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FeedPosted Dec 3rd 2010 4:20PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Motorola (MOT), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP)

The markets looked like they were set for a bad day this morning, after the solid jobs data that was expected turned into a weakening jobs data. TrimTabs actually disputed that data and stocks rallied. The deficit panel also failed to win a super-majority vote. Amazingly, the markets rallied at the end of the day. That, and the rally of the two prior days, made this the best week in a month.
Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow Jones 11,382.09 +19.68 (0.17%)
S&P 500 1,224.71 +3.18 (0.26%)
Nasdaq 2,591.46 +12.11 (0.47%)
Continue reading Closing Bell: Bulls Say 'Who Cares!' on Europe and Jobs (BP, NBG, BRCD, TEVA, DRYS, MOT)
Posted Dec 2nd 2010 9:00AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Motorola (MOT), Options
Motorola (MOT) will separate Motorola Mobility Holdings through a tax-free dividend involving the distribution prior to the market open on Jan. 4, 2011. Motorola stockholders of record will receive one share of Motorola Mobility common stock for every eight shares of Motorola common stock they hold. Following the distribution, Motorola will effect a 1-for-7 reverse stock split of Motorola. Overall option implied volatility of 37 is near its 26-week average, according to Track Data, suggesting nondirectional price movement.
Wisdom Tree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund (CYB) seeks to earn current income reflective of money market rates in China available to foreign investors, and to provide exposure to movements in Chinese yuan relative to the United States dollar. Over all option implied volatility of 8 is near its 26-week average, according to Track Data, suggesting nondirectional price movement.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Nov 3rd 2010 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Motorola (MOT), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Research in Motion (RIMM), Office Depot (ODP), OfficeMax Inc (OMX), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Newmont Mining (NEM), Analyst Initiations, EOG Resources (EOG), Marathon Oil (MRO)
Analyst Upgrades
- Goldman upgraded BP (BP) to buy from neutral.
- STEC (STEC) was upgraded to buy from hold at Needham.
- MCG Capital (MCGC) was upgraded to buy from hold at BB&T.
- Corporate Office (OFC) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital.
- Citigroup upgraded K-Sea Transportation (KSP) and Post Properties (PPS) to hold from sell.
- BofA/Merrill upgraded Embraer (ERJ) to buy from underperform.
- Wilmington Trust (WL) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Macquarie.
- Parkway Properties (PKY) was upgraded to hold from sell at Stifel Nicolaus.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: BP, EOG, FDO, MOT, MRO, NEM, NOK, ODP, RIMM, TGB ...
Posted Oct 27th 2010 11:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Motorola (MOT), Coach Inc (COH), Gap Inc (GPS), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Under Armour'A' (UA), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- BB&T (BBT) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Janney Montgomery.
- Amylin (AMLN) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Leerink.
- Wells Fargo upgraded Morton's Restaurant (MRT) to outperform from market perform.
- Check Point (CHKP) was upgraded to overweight from neutral at HSBC.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded Excel Maritime (EXM) to buy from hold.
- JinkoSolar (JKS) was upgraded to buy from hold at Auriga.
- Piper Jaffray upgraded Compellent (CML) to overweight from neutral.
- BofA/Merrill upgraded Crane (CR) to buy from neutral.
- Goldman upgraded Wisconsin Energy (WEC) to conviction buy from buy and American Electric (AEP) to buy from neutral.
- Motorola (MOT) was upgraded due to increasing carrier support by MKM Partners.
- Under Armour (UA) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Sterne Agee.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ANF, BBT, COH, GPS, JCG, KKR, MOT, OSG, UA, UBS, WEC ...
Posted Oct 24th 2010 12:30PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Microsoft (MSFT), ConocoPhillips (COP), Economic Data, Housing, Visa Inc. (V)
The earnings crunch continues this week, and analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are anticipating lots of strong quarterly reports.
For example, year-over-year earnings growth from big oil Chevron (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) are expected to be in double digits. The same is true of many other energy and mining concerns reporting this week: Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Alliant Energy (LNT), Arch Coal (ACI), Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF), CMS Energy (CMS), CONSOL Energy (CNX), DPL (DPL), Hess Corp. (HES), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), PPL Corp. (PPL), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Total (TOT), Whiting Petroleum (WLL), Williams Companies (WMB) and Wisconsin Energy (WEC).
Continue reading Week in Preview: The Earnings Crunch Rolls On (MSFT, COP, V)
Posted Oct 16th 2010 10:30AM by Ted Allrich (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Motorola (MOT), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Comfort Zone Investing
Investors always look for good things to happen in stocks they own. Things like better than expected earnings, new contracts or a breakthrough discovery that will convert to better sales and profits. But they should also look for red flags, troubling developments within a company that could spell lower earnings in the future, even if they start with the opposite intent.
I'm reminded of that as I read about Microsoft (MSFT) getting into the mobile phone business. Of course, management thinks it will create more sales and profits, else why would they enter one of the most competitive markets on the planet? The problem (the red flag) is that there are already too many mobile phones with every type of application available and profit margins are much slimmer than in software. What can Microsoft add to this market that doesn't exist?
Continue reading Comfort Zone Investing: A Big Red Flag or a Little One?
Posted Oct 8th 2010 12:30PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Amazon.com (AMZN), Motorola (MOT), Expedia Inc (EXPE), Procter and Gamble (PG), CA Inc (CA), Analyst Initiations, Trina Solar ADS (TSL)
Analyst Upgrades
- BMO Capital upgraded Procter & Gamble (PG) to outperform from market perform as it views P&G's valuation as attractive and expects growth to pick up in the March quarter. The firm has a $74 price target for shares.
- Goldman upgraded Tupperware (TUP) to buy from neutral and raised its target for shares to $60 from $48.
- Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Scansource (SCSC) to buy from hold. The firm believes that the company's growth is poised to accelerate, allowing the stock's multiple to expand or even rise slightly. The firm has a $43 target for shares.
- CA Technologies (CA) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Brady (BRC) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at BMO Capital.
- Lukoil (LUKOY) was upgraded to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AMZN, BTU, CA, EXPE, MOT, OI, PG, SCSC, TSL, TUP ...
Posted Oct 5th 2010 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Motorola (MOT), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Research in Motion (RIMM), Analyst Initiations, PG and E Corporation (PCG)
Analyst Upgrades
- RBC Capital upgraded Syniverse (SVR) to outperform from sector perform based on strong secular growth in mobile data and roaming. The firm raised its price target to $28 from $23.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded PG&E (PCG) to buy from hold with a $49 price target due to valuation.
- Jefferies assumed coverage on Sierra Wireless (SWIR) with a buy from a hold and raised its price target to $12 from $9. The analyst expects the M2M market to experience 25% growth over the next two years.
- Affiliated Managers (AMG) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- EastGroup Properties (EGP) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Gammon Gold (GRS) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Credit Suisse.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAPL, BLK, BTU, CL, MOT, MSFT, PCG, RIMM, SVR, SWIR ...
Posted Sep 7th 2010 12:00PM by Wade Hansen (RSS feed)
Filed under: Motorola (MOT), Stocks to Buy

If you are looking for clues telling you which stocks have a good chance of increasing in value, you might want consider watching what insiders are doing. After all, talk is cheap, but when insiders put their own money on the line, you should sit up and take note.
Motorola Inc. (
MOT) topped the insider-buying charts for the week ending July 9 as insiders snapped up 3,287,570 shares of company stock at a
market value of $24,691,651. During the past six months, insiders have increased their overall holdings in the company by -0.01% and now own 0.14% of Motorola stock.
Continue reading Insiders Snapping Up Motorola, Saratoga Investment and More
Posted Aug 23rd 2010 2:00PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL)

Apple's (
AAPL) Steve Jobs knows how to redefine a technology category. He has done this with music players, mobile phones and even animated films. Now, it looks like Jobs has used his tech magic to make tablet computers a hot growth industry.
According to a
report from Forrester Research, about 14% of U.S. online shoppers intend on buying a table computer over the next year. This compares to 13% who want to buy a laptop, 11% for eBook readers and 8% for netbooks.
Of course, the biggest beneficiary will be Apple. Yet the fact remains that its success will have a positive impact on other players in the industry.
Continue reading Will 14% of Online Shoppers Buy Tablets?
Posted Jul 12th 2010 1:40PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Research in Motion (RIMM), Technology
Apple's (AAPL) buzz machine continues to crowd-out rivals like Research in Motion (RIMM) and Nokia (NOK). Yet, Google's (GOOG) Android is still able to stand out -- and get more and more traction in the market.
For example, this mobile operating system is seeing a whopping 160,000 activations every day. In fact, this growth helped supercharge HTC's latest quarter, with a 63% spike in revenues to $1.88 billion. At the same time, Motorola (MOT) and Verizon (VZ) are getting ready to launch the Droid X. And yes, this device is getting strong reviews.
Continue reading So You Want to Be an Android Developer?
Posted Jul 9th 2010 2:30PM by Nikhil Hutheesing (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Motorola (MOT), AT and T (T), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Research in Motion (RIMM), Verizon Communications (VZ)

NTP, a Richmond, VA.-based company, has filed lawsuits against Apple (
AAPL), Motorola (
MOT), Microsoft (
MSFT), Google (
GOOG) and others, claiming that they all violate the patents this company holds. NTP, in recent years, has made a business out of suing wireless companies.
The beneficiary? Research In Motion (
RIMM) , whose stock rose 7% on the news.
Continue reading Shares of RIMM Rise as NTP Slaps Competitors with Lawsuits
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