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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ALVR, ABK, BIOF, FSLR, BLUD, ITMN, IVR, JASO, PEP, AIB)

Administrator — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:04:13 +0000

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking moves in Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK), BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOF), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), Immucor, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUD), InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR), JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO), PepsiCo inc. (NYSE: PEP), and Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB).

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) is soaring this morning after winning a 4G network pact in Canada. Shares are up over 22% at $2.31 and volume is close to 1 million shares in the pre-market.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) had a huge gain yesterday and this morning is a session of giving a little back to the market gods. Shares are down 4% at $0.75 on about 300,000 shares.

BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOF) is trading up again on E15 hopes and shares are up another 8.8% at $3.08 on almost 200,000 shares pre-market.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced last night that it was raising its MW guidance for 2011 based upon new additional contracts signed with existing customers. Shares are up 2.4% at $142.00 but volume is still rather light.

Immucor, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUD) lowered its guidance and shares are trading lower by 17.7% at $16.81 and volume is approaching 50,000 shares.

InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) is on the rise
Shares are trading up 10.4% at $14.85 on close to 200,000 pre-market shares.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR) is down after disclosing a sale of 8.5 million shares in a secondary offering. Shares are down 4.35 at $20.86.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) is higher after another signed contract last night was announced; shares are up 2% at $9.13 but volume is still rather light for a ‘news event’ trading day.

PepsiCo inc. (NYSE: PEP) is not your normal mover each morning but its earnings came in ahead with guidance that appears to be shy of expectations. Shares are down 2.65% at $66.30, but the stock had been lower by more than 3% a few minutes earlier.

Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) is down almost 4% at $1.23 at a new 52-week low despite the M&T share sale.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Pre-Market Activity, Trading Alert Tagged: ABK, AIB, ALVR, BIOF, BLUD, FSLR, ITMN, IVR, JASO, PEP

Top Day Trader Alerts (APKT, ANX, ALVR, AUXL, CTRP, SOLR, HDIX, DDSS, MYGN, NETL, NWS, VRSN, WU)

247wallst — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:19 +0000

These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts with a brief explanation of the news behind the moves:

Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) up 14% at $12.21 on 28,000 shares after earnings.

Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: ANX) up 4% at $0.33 on 1.2 million shares after appointing Carl Icahn to its Board of Directors.

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) down 6.5% at $4.00 on 16,000 shares after earnings.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) is up 9% at $30.61 on 250,000 shares after the FDA approved hand drug Xiaflex for a hand treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture.

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTRP) down 8.5% at $30.40 on 18,200 shares after earnings.

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) up 10.5% at $6.63 on 30,000 shares after beating earnings.

Home Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDIX) up almost 90% at $11.45 on 1.3 million shares on the buyout.

Labopharm Inc. (NASDAQ: DDSS) up 14.9% at $3.00 after it received FDA approval for OLEPTRO to treat major depressive disorders.

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) up 6.96% at $25.65 on 24,000 shares after earnings.

NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL) up 10.3% at $47.80 on 82,000 shares after beating earnings offering Q1 guidance.

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) up 4.8% at $15.76 on about 14,000 shares after beating earnings.

VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) -6.9% at $21.79 on 80,000 shares after missing earnings expectations and a downgrade.

Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) down 7.9% at $17.35 on 149,000 shares after earnings guidance disappointment.

Price snapshots at 8:45 AM EST.

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JON C. OGG
FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Filed under: Earnings, Pre-Market Activity, Trading Alert Tagged: ALVR, ANX, APKT, AUXL, CTRP, DDSS, HDIX, MYGN, NETL, NWS, SOLR, VRSN, WU

Early Bird Analyst Upgrades (ALVR, ABV, ABC, NITE, MSSR, NDAQ, PCX, TRMB)

247wallst — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:23:56 +0000

These are some of the analyst upgrades and positive calls coming from Wall Street this Wednesday morning with more than two hours to the open:

Alvarion (ALVR) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
AmBev (ABV) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
AmerisourceBergen (ABC) Raised To Buy at Merrill Lynch.
Knight Capital (NITE) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
McCormick & Schmick’s (MSSR) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Nasdaq OMX (NDAQ) Raised To Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Patriot Coal (PCX) Started as Buy at UBS.
Trimble Navigation (TRMB) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Jon C. Ogg
September 24, 2008

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ABC, ABV, ALVR, MSSR, NDAW, NITE, PCX, TRMB

Stocks Under $10: Alvarion (ALVR)

247wallst — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:54:08 +0000

Alvarion (ALVR) This company is a leader in building WiMax infrastructure. The shares trade at $9.60, down from a 52-week high of $15.21. An analyst writing in The New York Post thinks the stock could move above that by mid-2008, and that may well be right.

The firm is in one of the global hot spots for wireless broadband tech. The company’s operating results last quarter were pretty solid. It had record revenues of $60.6 million, up 39% from Q3 2006. The company’s net loss from continuing operations was ($129,000) or ($0.00) per share. Loss from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2006 was ($2.4) million, or ($0.04) per share.

The company operates in 150 countries. At $585 million, its market cap is only about 2x revenues. WiMax is the only realistic challenge to 3G technology for offering wireless broadband around the world. Large company like Intel (INTC), Motorola (MOT), and Samsung are already making significant investments in deployments.

Alvarion is in on the ground floor of what may become one of the most important wireless deployments over the next decade. It is easy to see the company having hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues if it gets its share of the new market.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (October 1, 2007)

247wallst — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:46:45 +0000

AMR cut to Hold at Citigroup.
ALVR raised to positive at Susquehanna.
CHTR started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
CME raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
COMS cut to Neutral at UBS.
COP cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
CTXS cut to Neutral at B of A.
HAR reinstated as Overweight at Lehman.
IDTI cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
ISIL raised to Equal Weight at Lehman.
KRC raised to Buy at Citigroup.
LKQX started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
LUV cut to Hold at Citigroup.
MRVL cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
NCC cut to Underperform at Bear Stearns.
NETL cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
PCL cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
PRX cut to Underperform at FBR.
RIMM cut to Outperform at RBC.
RYN cut to Sell at Merrill Lynch.
SVU started as Sell at B of A.
SXCI raised to Buy at UBS.
TEN started as Underperform at Bear Stearns.
VSTA cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.

Jon C. Ogg
October 1, 2007

Media Digest 10/1/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

247wallst — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:13:27 +0000

According to Reuters, UBS (UBS) will write-off $3.4 billion, another victim of the credit crunch.

Reuters writes that the Teamsters and UPS (UPS) have come to a new contract.

Reuters writes that Pfizer (PFE) faces an $8.5 billion suit over a Nigerian drug trial.

Reuters writes that Microsoft (MSFT) is going after corporate customers with a new set of services.

Reuters reports that GE (GE) sales outside the US will top domestic revenue for the first time in 2007.

The Wall Street Journal writes that Nokia (NOK) is in talks to buy navigation software company Navteq (NVT).

The Wall Street Journal writes that private equity interests are in talks to kill their buy-out of Acxiom (ACXM).

The Wall Street Journal writes that Microsoft (MSFT) will offer a free document sharing service for Office users.

The Wall Street Journal writes that share of Amazon (AMZN) and Ebay (EBAY) are up as Wall St. re-evaluates their growth prospects

The New York Times writes that many newspapers are cutting promotions and shrinking circulation in a effort to give advertisers more targeted audiences.

The FT writes that as part of the UAW contract with GM (GM), the union could end up as the car company’s largest shareholder.

The FT writes that Facebook is considering opening a number of international sites.

Barron’s writes that Cisco (CSCO) is in talks to buy WiMax base station company Alvarion (ALVR).

Pre-Market Stock News (September 17, 2007)

247wallst — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:11:37 +0000

(ALVR) Alvarion won a WiMAX contract from Digicel Group in the Cayman Islands.
(CTSH) Cognizant Tech announced a 2 for 1 stock split and authorized up to $100 million for share buybacks.
(CX) CEMEX raised revenue projections and said it may divest more assets in US and Europe.
(EDO) EDO Corp. is being acquired by ITT Corp. for 41.19 Billion
(HEPH) Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals announced the filing of IND for phase I/II clinical trials with HE3286 in inflammation diseases.
(IART) Integra LifeSciences announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the DuraGen XS Dural Regeneration Matrix in the US.
(IFF) International Flavors announced a $450 million accelerated share buyback as part of its existing $750 million plan.
(LEAP) Leap Wireless rejected the MetroPCS offer.
(MSFT) Microsoft’s $613 million fine in Europe upheld after losing its appeal.
(NFX) Newfield Exploration is selling North Sea business for $486 million.
(NOK) Nokia is acquiring Enpocket.
(OMPI) Obagi Medical filed to sell up to $100 million in securities.
(PAET) PAETEC Holding to acquire privately held McLeodUSA for $557 million in stock.
(SAI) SAIC won a contract option exercise by NASA from 2004 valued at an additional $205.9 million.
(SNIC) Sonic Solutions announced a multi-year licensing agreement with RealNetworks (RNWK) for Sonic AuthorScript, the company’s media formatting and CD/DVD burning engine.
(TPC) SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. being acquired by Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile.
(ULBI) Ultralife Batteries won a $24 million contract from Raytheon (RTN) for SATCOM-On-The-Move systems.

Jon C. Ogg
September 17, 2007

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 20, 2007)

247wallst — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:28:22 +0000

ADSK cut to Hold at Citigroup.
ALEX cut to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
ALVR cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
BMI cut to Neutral at Baird.
CLWR cut to Hold at Jefferies.
CYBS cut to Mkt Perform at JMP Securities.
FFCH raised to Neutral at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.
KR cut to Hold at BB&T.
HSY cut to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
ITT cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
MAN raised to Buy at B of A.
NUE raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
PFGC cut to Hold at BB&T.
RTSX started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
SLG raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
STX raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
SWY cut to Hold at BB&T.
SYY cut to Hold at BB&T.
TRN started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
WLSC cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
X cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Jon C. Ogg
July 20, 2007

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

Pre-Market Stock News (June 28, 2007)

247wallst — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:17:56 +0000

(AAPL) Apple’s iPhone launches tomorrow.
(ABPI) Accentia Biopharma announced favorable interim blinded data on SinuNase in its fast-tracked pivotal Phase III clinical trial.
(ALVR) Alvarion in pact with Australian government over a WiMAX contract for rural and regional broadband.
(AMSC) American Superconductor won two new Dept of Energy superconductor power grid projects totaling $21.7 million.
(ATML) Atmel $0.06 EPS vs $0.05e.
(BBBY) Bed Bath & Beyond $0.38 EPS vs $0.37e.
(BZH) Beazer Homes fired chief accounting officer.
(CAMD) California Micro lowered guidance.
(CRMT) America’s Car-Mart $0.12 EPS vs $0.10e.
(D) Dominion will initiate a modified Dutch Auction for roughly 55 million shares of its own common stock.
(DRIV) Digital River traded down more than 10% after an earnings warning.
(F) Ford announced zero percent financing incentives for 3-years.
(GIS) General Mills $0.62 EPS vs $0.63e.
(GRB) Gerber Scientific $0.24 EPS vs $0.23e.
(IMA) Inverness Medical announces FDA clearance of the BinaxNOW malaria antigen detection rapid test.
(KBH) KB Homes -$1.93 EPS vs $0.07e; unsure if charges are in numbers.
(NVLS) Novellus guides orders and bookings toward lower-end of prior range.
(PALM) Palm announces earnings after the close.
(PAYX) Paychex $0.36 EPS vs $0.36e.
(PLA) Playboy is opening a Playboy Mansion in Macau in 2009 according to USA Today.
(RAD) Rite-Aid $0.04 EPS vs -$0.01 estimate; unsure if comparable.
(RHT) Red Hat $0.16 EPS & $118.9M revenues (estimates were $0.15/$117.15M).
(RIMM) R-I-M announces earnings after the close.
(STZ) Constellation Brands names Rob Sands CEO effective July 26.
(TASR) Taser formed an alliance with iRobot.
(VOD) Vodafone is in talks to get Apple’s iPhone exclusive in Europe.

Jon C. Ogg
June 28, 2007

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