Posts for Ticker ‘XNPT’

Day Trader Alerts (AMGN, NVS, MSCS, DRYS, ARYX, XNPT, ARNA, BPZ)

These are some of the top stocks for day traders and active traders to watch based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity with links to more detailed price and volume analysis on each situation at VSInvestor.com:

  • Amgen Inc. (AMGN) is up about 13% on positive Phase III trial results; Novartis Inc. (NYSE: NVS) may be affected negatively.
  • MSC Software Corp. (Nasdaq: MSCS) shares are up as Symphony Technology placed a bid on the company for $360 million.
  • DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq: DRYS) scored a Credit Suisse upgrade on the stock with close a 5% gain.
  • ARYx Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ARYX) is getting halved after the company’s experimental anticoagulant failed in a late-stage study.
  • xenoport Inc. (NASDAQ: XNPT) shares were down strongly after hours on a secondary offering.  Ditto on Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA).
  • BPZ Resources Inc. (NYSE: BPZ) is rising after it announced a credit line that will be used to help it fund projects in Peru.

-The 24/7 Wall St. Team

Posted on: July 8, 2009 – 8:10 am in Trading Alert, , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BAM, CEPH, CYPB, FCEL, KR, SWY, XNPT)

Money_stack_picThese are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Tuesday morning:

  • Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Started as Buy at TD.
  • Cephalon (CEPH) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • Cypress Bioscience (CYPB) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
  • Kroger (KR) Raised to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Safeway (SWY) Raised to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Xenoport (XNPT) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.

Jon C. Ogg
December 16, 2008

Posted on: December 16, 2008 – 7:50 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , ,

The 52-Week Low Club (PALM)(EXM)(SWIR)(XNPT_

Sad_clownExcel Maritime (EXM) Bad period for shipping business. Falls to $3.25 from 52-week high of $60.99.

Xenoport  (XNPT) New drug fails in study. Drops to $17.90 from 52-week high of $66.34.

Sierra Wireless (SWIR) Will be buying Wavecom. Wall St. hates deal. Falls to $5,42 from 52-week high of $21.18.

Palm (PALM) Smartphone also-ran revised quarter down. Falls to $1.14 from 52-week high of $8.94.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: December 2, 2008 – 3:54 pm in Uncategorized, , , ,

24/7 Wall St. Day Trade Alerts (XNPT)(SOLF)(TSRA)

Cammonopoly_wideweb__430x3250Xenoport (XNPT) is being beaten up on bad clinical trial date. Details.

SolarFun (SOLF) is getting hurt on sub-par earnings. Details.

Tessara (TSRA) got some bad news from the ITC. Details.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: December 2, 2008 – 9:44 am in Research, , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (CCJ, EDS, GENZ, GU, QCOM, STLD, RIG, VRSN, WB, XNPT)

These are not all of the upgrades we have seen so far this morning, but here are ten of the top positive analyst calls we have seen so far early this Tuesday morning:

  • Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) raised to Outperform at FBR.
  • Electronic Data Systems (NYSE: EDS) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) started as Buy at UBS.
  • Gushan Environmental (NYSE: GU) Raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
  • Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
  • Transocean (NYSE: RIG) Raised to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • VeriSign (NASSDAQ: VRSN) Raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
  • Wachovia (NYSE: WB) Raised to Neutral from Underperform at Merrill Lynch.
  • XenoPort (NASDAQ: XNPT) Raised to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR.

Jon C. Ogg
July 9, 2008

Posted on: July 9, 2008 – 6:26 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BMY, MAR, MS, NRG, OMRI, SNCR, TRMB, TSN, MTN, XNPT)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Wednesday morning in pre-market trading:

  • Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY) cut to Neutral at Cowen.
  • Marriott (NYSE: MAR) cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Omrix (NASDAQ: OMRI) Cut to Neutral from Buy at UBS.
  • Synchronoss Tech (NASDAQ: SNCR) started as Buy at Brean Murray.
  • Trimble Navigation (NASDAQ: TRMB) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan.
  • Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) Raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) started as Buy at Banc of America.
  • XenoPort (NASDAQ: XNPT) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs

Jon C. Ogg
June 4, 2008

Posted on: June 4, 2008 – 6:53 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,