Posts for Ticker ‘WON’

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 25, 2007)

ACLI cut to Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald.
ARRS cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
BKR cut to Neutral at Oppenheimer.
BRCM cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
BZH started as Sell at UBS.
CAKE started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
CCBL cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
CKR started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
CSG cut to Underperform at Bear Stearns.
CTX started as Buy at UBS.
DF cut to Peer PErform at Bear Stearns.
DHI started as Sell at UBS.
EMC started as Buy at B of A.
EMC started as Buy at Jefferies.
FLWS raised to Outperform at CIBC.
GOL raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
GYI started as Sector Perform at CIBC.
HOV started as Neutral at UBS.
JBX started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
K cut to Peer PErform at Bear Stearns.
KBH started as Buy at UBS.
LEN started as Sell at UBS.
MCD started as neutral at Credit Suisse.
MMC cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
MTH started as Neutral at UBS.
NILE started as Sector Perform at CIBC.
NTAP started as Neutral at Bank of America.
NVDA started as Neutral at UBS.
PACR cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
PFCB started as Underperform at Credit Suisse.
PHM started as Sell at UBS.
RHT started as Sector Perform at RBC.
RT started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
RYL started as Neutral at UBS.
SNIC raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
SPF started as Sell at UBS.
TAM raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
TXRH started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
WON raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Jon C. Ogg
September 25, 2007

Posted on: September 25, 2007 – 7:08 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

52-Week Lows (July 13, 2007) (ACA, AVAV, IDIX, KERX, NKTR, REDE, STAA, TRMP, UBET, WON)

Stock Tickers: ACA, AVAV, IDIX, KERX, NKTR, REDE, STAA, TRMP, UBET, WON

The DJIA & S&P 500 Index may have put in new highs today, but as you know there are always a dingy group of little piggies putting in new 52-week lows.  Some companies are poorly run, and some are just victim of circumstance.  Maybe they can just all blame Friday the 13th.  Not all of these are definitely CLOSING on 52-week lows but some deserved the honorable mention.  Here are today’s little piggies:

(ACA) ACA CAPITAL HOLDINGS… Giving it up again, down 50% from Highs.  ACA provides financial guaranty insurance products to participants in the global credit derivative, structured finance capital, and municipal finance capital markets.  You think subprime or CDO blow-ups snuck into their pocketbook?

(AVAV) AEROVIRONMENT INC… Shares traded down another 2.4% and traded down into the ‘teens’ for the first time since its IPO in January.  No one realized that its flying re-con plane was needed to find stock buyers rather than enemy soldiers over the horizon.

(IDIX) IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS… Whoops, FDA halts Hep-C trials. Ouch!

(KERX)    KERYX BIOPHARMA… no real news, just days and days of weakness.

(NKTR) NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS… no real news, just days of weakness.

(REDE) RED ENVELOPE… no real news, although for an ‘online of high-end gifts’ it is pretty shocking that I have yet to meet anyone who has bought from them online.

(STAA) STAAR SURGICAL… very thin volume, no news; not being run by stars?

(TRMP) TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT… The truth is that this DIDN’T CLOSE on a low, but it hit a new since coming public after the recapitalization in 2005 and deserves to be noted.  Hopefully The Donald won’t sue us for saying something negative like he has been known to do, but this stock has been a stinker.

(UBET) YOUBET.COM… You can bet it is hard to find bulls or bears in this name.

(WON) WESTWOOD ONE INC… This was down close to 15% at one point but managed to come all the way back on 4-times average volume to a 10-year ("TEN") after traders bought it back up after Citigroup downgraded it.

Jon C. Ogg
July 13, 2007

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

Posted on: July 13, 2007 – 3:03 pm in HI/LOW, , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 13, 2007)

AOB started as Outperform at CIBC.
AUY started asOutperform at Credit Suisse.
BGFV cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
BJ raised to Equal Weight at Lehman.
BLK started as Outperform at Wachovia.
CCL raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
CHE cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
CIT cut to Sector PErform at CIBC.
CREE started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
DWA started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
EMC cut to Mkt Perform at Morgan Keegan.
FRO cut to Reduce at UBS.
HAL raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
HDB started as Buy at Jefferies.
IBN started as Buy at Jefferies.
NATI raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
NDN raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
PPDI cut to Hold at Jefferies.
RCL raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
RNOW started as Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald.
RSH cut to Sell at B of A.
SEB raised to Buy at Jefferies.
SWK started as Neutral at B of A.
SWY raised to Equal Weight at Lehman.
VRSN raised to Buy at Jefferies.
VSCN cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
WON cut to Sell at Citigroup.
ZBRA raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.

Jon C. Ogg
July 13, 2007

Posted on: July 13, 2007 – 6:43 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Media Digest 7/13/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Energizer (ENR) will buy Playtex (PYX) for just under $1.2 billion.

Reuters writes that GE (GE) plans to sell its WMC mortage unit.

Reuters reports that Boeing’s (BA) orders for the year still trail Airbus’s.

Reuters also reports that shares in Target (TGT) rose sharply after news that a corporate raider had taken a stake.

Reuters also writes that the head of Google (GOOG) said that Facebook will probably stay independent.

The Wall Street Journal writes that the CEO of Jones Apparel (JNY) stepped down as the company is looking at options in a tough clothing environment.

The Wall Street Journal also reports that the Financial Times (PSO) and CNBC (GE) are considering sharing editorial resources.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the CEO of Westwood One (WON) has left as the company is in the midst of negotiations with CBS (CBS) over a management contract.

The New York Times reports that Chinese cars are quietly entering the European market.

The FT writes that Google (GOOG) faces a lawsuit from an Australian goverment agency which says it does not distinquish enough between search results and text ads.

Barron’s writes that a Bank of America research upgrade sent Intel (INTC) shares up sharply.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: July 13, 2007 – 3:13 am in Uncategorized, , , , , , , , , , ,