Archive for March, 2009
(ADM) Archer Daniels Midland Co. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s (ADM) share price continues to pressure a key level of resistance on the heels of strong earnings and mostly bullish earnings estimates. Second-Quarter Results ADM’s second-quarter results, reported on Feb 3, were solid. Revenue was up...
30Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BIIB) Biogen Idec, Inc. – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB) estimates are climbing as the company’s quarterly earnings announcement quickly approaches. Estimates are Up Biogen is set to announce first quarter results on Apr 15. Analysts have been raising estimates at a steady rate over the past 90 days. Full-year...
30Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(UN) Unilever NV – Value – Zacks Rank Buy
Unilever NV (UN), the Netherlands-based manufacturer of food and personal care products including Hellman’s, Breyers, Dove and Vaseline, reported fourth-quarter 2008 earnings on Feb 5 that surprised on estimates by 28.57%. Since we last reviewed Unilever over a year ago...
30Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RNT) Aaron Rents, Inc. – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy
Aaron Rents, Inc. (RNT), which has a terrific record of beating estimates, continues to see upbeat forecasts from brokerage analysts. The company’s earnings are expected to grow about 12% over the next 3 – 5 years. Analysts are Forecasting Growth Wall Street has RNT’s...
30Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(APSG) Applied Signal Technology, Inc. – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (APSG) shares have set and continue to pressure its 52-week high following great first-quarter results. Company Description Applied Signal Technology, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures signal equipment to collect and process a wide range...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | ContinuedGiant Interactive Group Inc. – Value – Zacks Rank Buy
Giant Interactive Group Inc. (GA) is cashing in on the expanding Chinese online gaming industry. The company has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 10.24%. GA has a PEG ratio of just 0.59. Company Description Giant Interactive is a Chinese online...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PHI) Telecom (Asia/Pacific Rim) – Industry Outlook
For the past several years, the telecom industry in Asia has been one of the fastest growing markets in the world, with year-on-year growth rates of almost 30% for the last five years. By September 2008, mobile subscriber count in Asia reached 1.4 billion, with overall penetration...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EAT) Brinker International, Inc. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) has recently begun to rebound after taking a hit in the last year as the company pairs its capital spending and secures a new $215 million revolving line of credit. Company Description Brinker International, Inc. owns and franchises a chain...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(STRA) Strayer Education, Inc. – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy
Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA) delivered robust fourth-quarter and year-end results in mid-February. The company’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenues climbed 28% each on a year-over-year basis. Company Description Strayer Education, an education services holding company,...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DLM) Del Monte Foods, Co. – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Del Monte Foods, Co. (DLM) analysts are raising estimates following the most recent earnings report. The company revised its guidance and shares are climbing. Company Description Del Monte Foods manufactures and distributes premium quality, nutritious food products under Del...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CECO) Career Education Corp. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
Career Education Corp. (CECO) has rebounded from its short-term low after selling off with the market last year. The company’s recent earnings were strong and analysts are bullish. Company Description Career Education Corp. is a private education institution offering certification...
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(TRA) Terra Industries Inc. – Value – Zacks Rank Buy
Terra Industries Inc. (TRA), the nitrogen products manufacturer, posted record earnings in 2008 as nitrogen prices soared. The company has surprised on estimates 4 quarters in a row by an average of 53.27%. First-quarter estimates are rising as spring planting season begins....
27Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(DISCA) Discovery Communications, Inc. – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA) shares are surging after an excellent quarterly report and news of a shift in operational strategy. Company Description Discovery Communications, through its subsidiaries, provides creative, media management and network services to the media...
26Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | ContinuedTechnical talk: Stocks nearing short-term resistance
The comments below were provided by Kevin Lane of Fusion IQ. As we have said before, it is not the points gained or lost that matter, but rather the conviction behind the move. Monday’s internals did not disappoint, with the NASDAQ and NYSE both scoring up to down volume ratios...
26Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(ARST) ArcSight, Inc. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
ArcSight, Inc. (ARST) is fresh off the heels of an impressive third-quarter in which the company’s income more than doubled from the same period last year. Company Description ArcSight, Inc. provides compliance and security software solutions for technology infrastructure...
26Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(RKT) RockTenn Company – Value – Zacks Rank Buy
RockTenn Company (RKT), the packaging manufacturer, reported record earnings in the first quarter as the recent acquisition of Southern Container is paying off. The stock is cheap. RKT is trading at just 7.2x forward earnings. Company Description RockTenn manufactures packaging...
26Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CASY) Casey’s General Stores Inc. – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy
Casey’s General Stores Inc. (CASY) recently reported favorable results for the fiscal third quarter. Earnings per share of 28 cents came in 47% ahead of the consensus estimate. Analysts lifted fiscal year projections by 2% in just the past week. Company Description Casey’s...
26Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | ContinuedStock markets – keep an eye on confidence measures
It is important that confidence be restored for the recent stock market gains to be more enduring. A few comments regarding this issue are highlighted in this post. As shown in Sunday’s “Words from the Wise” review, there is a strong historical relationship between the...
26Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(APOL) Apollo Group – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
Apollo Group (APOL) reports its fiscal second-quarter results on Mar 31, and there are good reasons to believe that this company will continue showing the growth potential that made it a Buy Stock of the Day on Jan 23 – shortly after its fiscal first-quarter report. Analysts...
24Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(YUM) Yum! Brands – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy
Yum! Brands (YUM) has been trading higher since it was last featured as a Growth and Income pick. The company has a solid track record and strong fundamentals Incorporatedluding an industry-leading dividend yield of 3%. Rewarding Shareholders with Solid Income YUM continues pay...
24Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(EPB) El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. – Value – Zacks Rank Buy
El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. (EPB), a limited partnership that operates natural gas transportation pipelines and storage, reported fourth quarter results on Feb 26 that surprised on analysts’ estimates by 8.82%. Net income rose 126.8% to $43.1 million, or 37 cents per...
24Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(PETS) PetMed Express, Inc. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
PetMed Express, Inc. (PETS), which sells prescription and non-prescription pet medications and health products for dogs, horses and cats, has seen its shares stage their own bear market rally in the past two weeks. Sales Jumped 16% in Fiscal Third Quarter 2009 On Jan 20, PetMed...
24Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ENS) Automakers & PHEVs: Between “Barack” and a Hard Place
by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist During the last few years of the Bush administration, the EPA was directed to ignore California’s pleas to grant it a waiver of the Clean Air Act. Why? The grant would effectively have permitted California to enforce stricter emission rules...
23Mar2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | ContinuedVideo-o-rama: Fed employs nuclear option
Financial markets were dominated this week by the announcement by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to buy as much as $300 billion of long-term Treasuries and acquire an additional $750 billion of mortgage-backed securities. On the news, the US dollar plunged, the euro surged, Treasury...
23Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | ContinuedBuying And Selling Gold?
by Alexander Wissel, Editor in Chief, Investment U Dear Investment U Reader, Recently some of our more passionate readers on our message boards questioned why we’ve published articles on shorting gold and buying gold coins. How can these seemingly different opinions come from...
23Mar2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | ContinuedMass hysteria over AIG obscures simple truths
This is a guest contribution by Michael Lewis*. Last September the U.S. government began to dole out the first of $173 billion to American International Group. A big chunk of it passed right through to banks that had bought insurance from AIG against mortgage and corporate defaults...
23Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued(ALS) Altius Minerals: Stock of the Day
by Ted Leinbach, Research Team, The Oxford Club In the rocky hills of northern Canada, companies are scathing the landscape in search of the next gold fortune. One minerals exploration company has found a strip of land that is showing anywhere from .2 ounces to 9.8 ounces per...
20Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NTLS) NTELOS Holdings Corp. – Growth And Income – Zacks Rank Buy
NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NTLS) is seeing upbeat forecasts from analysts on solid fourth-quarter and full-year results. The current consensus estimate for 2009 earnings of $1.56 per share is 1% above last month’s projection and 11% higher than the level of 2 months ago. Company...
19Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(SMG) The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. – Momentum – Zacks Rank Buy
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) is seeing share price momentum after delivering record fiscal first-quarter sales. Analysts have been bullish on SMG’s earnings projections, raising fiscal 2009 estimates by 11% over the past 2 months. Company Description Scotts Miracle-Gro...
19Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(BWY) BWAY Holding Co. – Aggressive Growth – Zacks Rank Buy
BWAY Holding Co. (BWY) recently announced its third consecutive earnings surprise and should be growing steadily for the next few years. Company Description BWAY Holding Company is a leading North American manufacturer of general line rigid metal and plastic containers. The company...
19Mar2009 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued