Continue reading Closing Bell: The Much-Needed Pullback Begins, Maybe (JPM, INTC, JNJ, PAA, BARE, SQNM)

Closing Bell: The Much-Needed Pullback Begins, Maybe (JPM, INTC, JNJ, PAA, BARE, SQNM) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Is Bare Escentuals (BARE) back on track?

Is Bare Escentuals (BARE) back on track? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Bare Escentuals (NASDAQ:BARE), a mineral based cosmetics company, is recently up 51c to $22.26. BARE is expected to report Q1 EPS after the close tonight. BARE call option volume of 487 contracts compares to put volume of 6,391 contracts. BARE May option implied volatility of 100 is above its 26-week average of 57 according to Track Data, suggesting larger risk.

Options Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com

Option Update: Bare Escentuals put volume & volatility Elevated into EPS originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 01 May 2008 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• Piper downgraded shares of Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO) to Neutral from Buy as they expect the company to face difficulty maintaining Title IV lending at its high default rate schools.
  
• Jefferies downgraded shares of MSC Industrial (NYSE: MSM) to Hold from Buy on valuation, as there is not enough upside to their $50 target to maintain a Buy rating
  
• Credit Suisse lowered HBOS Plc (OTC: HBOOY) to Underperform from Neutral to reflect the weakening housing and mortgage environment.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

• Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) was cut to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein.
  
• B. Riley lowered Iomega (NYSE: IOM) to Neutral from Buy.
  
• Goldman downgraded Bare Escentuals (NASDAQ: BARE) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) to Neutral from Buy and Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) to Sell from Neutral.

Analyst downgrades: Corinthian Colleges, MSC Industrial, HBOS Plc originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Back on October 23, 2006 investment guru Jim Cramer came out strongly against Bare Escentuals (NASDAQ: (GS) BARE). I pitted my opinion against Cramers and "let it ride". I've just finished doing a cursory check on Bare Escentuals to see how they have fared. Suffice it to say, I hope no one sold their BARE shares based on Cramers advice.

The chart attached herein shall provide the whole story. My words are really not needed. Besides, I'm just a dude living up here in the woods and making cabinet panels for a living. What could I possibly know about investing? Bare Escentuals just went public in September of this year. Their performance thus far appears healthy to me.

The two stocks that Cramer liked in place of Bare Escentuals were Allergan (NYSE: AGN) and Medicis Pharmaceutical (NYSE: MRX). I will concede to Cramer that those two stocks have moved upward also. My point here is small and simple: You don't need a television crew and a stable of financial analysts to pick a winner now and then. If you have good instincts and the willingness to do your own research, you too can pick some stocks which will pay you to own. To quote my bald headed nemesis: "Do your homework."

(Image courtesy of Norton Sales)

Bare Escentuals puts a little egg on Jim Cramer's face originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Jim Cramer, never one to rest on a single industry segment, discussed the quest for youthfulness tonight on his ever-popular MAD MONEY show.

If you want your body to look like a teenager's but your bank balance to scream "old fogey," Cramer advises that you avoid Bare Escentuals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BARE). He calls it a fad that isn't going anywhere, and says if you own it you should "ring the register." It was spun off by an LBO firm, but now it's too late; the company won't make you money. Cramer had regrets over this one: he didn't tell a caller on Friday to sell, and wished he had.

Better options if you want to capitalize on America's quest for eternal youth? Cramer likes Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) for its Botox and Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYSE:MRX) for its competing product. He counselled against the big, luxury names in the space: Avon Products Group (AVP), The Estee Lauder Co. (NYSE:EL) or Revlon, Inc. (NYSE:REV). Cosmetic companies are unreliable to Cramer.

Cramer did say International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) is a good alternative, even though it is close to a 52-week high. He thinks the company is much better with scents and steady end markets. Soon it will split into two businesses, he says, as it creates sweet ingredients that it sells to large companies like P&G. He said IFF only trades at 16x forward earnings and it has consistent 10% earnings growth. The best pick of the bunch? IFF, Cramer says.

[Photo Michael McCauslin]

Cramer: look younger with Botox, IFF; Bare Escentuals old news originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.