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Garmin Slumps After Patent Defeat

Garmin (GRMN)Thursday morning, GPS specialist Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) said it lost a patent dispute with Japanese firm Pioneer Corp. The District Court of Dusseldorf in Germany found that two patents owned by Pioneer were infringed by a certain functionality in Garmin's software.

However, Garmin says it has already worked out "minor software revisions that eliminate the narrow functionality at issue in the litigation." As a result, the company doesn't expect any significant impact on its ability to import and sell its navigational products.

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Analyst Calls: AAPL, AMGN, BIIB, BSX, CHK, DVN, EOG, GRMN, PHM, WPO ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • Goldman upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) to buy from neutral.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded Pulte Group (PHM) to neutral from underperform. Note that Citigroup downgraded the stock.
  • Ameristar Casinos (ASCA) was upgraded to neutral from sell at Merriman.
  • Citigroup upgraded Kimco Realty (KIM) to hold from sell.
  • Mistras (MG) was upgraded to buy from hold at KeyBanc.
  • Devon Energy (DVN) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
  • Garmin (GRMN) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at PacCrest.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAPL, AMGN, BIIB, BSX, CHK, DVN, EOG, GRMN, PHM, WPO ...

Analyst Calls: ARNA, ATLS, BJ, CTVI, FO, GRMN, IRET, NI, NS, SWN, VMI ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • Goldman Sachs upgraded BJ's Wholesale (BJ) to neutral from sell and has a $43 target on the stock. Note that private equity firm Green Equity took a 9.5% stake in the company. Shares were also upgraded at Jefferies to buy from hold.
  • Stephens upgraded Covenant Transportation (CVTI) to overweight from equal weight after the company positively preannounced Q2 results. The firm raised its target for shares to $12 from $5.
  • Leerink upgraded Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) to outperform from market perform after the company signed a partnership deal with Eisai for U.S. commercialization rights to lorcaserin. The firm believes the deal removes a major concern and upped its target for shares to $6 from $5.
  • Fortune Brands (FO) was upgraded to hold from sell at Citigroup.
  • KeyBanc upgraded NiSource (NI) to buy from hold.
  • Akzo Nobel (AKZOY) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ARNA, ATLS, BJ, CTVI, FO, GRMN, IRET, NI, NS, SWN, VMI ...

Analyst Calls: ABT, AON, APA, BX, CSIQ, FSLR, GRMN, GXDX, PCLN, RIG, XOM ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • FBR Capital upgraded Transocean (RIG) to outperform from market perform as it believes congressional hearings and reports indicate the company's blowout preventer at the Deepwater Horizon likely worked properly. The firm has an $87 price target for shares.
  • Auriga upgraded First Solar (FSLR) to buy from hold as it believes the recent sell-off in shares as created an attractive entry point. Despite upgrading, the firm lowered its target for shares to $138 from $147.
  • Soleil upgraded Priceline.com (PCLN) to buy from hold, citing a favorable risk-reward profile. Despite the upgrade, the firm lowered its target for shares to $230 from $250.
  • Blackrock (BLK) was upgraded to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • Abbott (ABT) was upgraded to hold from sell at Citigroup.
  • Exxon Mobil (XOM) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ABT, AON, APA, BX, CSIQ, FSLR, GRMN, GXDX, PCLN, RIG, XOM ...

Garmin (GRMN): Navigating to New Markets

"Garmin (GRMN) is a one-time high flyer that lately can't seem to catch a break from investors who are convinced its personal navigation devices (PNDs) are going the way of the Tyrannosaurus Rex," asserts Geoffrey Seiler.

The editor of BullMarket.com explains, "Nevertheless, investors might want to look at its solid balance sheet, large cash position, and overlooked but growing marine, aviation, and sports businesses."

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Earnings Highlights: AIG, Chevron, Freddie Mac, Kraft Foods, Playboy, Visa ...

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:

  • American International Group Inc. (AIG) said its Q1 earnings doubled, easily topping analysts' expectations.
  • Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) said Q1 revenue grew, but disappointing earnings dragged down shares.
  • Chevron Corp. (CVX) had strong Q1 earnings and boosted its dividend, but Gulf spill concerns weighed on shares.
  • CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS) Q1 earnings topped consensus estimates but it also said same-store sales slipped.
  • Freddie Mac (FRE) said its lost $8 billion in Q1, less than a year ago, and requested further bailout funds.

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Garmin Loses Direction

Garmin GRMN logoAs the largest player in the navigation device market, there has been lots of anticipation for Garmin's (GRMN) earnings report. Can the company continue its growth? Or is the industry maturing and suffering from new players, like Google (GOOG)?

Unfortunately, things are not looking so good. On news of the of Garmin's Q1 report, the shares are off 5.82% to $35.30. Although, the losses have improved from a daily low of $31.99. In other words, there's much investor uncertainty with the stock.

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Earnings Highlights: Campbell, Dreamworks, Home Depot, Safeway, Target ...

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:

  • American Public Education Inc. (APEI) received an analyst upgrade following the Q4 report and guidance.
  • Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) traded higher after it reported swinging to a profit in Q4, but revenue declined year over year.
  • Blackstone Group (BX) reported adjusted Q4 earnings, compared to a year-ago loss, and postive renvenue too.
  • Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) higher Q2 earnings beat estimates, but shares fell on so-so revenue results.
  • DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA) lower Q4 earnings beat expectations but net income for the full year rose.
  • Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) topped analysts' Q4 earnings expectations but shares fell after it warned of lower margins.

Continue reading Earnings Highlights: Campbell, Dreamworks, Home Depot, Safeway, Target ...

Garmin Gaps Lower on Margin Warning

Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) topped analysts' fourth-quarter earnings expectations this morning, but the GPS guru opened with a thud after warning that it expects both gross and operating margins to decline in fiscal 2010. "The margin declines will be primarily driven by an ongoing price decline of approximately 10 percent in the [personal navigation device] industry and increasing R&D investment across our segments," said the company in a statement.

Aside from that cautious note, Garmin's fourth-quarter results and forward-looking guidance were actually much more robust than Wall Street expected. The firm swung to a quarterly profit of $1.43 per share, excluding items, compared to analysts' consensus forecast of 95 cents per share. Gross margin ticked four percentage points higher to 46%, while revenue arrived at $1.06 billion.

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Nokia Goes Free with Navigation

Google Inc. (GOOG) realizes that the mobile market is a must-win proposition. To this end, the company has been aggressive with M&A -- such as its $750 million acquisition for AdMob -- as well as technologies, like Android, and a high-end handset, Nexus One.

Another disruptive move was to make GPS navigation free. Obviously, this was a major jolt to the industry as billions of dollars in market values got vaporized.

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Earnings highlights: CBS, Comcast, News Corp., Time Warner, UBS, Viacom ...

Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: CMCSA, GAME, GRMN, ETN, FO, MDT, MSO ...

Analyst upgrades:

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) to Buy from Hold on expectations the company will benefit from higher realized prices. The firm raised its target on shares to $30 from $23.
  • Soleil upgraded Education Management (NASDAQ: EDMC) to Buy from Gradually Accumulate following the company's Q1 results and raised its target on shares to $34 from $32.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) to Outperform from Neutral. The firm also added the stock to its Focus List and raised its target on shares to $49 from $41. Credit Suisse believes Medtronic's base business is stabilizing and the stock's risk/reward is compelling.
  • Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Roth Capital.
  • Martha Stewart (NYSE: MSO) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Morgan Joseph.
  • Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) was upgraded to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies.

Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: CMCSA, GAME, GRMN, ETN, FO, MDT, MSO ...

Closing Bell: The big giveback (ADUS, CIT, GRMN, ILMN, LVLT, PALM)

Maybe it was the dollar rising earlier, maybe it was poor housing data from a drop in new home sales. Maybe they wanted more than a marginally positive durable goods reading. Maybe it was that oil inventory is back up. And then there is the notion that stocks have just gotten too far ahead of themselves and there were reports of a large strategist cutting GDP targets. But investors sold religiously today ahead of tomorrow's GDP figure.

Here were today's closing bell levels:

Dow 9,762.69 -119.48 (-1.21%)
S&P 500 1,042.63 -20.78 (-1.95%)
Nasdaq 2,059.61 -56.48 (-2.67%)

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Closing Bell: The day Oil's back was broken (COP, YHOO, MSFT, GT, MS, GS, GRMN, TRMB)

This was a key day for the markets. Oil was down essentially 6% and broke under that $64.00 per barrel mark in NYMEX WTI Crude after inventories showed a surge. But this was based on the economy and on inventories, and this took stocks lower as a result of the current parallel between oil prices and stock prices. A weak forecast for Friday's GDP may be more important than a weak Durable Goods report and more important than the retroactive Beige Book. The good news for today is that the market could have been down much worse than what we saw.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 9,070.72 -26.00 (-0.29%)
S&P 500 975.15 -4.47 (-0.46%)
Nasdaq 1,967.76 -7.75 (-0.39%)

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