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[Analyst Calls: AEO, BK, HTGC, KFN, PLD, STT, SVU, THC, VPHM ...]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/22/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/22/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/12/22/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Analyst Upgrades

  • SuperValu (SVU) to buy from hold at Hapoalim.
  • Constellation Energy (CEG) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
  • Doral Financial (DRL) to neutral from sell and ABB (ABB) to buy from neutral at Sterne Agee.

Analyst Downgrades

  • American Eagle (AEO) to neutral from buy at SunTrust.
  • Tenet Healthcare (THC) to market perform from outperform at Wells Fargo.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AEO, BK, HTGC, KFN, PLD, STT, SVU, THC, VPHM ...

Analyst Calls: AEO, BK, HTGC, KFN, PLD, STT, SVU, THC, VPHM ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Option traders appear to be setting up for a bullish move on ProLogis (PLD). Traders plowed into 1,067 new call option contracts -- 2.81 times the average volume -- on the stock on Thursday. And we know that traders were eager to get into this trade because 95% of the trades came in on the ask price.

ProLogis looks like it formed a bottom in early July and has since formed a higher low in August. The stock closed Thursday at $10.92, down 0.18% during the past month.

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Option Traders Buying ProLogis Calls and LAN Airlines Puts originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ibbinthenewsittitt corporationkeykeycorplan airlineslflnewfieldnfxpldprologissaptenet healthcarethcThu, 09 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Novell Tops Bullish Volatility Skews; Wisconsin Energy Tops Bearish]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/16/novell-tops-bullish-volatility-skews-wisconsin-energy-tops-bear/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/16/novell-tops-bullish-volatility-skews-wisconsin-energy-tops-bear/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/16/novell-tops-bullish-volatility-skews-wisconsin-energy-tops-bear/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Option traders are pushing up call option prices in the Security Software & Services industry as well as pushing up put option prices in the Diversified Utilities industry today.

Any time the volatility skews above 1.00, it is an indication that calls are more expensive than puts. Typically, when calls are more expensive than puts, it means the demand for calls is greater than the demand for puts because investors believe the stock is going to rise in the future and they want to take advantage of that movement by buying calls.

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Novell Tops Bullish Volatility Skews; Wisconsin Energy Tops Bearish originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>carefusioncfnnortheast utilitiesnovellnovlnuTenet Healthcarethcwecwisconsin energyxcel energyxelWed, 16 Jun 2010 10:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Tenet Healthcare in Bidding War to Acquire Healthscope]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/02/tenet-healthcare-in-bidding-war-to-acquire-healthscope/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/02/tenet-healthcare-in-bidding-war-to-acquire-healthscope/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/06/02/tenet-healthcare-in-bidding-war-to-acquire-healthscope/#commentsFiled under: ,

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has admitted that it is in talks to acquire Healthscope -- the second-largest hospital corporation in Australia -- which is also being courted by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and a group of private equity firms that includes TPG, Carlyle and Blackstone (BX).

Tenet did not disclose what it was considering offering for Healthscope, but the other two offers from the private-equity bidders came in at approximately A$5.80 per share -- or A$1.84 billion total -- so it would be safe to assume that Tenet's offer would have to be somewhere close to that level.

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Tenet Healthcare in Bidding War to Acquire Healthscope originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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

  • American International Group Inc. (AIG) posted a big loss and warned it may require additional assistance.
  • Athenahealth (ATHN) shares sank after it delayed earnings and its annual report, and warned of restatements.
  • Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) Q3 sales jumped on popularity of the Nook reader but same-store sales declined.
  • Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (BRCD) disappointing report and guidance caused a sell-off in shares.
  • Dell Inc. (DELL) acquisitions and better-than-expected earnings may not be enough to stop shrinking market share.
  • Gap Inc. (GPS) rose after it beat earnings estimates, raised its dividend and announced stock buybacks.

Continue reading Earnings Highlights: AIG, Dell, Gap, Heinz, Macy's, RadioShack, Sears ...

Earnings Highlights: AIG, Dell, Gap, Heinz, Macy's, RadioShack, Sears ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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

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

Earnings highlights: CBS, Comcast, News Corp., Time Warner, UBS, Viacom ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dragged down by the challenging market conditions, many stocks have fallen under $10 lately. CNBC's Cindy Perman suggests that some of these stocks could be become good investments for traders. However, not everything that is cheap could be such a good bargain, Perman reminds us. You must always do your homework on potential investment before buying.

For example, Ford Motor (NYSE: F) fell down to around $6 compared with $38 nine years ago -- is it a good investment? Well, while the automaker revealed its plans to shift production from trucks to cars and give a boost to its turnaround plan, it also warned it won't be profitable until 2010 at the earliest.

Perman quotes several investment specialists on the matter. John Schloegel, vice president of investment strategies at Capital Cities Asset Management says, "An investment in Ford today feels like being in the wrong place at the wrong time." And Greg Womack, president of Womack Investment Advisers, advices to stay away from the sector, which doesn't look promising now, for the next three to five years to find out the "winner."

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Stocks to consider under $10 from CNBC originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monday August 6
Tuesday August 7
Wednesday August 8
Thursday August 9
Friday August 10

Market highlights for next week: Sprint Nextel (S), Cisco (CSCO) to report originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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