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FeedPosted Nov 21st 2009 9:40AM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Dell (DELL), Target Corp. (TGT), Gap Inc (GPS)
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.
Continue reading Earnings highlights: Dell, Foot Locker, Gap, Lowe's, Saks, Target ...
Posted Nov 20th 2009 8:20AM by Michael Fowlkes (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Forecasts, Bad news, Products and services, Dell (DELL), Technology, Recession, Financial Crisis
After-hours traders punished Dell (DELL) stock Thursday, following a weak third quarter earnings report from the technology giant.
Going into the afternoon earnings release, analysts had been expecting to see the company show earnings of 28 cents per share. Actual earnings came in much lower at 23 cents per share.
Continue reading Dell sells off hard after hours, following weak third quarter earnings
Posted Nov 17th 2009 11:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Exxon Mobil (XOM), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Palm Inc (PALM), Analyst initiations
Analyst upgrades:
- Barclays upgraded Exxon (XOM) to overweight from equal weight based on a higher production growth outlook. The firm, which raised its target to $92 from $90, expects Exxon to have organic growth of more than 3% in 2010 and an average growth rate of 2.6% between 2009 and 2013.
- Kaufman Bros. upgraded Palm (PALM) to buy from hold citing the recent pullback in shares and indications that Verizon (VZ) will carry webOS phones as early as 1H10. The firm has a $16 target on the stock.
- Piper Jaffray raised Medicis (MRX) to neutral from underweight and raised its target to $20 from $16. Following a management meeting, Piper said they have increased confidence in Soldyn risk and LipoSonix's safety profile.
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Devon Energy (DVN) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
- Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Merriman.
Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: DELL, NFLX, PALM, SPWRA, XOM ...
Posted Nov 16th 2009 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Cisco Systems (CSCO), Dell (DELL), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Lowe's Cos (LOW)

Today was another up-day that started out strong and stayed strong. Retail sales helped trump a weak NY Fed manufacturing number, and Ben Bernanke said he sees no asset bubbles in the US markets today.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
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Top Analyst CallsTop Day Trader alertsTop Stock & Market RumorsContinue reading Closing Bell: As the bears see sunset... (XOM, C, DELL, PLA, CSCO, LOW)
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 1:20PM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Internet, Competitive strategy, Dell (DELL), Starbucks (SBUX), Marketing and advertising, Next big thing, Target Corp. (TGT), Best Buy (BBY)
Once upon a time, retailers measured success by the number of people walking by in the mall, how many entered the store, the percentage they spent, and basket size. Now, a world of zeroes and ones has changed their perspective entirely. Social media is expected to be the star during the coming holiday season, with retailers pushing Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter content to get in front of consumers and affect either online or in-store purchases. Smaller Christmas budgets are expected, so the fight is on to garner as large a share as possible of a shrinking pie.
Of course, nobody would come out and say, "Social media is nonsense, and I'm not getting anything for my investment." So, when the likes of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), and Target (NYSE: TGT) say that social media is connecting them with their customers and leading to more effective campaigns and product launches, do take it with a grain of salt. What can't be ignored, however, is that they're committing more resources to social media marketing, even though it's still far too soon to tell if it will be effective.
Continue reading Retailers push social media, want bigger wallet share for Christmas
Posted Oct 20th 2009 8:30AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Dell (DELL), Technology
If there was one stock you wish you had bought when it was being crushed by the financial crisis along with every entity out there, it's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Shares of the company, which counts Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) as rivals, have more than doubled since they hit a 52-week low of around $78 per share. Really, did we think this one wasn't coming back? Hey, I fully admit, I've been a bear on Apple at different points during the downturn. Difficult not to be, with consumer sentiment and all that.
Well, it's hard to be a bear now. Last night, the market welcomed Apple's Q4 earnings with open arms. How could it not? The first paragraph of the press release tells a story of profound growth. Sales increased 25%, and earnings per share soared over 40% to $1.82 per share.
Continue reading Apple's impressive Q4 -- too late to buy the stock?
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