Camden, N.J.-based company has just missed earnings estimates in the past three quarters. Its long-term EPS growth forecast is 7.5%, which is less than the industry average, but about the same as rivals Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) and Heinz (NYSE: HNZ). The analysts' consensus recommendation is currently to buy Campbell.
Other anticipated double-digit earnings gainers scheduled to report this week include brand name apparel maker Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES), mining equipment maker Joy Global (NASDAQ: JOYG), and chip maker National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM). And Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) is expected to swing to a profit.
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Earnings highlights: Lehman, UBS, Krispy Kreme, Pepsico, Pep Boys and others
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- ADC Telecommunications Inc. (NASDAQ: ADCT) beat Q2 estimates and raised its full-year guidance.
- Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) near-term earnings prospects led to an analyst downgrade.
- Banco de Chile (NYSE: BCH) earnings prospects after an acquisition led to an analyst's upgrade.
- Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHN) posted lower Q4 profits but still beat earnings estimates.
- Bob Evans Farms Inc. (NASDAQ: BOBE) reported solid Q4 results due in part to cost management.
- Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE: BF.B) easily beat Q4 estimates and offered full-year guidance.
- CMGI Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) lowered its guidance, sending shares tumbling 25%.
- Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. (NYSE: CCH) warned of weaker earnings due to economic conditions.
- Conn's Inc. (NASDAQ: CONN) reported solid Q1 results and issued in-line guidance for the year.
- Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) earnings prospects impress analysts despite recent guidance.
- Guess? Inc. (NYSE: GES) topped Q1 expectations due to strong international expansion.
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE: KKD) swung to a Q1 profit despite falling revenues.
- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH) posted a bigger-than-expected loss on further write-downs.
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Analyst upgrades: Semiconductors, ADCT and NFS
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Semiconductors, ADC Telecomm and Nationwide Financial were today's noteworthy upgrades:- Banc of America upgraded the Semiconductor Sector to Overweight from Market Weight citing indications of a bottom given earnings estimate revision momentum and supply chain inventory levels. The firm upgraded Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) and Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) to Buy from Neutral and PMC Sierra (NASDAQ:PMCS) and LSI Corp (NYSE:LSI) to Neutral from Sell.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of ADC Telecomm (NASDAQ:ADCT) to Buy from Hold as they believe April consensus estimates could prove conservative.
- UBS raised Nationwide Financial (NYSE::NFS) to Buy from Neutral and believes a higher offer by Nationwide Mutual is likely.
- Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
- Westlate Chemical (NYSE:WLK) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
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