American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) lives and dies by guidance around same-store sales.  Shares are surging on a report of third quarter sales rising 11% and the stock is up 6.5% at $14.15 in the after-hours session.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) has changed its name to better reflect its stock ticker: “Do Not Do Not!”… shares closed down 1.7% at $10.46 but Provenge sales were only $66 million.  Shares are down over 11.5% from the close at $9.25 in active trading.

Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) was up 6% already and the recent IPO beat estimates.  Shares are up a sharp 12.6% more at $36.05 on more than 100,000 shares in the after-hours session.

Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) was up ahead of earnings on the same hope of Intuitive Surgical.  It didn’t happen… Third quarter total revenue was $5.4 million, up 53% year over year and 1% sequentially.  Shares are down 17.2% to $2.60 in the after-hours. 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) is surging after closing up more than 1%.  It reported that Q3 gross merchandise volume rose 51.8% to $1.3 billion, items sold rose 38.1% to 14.4 million; and revenue rose 45.9% to $81.6 million.  This ADR is up 17% at $74.17 in active trading after the close.

NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) reported that revenues were $85.6 million versus $121.2 million a year ago.  Shares are down almost 16% at $10.10 on well over 100,000 shares in the after-hours.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) rose 4% to $52.18 ahead of earnings and beating earnings and bringing guidance is worth a gain of another 9.1% to $56.99 on highly active trading.

RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD) showed a 35% revenue gain and was said to beat estimates but something awful must have been said in its conference call.  Shares closed up 9.5% at $11.26 but the stock is now down 13.3% at $9.76 in the after-hours.

ValueVision Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVTV) reported Q3 estimates of sales growth of 2% to $135 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.5M to$0.7M; Shares closed up 7% at $3.27 but the stock is down almost 15% from the close at $2.79 on more than 27,000 shares. 

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) was up ahead of earnings, but the company missed revenues.  Raising the dividend and a 31% income pop just aren’t enough for a high-valued luxury grocery store.  Shares are down 5% at $67.50 in active trading in the evening session. $ 66.22  4.34  6.15%  582,256 

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BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC) beat earnings estimates and sees a strong 2012.  Its shares closed down 1.1% but the stock is up 5.25% at $51.65 on more than 50,000 after-hours shares.

Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) reported record growth in catheter sales and a record number of procedures.  This one closed up 0.6% at $3.06 and the stock is up almost 6% at $3.24 on only about 30,000 after-hours shares.

ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) closed down 4.7% today ahead of earnings and shares are down again after the earnings report turned in a 2% revenue gain.  The company did note that Libya created a large sale going on indefinite hold.  The company’s shares are down some 11% at $9.50 in the after-hours session.

iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) had a rough day with silver taking the stock down 5.7% to $38.28 today.  In the after-hours we have seen over 800,000 shares and the stock is up 0.3% at $38.38.  This might not mean much, but the consideration is that this lost about $10 since Friday.

JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) is soaring after it beat expectations.  The stock closed down 1.3% but it is up 9.45% at $21.89 on more than 2 million after-hours shares. 

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) may be a clean-up trade or may be a thought that not all companies in chip cap-ex will get acquired after the Applied-Varian merger.  Shares were down 4.2% at $10.20 on 145,000 after-hours shares.  Again, it is possible these were just clean-up trades from earlier.

Mercadolibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) shares closed down 1.1% at $85.77, but the company reported along with earnings that it was entering a “CFO transition” and that has shares lower by 5.7% to $80.88 on almost 100,000 shares in the after-hours.

News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA) turned in earnings that were both lower and lower than expected.  Shares closed down 1% at $17.34 today and the stock is down another 3.1% at $16.80 on more than 250,000 after-hours shares. 

Smith Micro Software Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) shares closed down almost 3% ahead of earnings.  Those were in-line with expectations but those expectations had been cut.  Shares were down another 10% at $6.50 on more than 11,000 shares.

JON C. OGG

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is up 17% premarket on moderate volume to $38.60, relative to a 52-week range of $21.83-$38.86. The company reported stellar Q1 results.

Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) is up roughly 50% premarket on heavy volume to $2.35, relative to a 52-week range of $1.24-$2.82. Philips recently acquired the rights to several technologies owned by Hansen for roughly $100 million in immediate and long-term payments.

On Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ONNN) is down 4% premarket on moderate volume to $11.05, relative to a 52-week range of $6.07-$11.95. The company reported Q4 revenue slightly above expectations.

On Track Innovations Ltd. (NASDAQ: OTIV) is down more than 4% on high premarket volume to $3.00, relative to a 52-week range of $1.55-$4.25.

Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) Cut to Neutral at Macquarie.
Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ: BRCM) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) Cut to Underperform at Macquarie.
Frontier Oil (NYSE: FTO) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Hansen Medical (NASDAQ: HNSN) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo.
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) Raised to Buy at UBS.
MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) Cut to at JPMorgan.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Cut to Sell at Broadpoint AmTech.
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) Raised to Buy at UBS.
UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) Raised to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

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• DJIA          8,468.48 (+48.99; +0.58%)
• NASDAQ   1,524.90 (+3.36; +0.22%)
• S&P500     868.15 (+4.99; +0.58%)

Here are some of today’s 52-week low stocks and brief comments:

STOCK (TICKER)                                    Low      Prev.Low
Atlas Pipeline Partners (APL)                   $5.00     $5.39

• Just do not look at the dividend, it is not one you can trust.

4 Kids Entertain. (KDE)                            $1.97      $2.01

• At least it is close to book, or before you start factoring for losses and settlements.

Hansen Medical, Inc. (HNSN)                   $6.16       $6.20

• So much for protection in medical devices, so much for "the next ISRG" as a stock.

IPC The Hospitalist Company, (IPCM)       $13.46   $13.50

• This was formerly one of the few post-IPO’s which was doinggreat. Physician practices are not immune to recessions, and futureoperations may not be as protected or profitable as in prior years witha new administration.

Lufkin Industries, Inc. (LUFK)                    $32.00   $32.02

• Oil field pump units and highway trailers deep in the heart of Texas, with those two downstream sectors in the tank.

Synaptics Incorporated (SYNA)                  $14.43   $14.69

• Buying fewer cellphones means less need for toughscreen phone technology.

Thor Industries (THO)                                $12.09     $12.32

• RV’ing stinks as a business in a recession, even if gas is finally affordable again.

Track Data Corporation (TRAC)                  $0.82    $0.85

• Great investment and news tools, but crummy market has more and more players hanging up their hats.

Transocean (RIG)                                      $41.95   $43.25

• Low oil prices, offshore drilling too expensive for new projects to be started now; shares down roughly 75%.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the 24/7 Wall St. team!!!!

• First Mercury (FMR) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
• GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
• Hansen Medical (HNSN) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
• ImClone (IMCL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
• Monster Worldwide (MNST) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
• Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
• Wyeth (WYE) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.

Jon C. Ogg
August 1, 2008

It seems that Intuitive has its believers and its critics, and to prove it the most recent short data (about to be old) showed that almost 4.1 million shares (over 10% of the float) is listed as being in the short interest.  This is what happens after stocks keep an interest and fascination after a rise of 20-times or more in the stock price in less than a decade.

We wanted to discuss two other stocks that are related to this stock to see if there are still opportunities out there in the sector.  The two we are reviewing here are Hansen Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) and NuVasive Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA).

Hansen Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) is perhaps the easiest to identifyas a like-minded stock compared to Intuitive Surgical.  This one doesdoes medical robotics as well but is in catheters for treatment ofabnormal heart rhythms.  Jim Cramer also identified this one long agoas "The Next Intuitive Surgical"when shares were at an adjusted $16.42.  This sits today at $18.30 andhas a 52-week trading range of 13.48 to $39.32. Its market cap is $458million, but analysts are still calling for losses in 2008 and 2009with sales of only $36.55 million in 2008 and $70.67 million in 2009.Analysts also have an average price target of around $29.00.  Hansendid also raise cash earlier this yearand recently received FDA clearance for its CoHesion(TM) Module.  ItsCEO, Dr. Moll, is also a co-Founder of Intuitive Surgical and its ChiefTechnical Officer, Robert Younge, is also a co-founder of Intuitive.While Hansen’s stock is down more than 50% from late-2007 highs, itsstock is still up about 50% from the post-IPO lows.

NuVasive Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) is a stock that we have hardly evercovered but is also one that traders have been using for a partialcomparison to Intuitive.  This is different in that its systems aren’texclusively robotics, and it is a leader in spinal surgeries.  Itsbenefits for the spine try to avoid the surgical disasters of the pastin spinal surgeries.  Think of  the people you know who have had badback surgeries, and you’ll realize why this one has seen exponentialgrowth.  Its applications range from fusion, to mobility to traditionalrods to minimally disruptive systems.  This company also say a hugerise at the end of this last week because it also beat earnings andraised guidance.  At $54.86 it put in new intra-day all-time highs (oneof many this year) and its stock has risen roughly 400% since comingpublic in early 2004.  Its market cap is now $1.95 Billion.  While 2008is its cross-over year into profitability, analysts expect it to earn$0.46 EPS in 2009 and the projected revenues of $239 million in 2008(now likely higher) are expected to reach over $325 million in 2009.Analysts have an average price target of around $58.00, although thatmay actually go higher next week after the group gets to key in ontheir updates for NuVasive.

Regardless of the markets and regardless of the political or regulatoryuncertainty ahead, there are always new emerging winners (and losersfor that matter) in medical technology.  Are these companies the next Intuitive Surgical types of stocks in medical technology?  That’s for the history books and stock almanacs to decide.

Jon C. Ogg
July 27, 2007

The size indication of 2.5 million shares that had just been indicated yesterday was bumped up to 3.0 million shares.  The company stock closed up $0.52 at $14.58 in yesterday’s trading.

We frequently discuss secondary offerings, special financings, restructurings, insider activity, activist investor trends, IPO’s, back door plays into IPO’s, SPAC’s, spin-offs, and more on our open email distribution list.

This is also one that Cramer had given a huge endorsement to in referring to it as the next Intuitive Surgical. What is interesting here is the company’s "regulatory update" on this spot secondary offering:

• Hansen Medical, Inc. is continuously receiving new information regarding the performance of the Sensei system during procedures as the number of procedures using the Sensei system increases…… the Company is continually evaluating events that may require adverse event reporting to the FDA under its MDR regulations and anticipates having to do so in the future. The FDA requires reporting of all adverse events to the extent that the device cannot be conclusively ruled out as a contributing factor. We believe, based on our analysis of these events to date, that the MDR reports will not materially impact our current regulatory status. However, the FDA may request further information, which potentially could delay the Company’s pending 510(k) application, or which could result in further regulatory action.

Hansen shares are indicated down 5% at $13.85 in pre-market trading this morning; and its and its 52-week trading range is $13.48 to $39.42.

Jon C. Ogg
April 2, 2008

Jon Ogg produces the Special Situation Investing Newsletter and he can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Jon C. Ogg
June 25, 2007

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

Jon C. Ogg
June 15, 2007