BloggingStocks http://www.bloggingstocks.com BloggingStocks http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/media/feedlogo.gif BloggingStocks http://www.bloggingstocks.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Closing Bell: A Double From Lows (CAGC, CMCSA, DELL, DSCO, FDO, GENZ, SNY)]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/16/closing-bell-a-double-from-lows-cagc-cmcsa-dell-dsco-fdo/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/16/closing-bell-a-double-from-lows-cagc-cmcsa-dell-dsco-fdo/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/16/closing-bell-a-double-from-lows-cagc-cmcsa-dell-dsco-fdo/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The FOMC Minutes offered a slight economic upgrade today. A large draw in oil inventories and word that Iran was sending two warships through the Suez canal to go to the Mediterranean spooked investors for a bit. The S&P is now up 100% from the lows of March 2009.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 12,288.17 +61.53 (0.50%)
S&P 500 1,336.32 +8.31 (0.63%)
Nasdaq 2,825.56 +21.21 (0.76%)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CAGCDELLDSCOFDOGENZSNYWed, 16 Feb 2011 16:20:00 EST<![CDATA[U.S. Stock Futures Up After Dell Reports Upbeat Earnings]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/16/u-s-stock-futures-up-after-dell-reports-upbeat-earnings/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/16/u-s-stock-futures-up-after-dell-reports-upbeat-earnings/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/16/u-s-stock-futures-up-after-dell-reports-upbeat-earnings/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

U.S. stock futures are higher Wednesday morning as Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) agreed to purchase Genzyme (GENZ) and Dell (DELL) reported upbeat quarterly earnings.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 30 points to 12,232 and S&P 500 futures rose 4.20 points to 1,330.50. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 5.50 points to 2,387.

U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.34% to close at 12,227.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dell earningsfdofeaturedfomcgenzproducer price indexsanofi-aventisSanofi-Aventis takeover genzymesnyWed, 16 Feb 2011 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Closing Bell: Getting Back On Track (AMB, PLD, XOM, INTC, AMD, GENZ, EGPT, CCME)]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/01/31/closing-bell-getting-back-on-track-amb-pld-xom-intc-amd-g/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/01/31/closing-bell-getting-back-on-track-amb-pld-xom-intc-amd-g/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/01/31/closing-bell-getting-back-on-track-amb-pld-xom-intc-amd-g/#commentsFiled under: ,

This week got off to a good start considering that last Friday was a rough day in the market due to the geopolitics of the day. Egypt is not getting much better and the economy has come to a stop as no one is back at work yet. Still, things aren't getting worse. This offered some stability to the region. Brent Sea crude hit $100 per barrel today. Data from the PMI showed that inflation at the wholesale level continues to firm, while spending seems to outstrip income again.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 11,891.93 +68.23 (0.58%)
S&P 500 1,286.12 +9.78 (0.77%)
Nasdaq 2,700.08 +13.19 (0.49%)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMBAMDCCMEEGPTGENZINTCXOMMon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Closing Bell: Dollar and Terror Kick Start the Week Off Weak (ISLN, MSFT, GENZ, SNY, AXP, ACTL, MSCC, PFE)]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/04/closing-bell-dollar-and-terror-kick-off-week-weak-isln-msft/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/04/closing-bell-dollar-and-terror-kick-off-week-weak-isln-msft/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/04/closing-bell-dollar-and-terror-kick-off-week-weak-isln-msft/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Stocks started the week off in the red on a key tech downgrade, and as the U.S. dollar rose against some key currencies. Frankly, today felt like a day where the real answer was "more sellers than buyers" over a key catalyst, even considering a EU terror alert. The end of the TARP program marked more sentiment than any real event.

Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 10,751.27 -78.41 (-0.72%)
S&P 500 1,137.03 -9.21 (-0.80%)
Nasdaq 2,344.52 -26.23 (-1.11%)

Top Analyst Calls
Best & Worst DJIA Stocks

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ACTLAXPGENZISLNMSCCPFESNYMon, 04 Oct 2010 16:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Options Update: General Mills Calls Active on Elevated Volatility]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/25/options-update-general-mills-calls-active-on-elevated-volatilit/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/25/options-update-general-mills-calls-active-on-elevated-volatilit/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/25/options-update-general-mills-calls-active-on-elevated-volatilit/#commentsFiled under: ,

General Mills (GIS) option was active on call volume of 88K contracts, compared to put volume of 8K contracts. October put option implied volatility is at 28, January is at 25, above its 26-week average of 21, according to Track Data. The active call volume suggests traders taking positions for price movement.

Stocks with implied volatility below index mean range: Genzyme (GENZ), Potash (POT) and Chelsea Therapeutic (CHTP), according to IVolatility.

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

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Today was another up day, mostly thanks to the new Basel III banking accords showing that most banks are actually not in need of fresh capital any time in the immediate future. We also saw Warren Buffett refute that there is a double-dip recession and we also had a slightly less-atrocious August Treasury deficit than expected. This was a day where traders began putting back on the risk trade.

Here were today's closing bell levels:

DJIA
S&P500
NASDAQ

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ARSTGENZHPQMSFTOXGNPCGSNYMon, 13 Sep 2010 17:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Lab Corp Buys Genzyme Genetics Unit]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/13/lab-corp-buys-genzyme-genetics-unit/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/13/lab-corp-buys-genzyme-genetics-unit/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/09/13/lab-corp-buys-genzyme-genetics-unit/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

LH logoLabCorp (LH - option chain) stock is trading lower today after the company announced that it has agreed to purchase Genzyme's (GENZ) Genzyme Genetics unit in a $925 million all-cash deal. The price was higher than some analysts expected and is expected to negatively impact LH's earnings by 0.25 over the next year, which is sending LH stock lower today. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on LH.

This morning, LH opened at $75.55 So far today the stock has hit a high of $75.99 and a low of $73.93. As of 12:25, LH is trading at $73.73 down $2.93 (-2.9%). The chart for LH looks bullish and S&P gives LH a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.

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A narrower trade deficit and a lower report of weekly jobless claims did not keep the market endlessly higher again today despite the notion that the markets were at least up. The biggest sector news was an almost endless biotech bonanza of analyst upgrades and a plethora of drug news.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 10,415.24 +28.23 (0.27%)
S&P 500 1,104.21 +5.34 (0.49%)
Nasdaq 2,236.20 +7.33 (0.33%)

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BioHealth Business Daily

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Smurfit-Stone (SSCC) to buy from hold after raising its estimates for containerboard names and upped its target for shares to $28 from $22. The firm also raised its price target for International Paper (IP) to $38 from $32, for Packaging Corp. (PKG) to $33 from $28, for Temple-Inland (TIN) to $31 from $28, for Greif (GEF) to $67 from $65, and for Rock-Tenn (RKT) to $70 from $65. All stocks are buy rated.
  • ThinkEquity upgraded VMware (VMW) to buy from hold and has a $90 price target on the stock. The firm expects VMware to benefit from increased virtual infrastructure adoption and improving vSphere solutions.
  • Needham upgraded Cavium Networks (CAVM) to strong buy from buy, citing the recent pullback in shares following Cisco's (CSCO) cautious commentary. The firm has a $37 target on the stock.
  • Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • MedAssets (MDAS) was upgraded to buy from hold at Auriga.
  • Brookfield Properties (BPO) was upgraded to buy from hold at Citigroup.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Credit Suisse upgraded Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to outperform from neutral following the company's increased FY11 guidance. The firm has an $85 target on the stock.
  • FBR Capital upgraded Hyatt Hotels (H) to market perform from underperform following the company's Q2 results. The firm raised its target for shares to $44 from $38.
  • BB&T upgraded to Smithfield Foods (SFD) to buy from hold, citing tighter supplies, strong pork prices and improving export demand. The firm has a $19 target on the stock.
  • Holly (HOC) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.
  • Cogent Communications (CCOI) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Cowen.
  • Catalyst Health (CHSI) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at First Analysis.

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Today started out strong and ended up even stronger with triple-digit DJIA gains. The reports from ISM showed no manufacturing recession and actually showed more employment improvements. This was on the heels of a strong Chinese auto figure and on all major indexes outside of the US trading higher. The S&P 500 even got back above its 200-day moving average.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell readings:

Dow Jones 10,674.38 +208.44 (1.99%)
S&P 500 1,125.86 +24.26 (2.20%)
Nasdaq 2,295.36 +40.66 (1.80%)

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Genzyme (GENZ - option chain) shares are rising today on a report in the Wall Street Journal which says that Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY) could make a formal takeover offer to GENZ's board that could be worth about $20 billion. SNY declined to comment on the report. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on GENZ.

GENZ opened this morning at $70.31. So far today the stock has hit a low of $69.97 and a high of $70.97. As of 11:55, GENZ is trading at $70.09 up $2.09 (3.1%). The chart for GENZ looks bullish and S&P gives GENZ a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.

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BP (BP) closed up $1.79 Monday to $38.65. The company reported a $17 billion loss Tuesday morning and announced it has replaced CEO Tony Hayward with Bob Dudley. Overall option implied volatility of 51 is below a level of 78 from June 28, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

Genzyme (GENZ) closed up $4.86 to $67.38. Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) may be interested in making a play for GENZ, reports the Wall Street Journal. Overall option implied volatility of 40 is above GENZ 26-week average of 31, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

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

Options Update: BP Overall Volatility Decreases originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Stocks were set to close almost at the highs of the trading day based upon a continued hope of solid earnings and a mixed housing market picture. Expected news also drove anticipations for the week.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 10,525.43 +100.81 (0.97%)
S&P 500 1,115.01 +12.35 (1.12%)
Nasdaq 2,296.43 +26.96 (1.19%)

Top Analyst Calls

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ShireThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave Shire Plc (SHPGY) shareholders something to smile about when it approved Daytrana for treating patients between 13 and 17 years who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Daytrana is the only ADHD treatment that is available in a transdermal patch, which delivers methylphenidate through the skin into the bloodstream. It is already approved for use by patients between 6 and 12 years.

With this announcement, Shire -- which licensed Daytrana from Noven Pharmaceuticals -- stands to gain market share and increase revenues.

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Today was a fairly quiet trading day due to the notion that ISM showed a weaker than expected services spending economy. The other notion is that employment trends remained muted as a follow-on to last week's weak employment data. On an interesting side-bar, gold is losing its luster as a safety trade... probably because the price has become ridiculous in dollar terms and any other currency-related terms. A late day recovery kept most markets in the black for the day.

Here were the closing bell levels:

Dow 9,743.62 +57.14 (0.59%)
S&P 500 1,028.06 +5.48 (0.54%)
Nasdaq 2,093.88 +2.09 (0.10%)

Top Analyst Calls

Continue reading Closing Bell: Sneaking in a Win (AAPL, BP, GOOG, GLD, MU, GENZ)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AAPLfeaturedGENZgenzymeGLDgoldGOOGismmicron technologyMUsonicwallTue, 06 Jul 2010 16:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Early Financial Fireworks Hit the Markets; Will the U.S. Emerge the Leader in the Second Half of Year?]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/02/early-financial-fireworks-hit-the-markets-will-the-u-s-emerge/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/02/early-financial-fireworks-hit-the-markets-will-the-u-s-emerge/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/07/02/early-financial-fireworks-hit-the-markets-will-the-u-s-emerge/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

With all the mixed signals driving uncertainty and worry lately, the consensus has been a foggy windshield with no clear direction. We can't even tell if one of the largest bear market rallies in history is fizzling or pausing.

On Wall Street, uncertainty is certainly a buzz killer for the irrationally exuberant. If you need a towel to wipe away the fog, take a look at Your Cheat Sheet to the Psychology of Market Cycles.

While contemplating where we're headed, let's take a look at some data points that indicate the US has the potential to lead the world out of this recession ...


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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4th of julyADBEAmerican flagazobbyBest BuyChiptolecmgCVSDiseasedltrDowdow joneselectric carsfundmentalsgenzgoogGooglehoffman brothersKRLarnocFri, 02 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Analyst Calls: AAPL, CP, CSCO, GENZ, HD, KMX, LOW, MSFT, PPL, SI, WTNY, WYNN ...]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/24/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/24/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/24/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

Analyst Upgrades

  • Sterne Agee upgraded Wynn Resorts (WYNN) to buy from neutral and has a $115 price target on the stock. The firm believes Encore Macau will drive further share gains near-term.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded PPL Corp. (PPL) to buy from hold and said the equity offering and the the stipulation reached in the KY utilities' rate cases removes important overhangs. The firm has a $30 price target on the stock.
  • UBS upgraded CarMax (KMX) to buy from neutral based on forecasts for higher consumer forecast income and positive used car trends. The firm has a $28 target on the stock.
  • Aeropostale (ARO) was upgraded to outperform from underperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Cardinal Financial (CFNL) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Baird.
  • Pinnacle West (PNW) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Bernstein upgraded Boeing (BA) to outperform from market perform, citing valuation. The firm also raised its price target to $81 from $80.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded Thomas & Betts (TNB) to outperform from market perform, citing valuation and an expected recovery in North American nonresidential construction.
  • RBC Capital upgraded Susquehanna (SUSQ) to outperform from sector perform and has a $14 target on the stock. The firm thinks the stock's valuation is attractive as its decline in response to the European debt crisis and financial regulatory reform has been overdone.
  • Priceline.com (PCLN) was upgraded to buy from hold at KeyBanc.
  • Genzyme (GENZ) was upgraded to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan.
  • RightNow (RNOW) was upgraded to overweight from market weight at Thomas Weisel.

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Today was one of the days where the only way to know where it would really end up was to have a crystal ball or time machine with a 4:00 PM destination. The only real data was existing home sales, and the overseas markets offered enough continued weakness and uncertainty that the news flow almost did not even matter. The three major stock indexes all spent at least some time in positive territory despite the woes of the day.

Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 10,066.57 -126.82 (-1.24%)
S&P 500 1,073.63 -14.06 (-1.29%)
Nasdaq 2,213.55 -15.49 (-0.69%)

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