LVS posts
FeedPosted Mar 31st 2011 2:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Bad News, China, Options, Technical Analysis, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)

Las Vegas Sands (
LVS -
option chain) stock is trading lower today after the company said
its Hong Kong unit is under investigation by Chinese government officials for allegedly violating securities regulations. LVS did not comment further on the investigation, only saying it was asked to produce certain documents for regulators. 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 LVS.
This morning, LVS opened at $41.45. So far today the stock has hit a high of $41.93 and a low of $40.70. As of 12:55, LVS is trading at $41.75, down $1.72 (-4.0%). The chart for LVS looks bullish and
S&P gives LVS a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.
Continue reading Las Vegas Sands Drops on Securities Investigation in Hong Kong
Posted Mar 25th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Aetna Inc (AET), Best Buy (BBY), Research in Motion (RIMM), Harley-Davidson (HOG), Analyst Initiations, Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Urban Outfitters (URBN)
Analyst Upgrades
- Akamai (AKAM) to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray.
- Las Vegas Sands (LVS) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Aetna (AET) to Outperform from market perform at Leerink.
- Hot Topic (HOTT) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
- Colonial Properties (CLP) upgraded to Outperform from market perform at FBR Capital and to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Altera (ALTR) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- American Reprographics (ARC), CarMax (KMX) and American Campus (ACC) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Zebra Tech (ZBRA) to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan.
- IMAX (IMAX) to buy from hold at Canaccord.
- Basic Energy (BAS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
- Mednax (MD) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
- UTi Worldwide (UTIW) to buy from hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AET, AKAM, BBY, DVN, HOG, IMAX, LVS, RIMM, UNH, URBN ...
Posted Mar 16th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Apple Inc (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM), AFLAC Inc (AFL), BB and T (BBT), Comerica Inc (CMA), Analyst Initiations, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Marathon Oil (MRO), Noble Corporation (NE)
Analyst Upgrades
- BB&T (BBT) and Aflac (AFL) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Kodiak Oil & Gas (KOG) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Zhongpin (HOGS) to neutral from reduce at Global Hunter.
- Marathon Oil (MRO), Noble Energy (NBL) and Manulife Financial (MFC) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO) to buy from hold at Canaccord.
- Comerica (CMA) to buy from neutral at Rochdale.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAPL, AFL, BBT, CMA, ENER, HERO, IBM, LVS, MRO, NE ...
Posted Mar 14th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Analyst Initiations, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Noble Corporation (NE)
Analyst Upgrades
- Parker-Hannifin (PH) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- JDSU (JDSU) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Noble Corp. (NE) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Cerner (CERN) to buy from hold at Auriga.
- Cintas (CTAS) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- American States Water (AWR) to buy from hold at Brean Murray.
- National Semiconductor (NSM) and Texas Instruments (TXN) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
- Lululemon (LULU) to buy from hold at ThinkEquity.
- DuPont Fabros (DFT) to top pick from outperform at RBC Capital.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: CERN, DFT, LVS, NE, NSM, OPEN, PH, QCOM, SHAW, TXN ...
Posted Mar 1st 2011 11:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Boston Scientific (BSX), Analyst Initiations, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Analyst Upgrades
- Las Vegas Sands (LVS) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Boston Scientific (BSX) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Windstream (WIN) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Expeditors (EXPD) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- A123 Systems (AONE) to neutral from underperform and Chesapeake Midstream (CHKM) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
- AvalonBay (AVB) to outperform from neutral and Post Properties (PPS) to neutral from underperform at Cowen.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AONE, AVB, BSX, LVS, MDRX, RRC, SAP, TIVO, WIN ...
Posted Jan 28th 2011 9:00AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Electronic Arts (ERTS), Options, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) overall option implied volatility is at 50, according to Track Data, below its 26-week average of 55 into its release of Q4 EPS on February 3, suggesting decreasing price movement.
Electronic Arts (ERTS) February and March option implied volatility is at 40, according to Track Data, near its 26-week average of 39 into its release of Q3 EPS on February 2, suggesting non-directional price movement.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Dec 3rd 2010 9:00AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: JPMorgan Chase (JPM), duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD), Options

JPMorgan (
JPM) January 39 and 41 calls are active on total call volume of 100K contracts, compared to 40K puts. December and January call option implied volatility is at 27, February is at 29, below its 26-week average of 35, according to Track Data. Large call volume suggests spreaders positioning for tighter price movement.
DuPont (
DD) is hosting an investor day on Dec. 9. Overall option implied volatility of 25 is near its 26-week average, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.
Option volume leaders today:
BAC,
LVS,
AAPL,
C, according to Track Data.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Nov 10th 2010 11:20AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW), Dean Foods (DF), Analyst Initiations, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Analyst Upgrades
- Advance Auto Parts (AAP) was upgraded to Perform from Underperform at Oppenheimer.
- Macquarie upgraded Gen-Probe (GPRO) and Beckman Coulter (BEC) to neutral from underperform.
- Tyco (TYC) was upgraded to neutral from reduce at Nomura.
- BofA/Merrill upgraded Cousins Properties (CUZ) to buy from underperform.
- Morgan Stanley upgraded Energy Conversion (ENER) to equal weight from underweight.
- Thermo Fisher (TMO) was upgraded to buy from hold at Auriga.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAP, DF, ENER, KEYW, LVS, NVS, SCHW, SLW, TYC ...
Posted Nov 6th 2010 11:40AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Options, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Massey Energy (MEE) closed up $4.80 to $46.94 on reports that Alpha Natural (ANR) may buy the company, DJ says. December and January 55 calls are active on total call volume of 58K contracts, compared to put volume of 23K puts. November call option implied volatility is at 53 and January is at 48, compared to its 26-week average of 52. Increasing option volume suggests traders are positioning for price movement.
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) closed down 29 cents to $18.23, near a six-month low after EPS, elections, FOMC meeting and October employment report.
CBOE option volume leaders today: Bank of America (BAC), Las Vegas Sands (LVS) JPMorgan (JPM) and Citigroup (C).
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Nov 5th 2010 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Intel (INTC), Analyst Initiations, Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Analyst Upgrades
- State Street (STT) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Roth Capital upgraded Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL) and Nvidia (NVDA) to buy from neutral.
- Bebe Stores (BEBE) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Janney Montgomery.
- W&T Offshore (WTI) was upgraded to buy from accumulate at Global Hunter.
- Citigroup upgraded International Rectifier (IRF) and Timberland (TBL) to hold from sell.
- Watson Pharma (WPI) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Atmel (ATML) was upgraded to strong buy from buy at Needham.
- Ashford Hospitality (AHT) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Oppenheimer upgraded MetroPCS (PCS) to outperform from perform.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: GDP, INTC, LVS, MON, MRVL, NTRS, NVDA, STT, WYNN ...
Posted Oct 29th 2010 10:30AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Expedia Inc (EXPE), Barrick Gold (ABX), Analyst Initiations, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)
Analyst Upgrades
- JPMorgan upgraded Vivus (VVUS) to overweight from neutral.
- Citigroup upgraded Corn Products (CPO) to buy from hold.
- Maxim Integrated (MXIM) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- Cardinal Health (CAH) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Citigroup upgraded Monster Worldwide (MWW) and EchoStar (SATS) to buy from hold, as well as Las Vegas Sands (LVS) to buy from sell.
- BMO Capital upgraded Potash (POT) and Barrick Gold (ABX) to outperform from market perform.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: CAH, EXPE, FSLR, HOT, LVS, MWW, NUVA, POT ...
Posted Sep 28th 2010 12:30PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Target Corp. (TGT), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Analyst Initiations, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Analyst Upgrades
- KeyBanc upgraded Las Vegas Sands (LVS) to hold from underweight based on Singapore performance and a potential revaluation of the yuan.
- ThinkEquity upgraded Seattle Genetics (SGEN) to buy from hold based on the positive SGN-35 HL data. The firm raised its price target to $16 from $12.
- Merriman upgraded Applied Signal (APSG) to buy from neutral with a $28 to $31 valuation range, citing greater confidence in earnings estimates and the company's recent contract wins.
- Siliconware Precision (SPIL) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Macquarie.
- Pulte Group (PHM) was upgraded to neutral from sell at Goldman.
- Greenbrier (GBX) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Morgan Keegan.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAI, APSG, D, GBX, HSP, LVS, SGEN, SI, SON, TGT, TXT ...
Posted Sep 8th 2010 11:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Dell (DELL), Time Warner (TWX), Intel (INTC), Viacom (VIA), Boeing Co (BA), Costco Wholesale (COST), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Analyst Initiations, Honeywell Intl (HON), General Dynamics Corp (GD), Visa Inc. (V)
Analyst Upgrades
- Goldman upgraded Costco (COST) to buy from neutral based on valuation, improving fundamentals and potential catalysts. The firm raised its price target to $68 from $62.
- Soleil upgraded MGM Resorts (MGM) to buy from hold, citing valuation, easing balance sheet concerns and a multiyear convention recovery. The firm upped its target for shares to $14 from $13. Note, Soleil also downgraded Las Vegas Sands (LVS) to hold from buy.
- Piper Jaffray upgraded Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) to overweight from neutral with a $59 price target following the company's better-than-expected Q2 results.
- Dell (DELL) was upgraded to buy from outperform at CLSA.
- CommScope (CTV) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
- EnCana (ECA) was upgraded to sector outperformer from sector performer at CIBC.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: BA, COST, DELL, GD, INTC, LVS, MGM, PCLN, TWX, V, VIA ...
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