barnes and noble posts
FeedPosted Mar 17th 2011 9:00AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Options
Barnes & Noble (BKS) April put option volatility is at 64, July is at 61, above its 26-week average of 49, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is up 20% to an eight-month high; S&P 500 closed down 1.87%.
Volatility Monitor: CBOE DJ Industrial Average Index (DJX) is up 3.2% to 21.8.
NASDAQ (NDX) is up 3.4% to 26.7; S&P 100 Index (OEX) is up 3.3% to 23.7, according to IVolatility.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Feb 15th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Chipotle Mexican Grill'A' (CMG), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), U.S. Steel (X), Analyst Initiations, salesforce.com inc (CRM)
Analyst Upgrades
- U.S. Steel (X) to buy from neutral and Barnes & Noble (BKS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
- Salesforce.com (CRM) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Dollar Tree (DLTR) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Edison International (EIX) to hold from sell at Citigroup.
- Analog Devices (ADI) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ADI, BKS, CMG, CRM, DANG, DLTR, FDO, LLTC, NFLX, X ...
Posted Feb 2nd 2011 10:00AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Rumors
Rumors have been circulating for almost a month about Borders' (BGP) possible bankruptcy filing. People familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal that the filing could come as early as the middle of this month.
Borders has been trying to hold off the filing by delaying payments to vendors. But this is only temporary. Now the matter has reached a critical stage. The company has obtained about $500 million to $550 million in debtor in possession financing that would keep the company operating after a court filing.
Continue reading Borders Nears Possible Bankruptcy Filing
Posted Jan 5th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Apple Inc (AAPL), Estee Lauder (EL), Alcoa Inc (AA), Avon Products (AVP), Clorox Co (CLX), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- TCF Financial (TCB) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Exelon (EXC) to market perform from underperform at Wells Fargo.
- Nvidia (NVDA) and Boyd Gaming (BYD) upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Estee Lauder (EL) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Webster Financial (WBS) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Skilled Healthcare (SKH) to outperform from market perform at Morgan Keegan.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR) to outperform from market perform at Leerink.
- NCR Corp. (NCR) to outperform from neutral at Wedbush.
- Barnes & Noble (BKS) to neutral from underperform and Pioneer Natural (PXD) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Autodesk (ADSK) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AA, AAPL, ATHR, BKS, CL, CLX, EL, HBAN, NCR, NVDA, XRTX ...
Posted Sep 15th 2010 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, General Electric (GE), 3M Corporation (MMM), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Citigroup assumed coverage of Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and upgraded shares to buy from hold with a $52 price target. Citi cites valuation and the company's successful execution for the rating change.
- UBS upgraded Rowan Companies (RDC) to buy from neutral based on better-than-expected dayrates in the high specification jack-up market. The firm raised its price target to $42 from $28.
- UBS also upgraded NetLogic (NETL) to buy from neutral and keeps a $33.50 target on the stock. The firm upgraded shares based on valuation and solid long-term outlook.
- AvalonBay (AVB) and BRE Properties (BRE) were upgraded to neutral from underperform at Macquarie.
- Covance (CVD) was upgraded to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Reynolds American (RAI) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: BKS, GE, GSK, ITW, MMM, MXIM, NETL, NOK, RAI, RDC, TYC ...
Posted Aug 24th 2010 6:00PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Amazon.com (AMZN)
When there's uncertainty to a thesis, I'm not inclined to buy. That might seem obvious on the surface, but I know there are a lot of individual speculators out there who would disagree with me. Take a roll of the dice, they might say. Uncertainty can lead to huge gains, they might counter. Well, it depends on the situation, I suppose. In the case of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS), I think I'll take my chances elsewhere.
At the time of this writing, shares of the bookseller were off by more than 4% in the afternoon session, coming in at $14.36. Volume wasn't yet above average, however.
Continue reading Barnes & Noble: Too Speculative For Me
Posted Aug 4th 2010 5:20PM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Options, S and P 500

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (
BKS) rallied today 20% after announcing that its board intends to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company, in order to increase stockholder value. Overall option implied volatility of 56 is above its 26-week average of 48, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement.
Volatility Monitor: SPDR Trust Unit +0.1% to 20.3, CBOE Russell 1000 Index -1% to 27.3, S&P 100 Index -0.5% to 18.8 according to IVolatility.
Call strikes with large percentage moves; MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (
PCS) August 45 call volatility decreased 5%. priceline.com Incorporated (
PCLN) August 280 call volatility decreased 23% according to IVolatility's
RT Options Scanner.
Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.comPosted Aug 4th 2010 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Motorola (MOT), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

Stocks were lower this morning and the overseas markets were weak on the day. The saving grace was not earnings but came from the ISM-Services (non-manufacturing) report showing the expansion is still there in the services economy as well as in the manufacturing data seen in recent days. We also had some positive jobs creation data from ADP as a prequel to Friday's key unemployment and non-Farm Payrolls data.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow Jones 10,680.43 +44.05 (0.41%)
S&P 500 1,127.24 +6.78 (0.61%)
Nasdaq 2,303.57 +20.05 (0.88%)
Continue reading Closing Bell: Sloppy Day, But a Win (GS, MOT, SIRI, BP, AIB, BKS, XJT)
Posted Jun 28th 2010 9:30AM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts
Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS), the New York-based bookseller and purveyor of the Nook digital book reader, is scheduled to release its fiscal fourth-quarter 2010 financial results after the market closes Monday, June 28, and to discuss those results in Tuesday's Investor's Day meeting (webcast) beginning at 9:00 AM (ET).
During the three months that ended in April, Barnes & Noble appointed a new CEO and announced new features of its Nook e-reader. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect the largest bookseller in the U.S. to report a net loss of $0.81 per share, deeper than the year-ago loss of $0.04 per share. Yet, its revenue is expected to have risen 16.1% from a year ago to $1.3 billion.
Continue reading Barnes & Noble Earnings Preview: Deeper Loss Seen as Nook Hopes Dwindle
Posted May 27th 2010 4:45PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Amazon.com (AMZN)

Borders Group (
BGP), a bookseller that competes with Barnes & Noble (
BKS) and Amazon (
AMZN), is down in afternoon trading. At the time of this writing, my screen showed a quote of $2.08, which represented a decline of over 9%. Volume was getting up there.
The
one-year chart communicates an unattractive situation. It emphasizes the volatility you'd be taking on if you were to buy. Another piece of information that does the same is the 52-week range. The 52-week low is 85 cents per share; the 52-week high is $4.48 per share. Pretty scary if you ask me.
Continue reading Borders Group Down on Q1 Release
Posted Feb 27th 2010 9:40AM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Dell (DELL), H and R Block (HRB), Sears Holdings (SHLD), Gap Inc (GPS), Amer Intl Group (AIG), Kohl's Corp (KSS), Palm Inc (PALM), RadioShack Corp (RSH), Limited Brands (LTD), salesforce.com inc (CRM)
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 ...
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