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FeedPosted Oct 30th 2009 1:20PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Earnings reports, Good news, Options, Technical Analysis
Bare Escentuals (NASDAQ:
BARE -
option chain) shares are rising today after the company reported earnings last night after the close.
Bare posted a third-quarter profit of $22.6 million, or 24 cents per share, topping analysts' estimates of 21 cents per share. This was a darling stock back in late 2006 and early 2007, but got crushed when the bear market fell apart and consumers were no longer interested in paying premium prices for cosmetics. However, the stock roared back recently as hopes for a strong recovery grow. If you think that the stock could regain its trendy status and 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 BARE.
BARE opened this morning at $13.38. So far today the stock has hit a low of $13.24 and a high of $14.54. As of 11:45, BARE is trading at $13.95 up $1.46 (11.7%). The chart for BARE looks neutral and
S&P gives BARE a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.
Continue reading Is Bare Escentuals (BARE) back on track?
Posted Oct 27th 2009 1:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Earnings reports, Good news, BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Options, Technical Analysis, Oil
BP plc (NYSE:
BP -
option chain) shares are rising today after
the company reported earnings this morning, posting a third-quarter profit of $5.34 billion. Excluding one-time items, BP earned $4.98 billion, easily topping analysts' forecasts of $3.2 billion. 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 BP.
BP opened this morning at $57.93. So far today the stock has hit a low of $57.41 and as of 12:00 is trading near its high on the session at $58.63 up $3.15 (5.7%). The chart for BP looks neutral and
S&P gives BP a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.
Continue reading BP posts impressive Q3 earnings
Posted Oct 21st 2009 12:50PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Bad news, Altria Group (MO), Options, Technical Analysis
Altria (NYSE:
MO -
option chain) stock is trading lower Wednesday after
the company reported an adjusted third-quarter profit this morning 48 cents per share, topping analysts' forecasts by a penny. However, shares of the stock are declining in today's trading, as the company's third-quarter revenue fell to $4.32 billion, missing analysts' projections of $4.66 billion. After the stock moved up strongly into earnings, traders needed the results to be really strong to sustain the upward momentum. 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 MO.
This morning, MO opened at $18.37. So far today the stock has hit a high of $18.43 and a low of $18.11. As of 11:50, MO is trading at $18.26, down 40 cents (-2.1%). The chart for MO looks bullish and
S&P gives MO a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking.
Continue reading Altria (MO) lower as 3Q revenue disappoints
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Microsemi (MSCC - option chain) shares are rising today after the company reported earnings last night, posting a fourth-quarter loss of $31.26 million, or 39 cents per share. Excluding one-time items, MSCC earned 24 cents per share on revenue of $109.68 million, beating analysts' forecasts of 23 cents per share on revenue of $109.44 million. 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 MSCC.
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