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: APOL, CEPH, DELL, GCI, GOLD, KSS, LEN, PEET, PM ...]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/03/30/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/03/30/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/03/30/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Analyst Upgrades

  • Philip Morris (PM) to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • Peet's Coffee (PEET) to neutral from sell at Janney Capital.
  • Cephalon (CEPH) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • StoneMor Partners (STON) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
  • Tibco (TIBX) to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • Apollo Group (APOL) to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.

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Consumer Confidence saw a huge drop for March, but that failed to hurt the markets as it was largely expected. Housing prices continued south according to national housing survey data from Case Shiller. International stock markets saw a mixed bag on Tuesday, but U.S. investors continued to sit there, buying stocks. Maybe the real catalyst is the fact that very few companies have formally lowered guidance despite the turmoil.

Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones: 12,279.01 + 81.13 (0.67%)

S&P500: 1,319.44 +9.25 (0.71%)

Nasdaq: 2,756.89 +26.21 (0.96%)

Continue reading Closing Bell: Cautious Euphoria Continues (AMZN, APOL, CRY, GFRE, HD, TM)

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Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is recently up 3% following its board of directors approving a two-for-one stock split. Overall option implied volatility of 46 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

Apollo Group (APOL) is recently down 6% after lowering 2012 guidance. Overall option implied volatility of 45 is near its 26-week average according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.


Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com

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U.S. stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting data on home prices and consumer confidence. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18 points to 12,132.00 and S&P 500 index futures climbed 1.80 points to 1,304.00. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 5 points to 2,300.75.

Negative sentiment ruled the European markets today. While STOXX Europe 600 Index has dropped 0.51%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 0.30%. Most Asian markets ended lower, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average dropping 0.21%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gaining 0.40% and China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.87%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 0.03% and India's Sensex surged 177.66 points.

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Stock Futures Slightly Higher Ahead of Data originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>apolfeaturedfuturesgeoiTue, 29 Mar 2011 08:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Week in Preview: Mosaic, Family Dollar Earnings and March Unemployment Rate]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/03/27/week-in-preview-mosaic-family-dollar-earnings-and-march-unempl/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/03/27/week-in-preview-mosaic-family-dollar-earnings-and-march-unempl/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/03/27/week-in-preview-mosaic-family-dollar-earnings-and-march-unempl/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

earnings expectationsThe calendar quarter winds down this week and quarterly reports are due from Apollo Group (APOL), CarMax (KMX), Global Payments (GPN), Krispy Kreme (KKD), Lennar (LEN) and McCormick (MKC). But analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters have high hopes for results from fertilizer and animal feed maker Mosaic (MOS), apparel maker Phillips Van Heusen (PVH) and discount retailer Family Dollar (FDO). So here's a look at what they anticipate from these three companies.

Mosaic

During its fiscal second quarter, Cargill agreed to distribute its stake in Mosaic, and Mosaic also said it would redeem senior notes. Analysts anticipate that the Minnesota-based potash producer will report per-share earnings of $1.07, a jump of 53.3% from the same quarter of last year. Mosaic also is expected to post revenue of $2.4 billion for the three months that ended in February. That's a 35.9% rise from a year earlier.

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Week in Preview: Mosaic, Family Dollar Earnings and March Unemployment Rate originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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U.S. stock futures are lower Monday morning. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 39 points to 11,580.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 6.50 points to 1,261.50. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 7.75 points to 2,265.25.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, with the blue-chip Dow index dropping 22.55 points, or 0.19%.

No major economic data are due to be released today.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Google (GOOG) to outperform from neutral at Wedbush.
  • Nike (NKE) to buy from neutral at UBS.
  • Apollo Group (APOL) to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital.
  • JDSU (JDSU) to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • NetApp (NTAP) to overweight from equal weight and Verigy (VRGY) to equal weight from underweight at Barclays.
  • RSC Holdings (RRR) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
  • Exelon (EXC) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
  • Aon (AON) and Willis Group (WSH) to outperform from market perform at Keefe Bruyette.
  • BMC Software (BMC) to outperform from neutral at Cowen.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AON, APOL, EXC, GOOG, NKE, NTAP, RIMM, UA, VRGY ...

Analyst Calls: AON, APOL, EXC, GOOG, NKE, NTAP, RIMM, UA, VRGY ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Stocks whipped around today on mixed earnings reports and on mixed economic data from inflation to $1.294 trillion of Treasury deficit. There is still a lot of confusion and anger when it comes to the latest round of foreclosure halts and what the implications on all sides are.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 11,062.48 -32.09 (-0.29%)
S&P 500 1,176.00 +2.19 (0.19%)
Nasdaq 2,467.32 +31.94 (1.31%)

Top Analyst Calls
Next Week's 11 DJIA Stocks Reporting Earnings

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Closing Bell: Market Whips Around Looking for Footing (APOL, ABK, BAC, GE, GOOG, STX) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today was a mixed bag that frankly could have gone other way. A higher headline figure on wholesale inflation from PPI and a worse weekly jobless claims figure were matched with a wide trade deficit. To make matters worse, a 30-Year Treasury auction went poorly and suddenly long-bond yields are at the highest levels of a few weeks.

Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 11,094.57 -1.51 (-0.01%)
S&P 500 1,173.81 -4.29 (-0.36%)
Nasdaq 2,435.38 -5.85 (-0.24%)

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Continue reading Closing Bell: A Loss That Could Have Been Worse (APOL, EMC, FSLR, YHOO, AOL, LSTR, GPS)

Closing Bell: A Loss That Could Have Been Worse (APOL, EMC, FSLR, YHOO, AOL, LSTR, GPS) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Analyst Upgrades
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Ford (F) to buy from hold and raised its price target to $19.50 from $14.50, citing positive demand trends, sustainable market share gains and strong cash flow.
  • BMO Capital upgraded MGM Resorts (MGM) to outperform from market perform with an $18 target, citing stabilizing metrics in Las Vegas.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded TRW Automotive (TRW) to buy from hold, citing better-than-expected production trends, and raised its price target for shares to $52 from $39.
  • Dr. Reddy's Labs (RDY) was upgraded to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • Pulte Group (PHM) was upgraded to neutral from sell at UBS and $8.50 price target.
  • Vodafone (VOD) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Nomura.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: APOL, F, GR, MGM, PERY, PHM, PLCE, STI, TEN, TRW ...

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Apollo Group (APOL) got hammered during Wednesday's after-hours session. It closed down almost 15% to $42.10. The 52-week low for the stock is $38.39 while the 52-week high is $76.86. As can be seen by the yearly range, the company isn't so popular right now.

The one-year chart is rather lousy, although shares of the education entity, which owns University of Phoenix, have rebounded a little in recent times. That may end up not meaning much, though, considering the recent negative price action.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>APOLApollo Groupfeaturedinthenewsprivate universityuniversity of phoenixThu, 14 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Analyst Calls: ALXA, APOL, AXP, CP, DV, DVA, VZ, WPO, WYNN ...]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/12/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/12/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/12/analyst-upgrades-downgrades/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Analyst Upgrades

  • SunTrust upgraded American Express (AXP) to buy from neutral with a $47 price target based on valuation.
  • Argus upgraded Verizon (VZ) to buy from hold, with a $39 price target, citing valuation and the company's aggressive 4G LTE network upgrade. However, Bernstein downgraded the stock.
  • BMO Capital upgraded Canadian Pacific (CP) to outperform from market perform, citing the company's cost reduction efforts, and raised its target for shares to $74 from $67.
  • Agrium (AGU) was upgraded to sector outperformer from sector performer at CIBC.
  • Novatel Wireless (NVTL) was upgraded to hold from sell at Canaccord.
  • Essex Property Trust (ESS) was upgraded to neutral from sell at Goldman.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ALXA, APOL, AXP, CP, DV, DVA, VZ, WPO, WYNN ...

Analyst Calls: ALXA, APOL, AXP, CP, DV, DVA, VZ, WPO, WYNN ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AGUALXAanalyst upgradesAPOLAXPCECOCEOCOCOCPCPLADNBdowngradesDVDVAESIESSinitiationsinthenewsKLICMHKNVTLVZWPOWYNNTue, 12 Oct 2010 11:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Week in Preview: Earnings Expectations for Intel, GE, Google and JPMorgan]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/10/week-in-preview-intc-ge-goog-jpm-earnings-expectations/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/10/week-in-preview-intc-ge-goog-jpm-earnings-expectations/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/10/10/week-in-preview-intc-ge-goog-jpm-earnings-expectations/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

earnings expectationsThe earnings season kicked off last week with better-than-expected results from Alcoa (AA) and Yum! Brands (YUM), while Marriott (MAR) and Pepsico (PEP) met consensus EPS estimates. This week, bellwether companies Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Google (GOOG) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) are scheduled to report their third-quarter results, and analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are looking for earnings growth from all of them.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel announced the acquisition of McAfee and joint ventures with General Electric and Nokia (NOK) during its third quarter. Analysts forecast earnings for that period to come to 50 cents per share, which is up 34.0% from the same period of last year. The number one semiconductor maker's revenue for the three months ended in September is expected to total $11.0 billion, or 17.1% more than a year earlier. Looking ahead to the full year, the forecast thus far is for earnings of $1.94 per share (+44.8%) and $43.3 billion in revenue (+23.4%). The per-share earnings topped analysts' expectations in the past four quarters, by as much as a dime per share.

Continue reading Week in Preview: Earnings Expectations for Intel, GE, Google and JPMorgan

Week in Preview: Earnings Expectations for Intel, GE, Google and JPMorgan originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Citigroup upgraded OpenTable (OPEN) to buy from hold, citing stronger than expected near-term trends and traction for the company's Spotlight offering. Citi upped its price target for shares to $70 from $46.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded Werner (WERN) to outperform from market perform, citing valuation, the company's reduction in cost, and its above peer exposure to the pricing cycle.
  • Goldman upgraded CarMax (KMX) to neutral from sell based on valuation and higher used car profitability. The firm has a $24 target on the stock.
  • Apollo Group (APOL) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Nokia (NOK) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
  • Zions Bancorp (ZION) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Bernstein.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AZO, KMX, MSFT, NOK, OPEN, PCG, RIMM, WDC, WERN, XOM ...

Analyst Calls: AZO, KMX, MSFT, NOK, OPEN, PCG, RIMM, WDC, WERN, XOM ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Oppenheimer upgraded Teva (TEVA) to outperform from perform. The firm expects the company to generate strong 2H10 earnings and thinks the competition created by Novartis's (NVS) Gilenia will be limited.
  • Citigroup upgraded Celanese (CE) to buy from hold, citing valuation and the company's move to add assets in China, as well as possible takeover interest.
  • Needham raised Stereotaxis (STXS) to buy from hold as the firm thinks that strong clinical data recently announced by the company could result in faster adoption rates of its robotic surgery.
  • BMO Capital upgraded Smurfit-Stone Container (SSCC) given strength in the containerboard market.
  • Melco Crown (MPEL) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
  • Goldman Sachs raised Temple-Inland (TIN) to buy from neutral.
  • Barclays upgraded Lloyds Banking (LYG) to equal weight from underweight.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AMGN, APOL, CE, CELG, HGSI, RIMM, STXS, SUN, TEVA, VAL ...

Analyst Calls: AMGN, APOL, CE, CELG, HGSI, RIMM, STXS, SUN, TEVA, VAL ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMGNanalyst upgradesAPOLApollo GroupBBTCECELGdowngradesEDMCESIEXASGILDGileadHGSIinitiationsinthenewsLYGMPELNVSResearch In MotionRIMMSEHSSCCSTXSSUNTellabsTEVATINTLABVALThu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Closing Bell: Another Down To The Wire Day (PAR, DELL, DYN, STRA, APOL)]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/16/closing-bell-another-down-to-the-wire-day-par-dell-dyn-stra/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/16/closing-bell-another-down-to-the-wire-day-par-dell-dyn-stra/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/16/closing-bell-another-down-to-the-wire-day-par-dell-dyn-stra/#commentsThis was another day mostly in and out of the red. The true closing bell levels were up in the air until the close. Japanese data and Chinese data led the headlines now that China has a larger economy than Japan. Education stocks were weak on steady pressure and many other sectors were seeing a mixed bag as the markets tried to balance between bears and bulls.

Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 10,301.86 -1.29 (-0.01%)
S&P 500 1,079.37 +0.12 (0.01%)
Nasdaq 2,181.87 +8.39 (0.39%)

Continue reading Closing Bell: Another Down To The Wire Day (PAR, DELL, DYN, STRA, APOL)

Closing Bell: Another Down To The Wire Day (PAR, DELL, DYN, STRA, APOL) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apollo GroupApollo Group (APOL- option chain) shares are rising today even though the U.S. Department of Education released an ugly study of federal loan repayment rates by former students of for-profit schools. The data shows that students at for-profit schools pay back federal loans at a 36% rate compared to 54% at public institutions. APOL, which runs the University of Phoenix, is higher today after comments from Deutsche Bank that indicate the school will expand its bachelor;s degree program. In contrast, both ITT Educational Services (ESI) and Devry (DV) are both down more than 9% so far today. 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 APOL.

APOL opened this morning at $39.37. So far today the stock has hit a low of $39.34 and a high of $44.54. As of 12:20, APOL is trading at $41.49 up @2.53 (6.5%). The chart for APOL looks neutral and S&P gives APOL a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.

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Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL) closed down $1.51 to $38.96. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said his department will increase oversight of federal student financial-aid programs in a letter to Senator Harkin, according to Bloomberg. September put option implied volatility is at 53, November is at 54; above its 26-week average of 48 according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

US Bancorp (USB) closed down 20c to $22.24. USB overall option implied volatility of 35 is above its 26-week average of 32, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.

CBOE Mini-NDX-MNX down $1.18 to 182.03; overall volatility at 20.

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

Options Update: Apollo Group Volatility Increases; Shares Near 44-Month Low originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"In our newsletter, we maintain numerous model portfolios based on the strategies of leading investors, such as Warren Buffett, Ben Graham and Peter Lynch," explains John Reese.

The editor of Validea asserts, "Our Kenneth Fisher-based Portfolio has shown a 7-year annualized return of 11.9%; this approach focuses on a metric Fisher pioneered: the price/sales ratio.

"While investors for decades relied heavily on the P/E ratio, Fisher found that earnings -- even the earnings of good companies -- can fluctuate greatly from year to year.

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Despite another negative housing market reading and despite a Moody's downgrade of Ireland, U.S. stocks managed to hold on to the gains after a poor 261 point loss on Friday. Today's gains were a welcome sign considering that the huge drop on Friday could have set a reversal of fortune after so many days of gains.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 10,154.43 +56.53 (0.56%)
S&P 500 1,071.25 +6.37 (0.60%)
Nasdaq 2,198.23 +19.18 (0.88%)

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