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Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks Q1 Review -- A Platform for Success

Sheldon Liber — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: General Electric (GE), Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron Corp (CVX), Merck and Co (MRK), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value[TM], Oil, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), EZCORP (EZPW), Stock Picks, Telefonica SA (TEF), Noble Corporation (NE)

It should surprise no one that oil stocks have taken the lead in the first quarter, while financial stocks -- after a good two-year run -- have been tamed. This is how things have shaped up through the first quarter for my 2011 stock picks. (For a look at my original picks, see here: part 1, part 2, and part 3.)

Normally, if I said a business was underwater, investors would think the worst. Actually, in the summer Noble Corp (NE) was underwater -- and investors were not impressed. However, this was a great buying opportunity, and although the company is still underwater, it is also a market leader among my stock picks and the overall market -- even among oil industry players. With its fleet of 69 offshore drilling rigs, Noble stands tall.

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Analyst Calls: CERN, DFT, LVS, NE, NSM, OPEN, PH, QCOM, SHAW, TXN ...

Eric Buscemi — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST

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.

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Chasing Value: 2011 Picks Dust the S&P

Sheldon Liber — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Good news, General Electric (GE), Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron Corp (CVX), Merck and Co (MRK), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value[TM], Oil, S and P 500, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), EZCORP (EZPW), Telefonica SA (TEF), Noble Corporation (NE)

We are only one month into the new year and there have not been many dull moments. Games are going on in the Middle East and they are not the friendly kind. In Egypt a million plus protesters are playing a game of chicken with the Mubarak government demanding he step down from his 32-year-old reign as perpetual president.

This is not radical Islam fundamentalists; it is even more fundamental. The people want to improve their daily lives in a meaningful way. Education, infrastructure, clean water and clean streets. Speaking of infrastructure and getting back to the less dramatic but still important great stock picks Telefonica (TEF) and General Electric (GE) were the big winners so far bouncing over 10% in January.

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Chasing Value: How to Find Value Stocks -- Part 2

Sheldon Liber — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:30:00 EST

Filed under: Getting Started, BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value[TM], Headline News, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Southern Company (SO), Noble Corporation (NE)

In Part 1 of this series I discussed starting with a good story and then examining the metrics, or first starting with the metrics via a stock screen and then look at the story behind the numbers.

A third possibility is to start with an idea that springs off the pages of a business journal. Some years ago, in the 25th anniversary edition of Money Magazine they listed a group of stocks that had gone up during this tenure. The one I liked the best that withstood closer scrutiny was Southern Company (SO), the electric utility.

The story and the metrics were great. It was located in one of the most desirable growth areas of the country. There was a favorable business climate, cheap housing, cheap land, good weather and an abundance of labor. The numbers were strong as well.

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Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks -- 10 and 11

Sheldon Liber — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Management, General Electric (GE), Getting Started, Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron Corp (CVX), Merck and Co (MRK), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value[TM], S and P 500, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), EZCORP (EZPW), Stock Picks, Telefonica SA (TEF), Noble Corporation (NE)

I have already gone on record this year saying that financial companies and insurance stocks are going to continue to rebound. In my previous two posts Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks -- 5 of 11 and Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks -- 6, 7, 8, 9, I included several financial institutions. Today I add an insurance company.

The industry got whacked hard for many reasons. For one, it makes a significant amount of profit by investing its float, and like every other investor, the industry lost a pile of money in the financial crisis. It was embroiled more directly than some industries, as several insurers are affiliated with banks. Finally the housing crisis meant disruption to payment streams by homeowners who were delinquent on more than their mortgages.

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Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks -- 6, 7, 8, 9

Sheldon Liber — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: International Markets, Good news, General Electric (GE), Brazil, Getting Started, Citigroup Inc. (C), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Bank of America (BAC), Chasing Value[TM], Oil, Eastern Europe, S and P 500, Housing, Financial Crisis, Brasil Telecom (BTM) , Telefonica SA (TEF), Noble Corporation (NE)

Here are the next four of my 2011 picks. I am behind schedule, after publishing the first 5 earlier in the week (see: Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks -- 5 of 11). This year instead of starting completely anew, I am adjusting my 2010 picks. There is no sense in abandoning good ideas just because the calendar turned a page.

You will actually find support of running themes I have been writing about over the past few months. One of these is the idea of making a contrarian investment in a basket of stocks that have been both scalded and scolded in the headlines. Six stocks were included in such a group that I called the "toxic stocks" (see: Chasing Value: Toxic Stock Update #3 -- BAC, BP, C, GE, GS, RIG).

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Chasing Value: 2011 Stock Picks -- Part 2

Sheldon Liber — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Diageo plc (DEO), Citigroup Inc. (C), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Chevron Corp (CVX), Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA), China Life Insurance ADS (LFC), Bargain Stocks, Chasing Value[TM], Oil, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), EZCORP (EZPW), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), Telefonica SA (TEF), Noble Corporation (NE)

Could a stock that you made 1,100% on still have room to run? Yes, it is possible. In particular if it had a near death experience as a penny stock for a while.

That is the case with Newcastle Investments (NCT), the CMBS lender and real estate investment company that reached a recent high of $7.10 and has settled back down, most recently hovering between $6.70 to $7.00. It closed Thursday December 23 at $6.71.

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Chasing Value: Noble Corp.'s Meaningless Downgrade

Sheldon Liber — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:40:00 EST

Filed under: International Markets, Rants and Raves, Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Chasing Value[TM], Oil, Stocks to Buy, Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), Stock Picks, Noble Corporation (NE)

What does it mean when a stock is downgraded to "Outperform" from "Strong Buy" as Raymond James did this week? That was the analysis painted on Noble Corp. (NE) and it's hard to figure.

What is the difference? What are they telling investors? You should switch from betting the farm to only betting the house on this stock?

They reduced their price target to $41 from $44. Noble closed yesterday at $34.66, so Raymond James is still speculating on a gain over 20% in the next twelve months.

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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ARUN, MOS, POT, AGU, EGLE, DO, MON, SWCEY, TDC and ABC

Laurie Pasternack — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Boston Scientific (BSX), Analyst Initiations, Rio Tinto plc ADS (RIO)

Analyst upgrades:

Jefferies upgraded Aruba Networks (NASDAQ: ARUN) to Buy from Hold following the company's Q3 results to reflect improved visibility. The firm raised its target price to $6.50 from $3.
Citigroup upgraded Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) and Potash (NYSE: POT) to Buy from Hold and Agrium (NYSE: AGU) to Hold from Sell as it believes stronger grain fundamentals more than offset China contract risk. The firm raised its target on Mosaic to $72 from $48, on Potash to $145 from $83 and on Agrium to $55 from $36.
Fulton Financial (NASDAQ: FULT) Was upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Keefe Bruyette.
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) was raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.
Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE) was upgraded at Deutsche Bank to Buy from Hold.

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O'Reilly Automotive revs higher, joins the S&P 500

Elizabeth Harrow — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Good news, Options, S and P 500, Stocks to Buy, NASDAQ

Auto parts company O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY- option chain) is one of the newest additions to the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Standard & Poor's announced late Thursday that ORLY will join the venerable index after the close of trading on March 26, where it will replace Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE).

The news caps off a pretty good week for ORLY; on Wednesday, Robert W. Baird initiated coverage of the stock with an "outperform" rating, and the equity tagged a new 52-week high of $36.17 in Thursday's session.

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