Posts for Ticker ‘SYNA’

Top Day Trader Alerts (AMZN, BRCM, FRE, MSFT, SPWRA, SYNA)

These are this Friday morning’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks.  We have more detailed data on price, volume, and historical data with links through to each story at VSInvestor.com:

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) blew through earnings estimates and is actually challenging all-time highs not seen since the 1998 to 2000 tech bubble.

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is being left out of the rally as guidance was disappointing.

Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) is actually up marginally this morning despite an SEC Filing this morning showing that its mortgage delinquencies continued to rise in September.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is up almost 10% and hitting 52-week highs.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) is feeling the downside of the solar trade and down almost 10%.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) is up sharply and creating a serious short squeeze.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 22, 2009

Posted on: October 23, 2009 – 9:05 am in Pre-Market Activity, Technology Companies, Trading Alert, , , , , ,

Major Tech Earnings on Deck (AAPL, TXN, SNDK, STX, WDC, YHOO, EBAY, VMW, EMC, AMZN, BRCM, JNPR, SYNA, MSFT)

This week is going to make last week’s earnings flood look like elementary school.  We have the floodgates opening for technology, web, software, hardware, and IT, and 24/7 Wall Street has previewed 14 of the top technology stocks that are on deck to report earnings this coming week:  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN), SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK), Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX), Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).

We have provided the first details for earnings, Thomson Reuters consensus data, added color of our own on the earnings trends, listed key issues to watch, and included the performance from the June 30 close and from the March 9 close that traders are using as the key pivotal turning day where the bear market died and a new bull market run began.
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Posted on: October 17, 2009 – 11:25 am in Calendar, Earnings, Internet, Semiconductor, Technology Companies, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Top Analyst Downgrades (CRZO, COH, LDK, SYNA, SJM)

These are this morning’s top analyst downgrades and cautious calls from Wall Street firms we have seen with about two hours until the market opens:

Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO) Cut to Neutral at SunTrust.
Coach (COH) Started as Neutral at UBS.
LDK Solar (LDK) Started as Underperform at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Synaptics (SYNA) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM) Started as Neutral at JPMorgan.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 13, 2009

Posted on: October 13, 2009 – 7:47 am in Analyst Calls, , , , ,

Top Analyst Upgrades (FWLT, GNW, ITRI, NUE, SPR, SNCR, STI, SYNA, USB, VIA)

These are this Thursday morning’s top analyst upgrades and positive research calls seen from Wall Street:

Foster Wheeler (FWLT) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Genworth (GNW) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Itron (ITRI) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Nuecor (NUE) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (SPR) Raised to Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR) Raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
SunTrust (STI) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Synaptics (SYNA) Started as Buy at Needham.
USBancorp (USB) Raised to Buy at Rochdale.
Viacom (VIA) Raised to Buy at UBS.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: September 17, 2009 – 8:13 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Day Trader Alerts (ARIA, ANDS, SYNA, NVTL, ABAX, FSLR, ESLR, AVII)

The following are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis at VSInvestor.com:

Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ARIA) shares are down this morning on cash crunch worries, following concerns raised by BioHealthInvestor.com earlier this week of just such a scenario.

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: ANDS) are up 50 percent in the premarket after getting a key FDA clearance.

Solar stocks are looking dimmer. First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) is down sharply on increased receivables, and negative conference call comments about pricing and debt financing. Evergreen Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) shares are sinking on a wider loss, lower margins and similar pricing concerns

Synaptics Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNA) shares are getting hammered on concerns about PC revenue and a CEO transition.

Novatel Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL) shares are surging on raised Q3 guidance.

Abaxis Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX) shares are up strongly after earnings, and a strong diagnostic reagent disc sales increase.

AVI BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: AVII) shares are down 9 percent in early trade, after the company filed a shelf registration.

-The 24/7 Wall St. Team

Posted on: July 31, 2009 – 8:58 am in Pre-Market Activity, Trading Alert, , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ARIA, RATE, IRM, ISLN, MOT, OMX, RTP, SYNA, VSEA, DIS)

These are ten of the top pre-market analyst calls with upgrads and downgrades that we have seen from Wall Street early this Friday morning:

Ariad pharmaceuticals (ARIA) Cut to Sell at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Bankrate (RATE) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Iron Mountain (IRM) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Isilon Systems (ISLN) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity; Raised to Buy at Needham.
Motorola (MOT) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
OfficeMax (OMX) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Rio Tinto (RTP) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Synaptics (SYNA) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Varian Semiconductor (VSEA) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Walt Disney (DIS) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
July 31, 2009

Posted on: July 31, 2009 – 8:07 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMAT, CMG, HGSI, IACI, JTX, NKE, NFLX, SYNA, TIN, UAUA)

These are ten of the top research calls from Wall Street’s analyst wave of daily upgrades, downgrades, and initiations this Friday morning:

  • Applied Materials (AMAT) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Human Genome Science (HGSI) Cut to “Source of Funds” at ThinkEquity.
  • IAC/InterActive (IACI) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Jackson-Hewitt (JTX) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Nike (NKE) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
  • Netflix (NFLX) Started as Underperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Synaptics (SYNA) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
  • Temple-Inland (TIN) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • UAL Corp. (UAUA) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
June 5, 2009

Posted on: June 5, 2009 – 6:58 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Coal for Christmas: Stocks on 52-Week Lows (APL, KDE, HNSN, IPCM, LUFK, SYNA, THO, TRAC, RIG)

It almost never matter what the markets do anymore.  Some stocks just can’t get it right.  Most of these lows that we chose to outline did not even have real news out themselves today.  We decided to include the closing bell levels.

  • 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:

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Posted on: December 24, 2008 – 4:05 pm in HI/LOW, Trading Alert, , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BKS, HNI, LEAP, LGF, SAFM, SQM, SYNA, VIP)

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen so far this Friday morning:

  • Burger King (BKC) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
  • HNI Corp. (HNI) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Leap Wireless (LEAP) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Lionsgate Entertainment (LGF) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Sanderson Farms (SAFM) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Sociedad Quimica (SQM) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Synaptics (SYNA) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Vimpelcom (VIP) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
December 5, 2008

Posted on: December 5, 2008 – 7:38 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , ,

Synaptics Files to Raise Cash (SYNA)

Money_stack_picSynaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) filed late on Friday to sell up to $250 million in a mixed securities shelf.  The company will be able to sell any combination of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Depositary Shares, Warrants, Purchase Contracts, and Units. 

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Posted on: November 24, 2008 – 6:31 am in Secondary Offering, Technology Companies,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AKS, BHI, IPI, NAT, PSYS, SGLP, SNN, SYNA, ULTA)

AKS, BHI, IPI, NAT, PSYS, SGLP, SNN, SYNA, ULTA
These are some of the top upgrades or positive analyst calls we are seeing this Wednesday morning in early pre-market hours:

  • AK Steel (AKS) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Intrepid Potash (IPI) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital.
  • Nordic American Tanker (NAT) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Psychiatric Solutions (PSYS) Started as Buy at Stanford Group.
  • Semgroup Energy (SGLP) Raised to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Smith & Nephew (SNN) Raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • Synaptics (SYNA) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
  • Ulta Salon (ULTA) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.

Jon C. Ogg
July 23, 2008

Posted on: July 23, 2008 – 6:33 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Earnings Gappers (November 2, 2007)

(ALY) Allis-Chalmers $0.37 EPS vs $0.36 est.
(ASVI) A.S.V. Inc. $0.13 EPS vs $0.19 est.
(BEBE) bebe stores traded up 3% despite slight revenue miss.
(CBB) Cincinnati Bell $0.09 EPS vs $0.08 est.
(CI) CIGNA $1.14 EPS vs $0.93 est.
(DUK) Duke Energy $0.48 EPS vs $0.39 est.
(ENCY) Encysive -$0.32 EPS vs -$0.31 est.
(ERTS) Electronic Arts trading up 3% after beating earnings.
(GYI) Getty Images traded up 5% after earnings.
(HAIN) Hain Celestial rose almost 5% after beating earnings expectations.
(HIMX) HIMAX trading up 7% after earnings.
(IP) International Paper $0.57 EP vs $0.57 est.
(ITRI) Itron trading down 11% after earnings.
(LVS) Las Vegas Sands trading down $16+ to $109 pre-market on net loss.
(MSO) Martha Stewart Enterprises -$0.08 EPS vs -$0.13 est.
(NI) NIsource $0.08 EPS vs $0.10 est.
(NTLS) NETELOS $0.18 EPS vs $0.14 est.
(NYX) NYSE $0.76 EPS vs. $0.73 est.
(OMG) OM Group $1.30 EPS vs $1.17 est.
(RDEN) Elizabeth Arden $0.04 EPS vs -$0.05 est.; sees Q2 $1.11-1.16 vs $1.21 est.
(SGMS) Scientific Games down 4% after earnings.
(SYNA) Synaptics traded up 10% after beating earnings expectations.
(VCLK) ValueClick trading down 0.5% after lackluster earnings.
(VIA) Viacom $0.65 vs 0.60

Posted on: November 2, 2007 – 7:31 am in Earnings, Pre-Market Activity, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,