Posts for Ticker ‘WTW’

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CMG, FLR, MSO, MU, SNH, SSS, VIA.B, WTW, WFMI)

These are not the only calls out there from analysts, but these are the top analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at this Friday morning:

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) raised to Outperform at Robert W. Baird.
  • Fluor (NYSE: FLR) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Martha Stewart (NYSE: MSO) started as Outperform at RBC Capital.
  • Micron Tech (NYSE: MU) initiated as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Senior Housing (NYSE: SNH) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Sovereign Self Storage (NYSE: SSS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • Viacom (NYSE: VIA.B) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI) downgraded to Underweight at Lehman.

Jon C. Ogg
February 15, 2008

Posted on: February 15, 2008 – 7:36 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

52-Week Low Club (AMLN, CYMI, NTCH, KEYN, MMA, NATI, STE, WTW)

There was a much larger list of companies which hit 52-week lows, but these were some of the larger percentage changes that we looked at:

  • Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN) closed at $29.34 versus a prior 52-week low of $29.73 (high $53.25). Poor future outlook and inflated costs…. stock starting to look like the "Amylin-ville Horror."
  • Cymer Inc. (CYMI) down 20% to $27.00, prior 52-week range was $31.25 to $45.16. Cymer was downgraded after missing earnings yesterday.
  • Hutchinson Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: HTCH) fell 33% to $16.18; prior 52-week range was $17.69 to $27.85. Low sales projections and downgrades from Caris and Brean Murray.
  • Keynote Systems Inc. (KEYN) tanked 28% to $9.20 versus prior 52-week trading range of $10.35 to $17.35. A Bad note of losses and downgrades.
  • Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC (NYSE: MMA) down 22% to $7.13, versus prior 52-week range of $9.05 to $32.20.  Woes continue, stock heading to pink sheets/OTC.
  • National Instruments Corp. (NASDAQ: NATI) fell almost 10% to $26.23, but intraday lows were $24.88; 52-week trading range $25.80 to $36.06.  Citi downgraded after Q1 earnings outlook looked short.
  • Steris Corp. (NYSE: STE) fell 14% to $23.48; prior 52-week range $24.65 to $31.71. It is involved in the development, manufacture, and marketing of infection prevention, contamination control, microbial reduction, and surgical and critical care support products and services.  For a nearly-recession proof business, you wonder why its outlook wasn’t in-line.
  • Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) fell 2.2% today to $41.94, although its intraday low was $41.49; prior 52-week trading range was $41.52 to $58.24.  No real news today, maybe losing weight equals losing share prices?  We doubt it.  This may be economically sensitive even if this is one of the few ongoing methods of weight loss that will actually work.

Jon C. Ogg
January 30, 2008

Posted on: January 30, 2008 – 4:53 pm in HI/LOW, , , , , , , ,

Cramer’s #1 Buybacks=Buyouts Pick (WTW)

Cramer has a new method for predicting takeovers.  Four of the fourteen largest buybacks have either been taken over or have agreed to be taken over in the last few months.  Cramer thinks the other 10 are great buyback targets as well.  Cramer has 3 picks out of these 10.  His #3 pick was United Stationers (USTR-NASDAQ) and his #2 pick was Brinks (BCO-NYSE). He also said that he is only focusing on buyout candidates that he thinks are good all on their own.

The #1 pick from Cramer in buybacks is Weight Watchers (WTW-NYSE).  I hate to tout any ex-picks here but this was one of my buyout picks last summer when the shares were sliding and sliding because of a potential leveraging effect and what would probably a better diet and nutrition plan than others. 

Jon C. Ogg
May 7, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in any of the companies he covers.

Posted on: May 7, 2007 – 5:51 pm in Cramer, Stock Buybacks, , ,