So far we are seeing a continued rotation. What worked great in 2011 is being sold and the worst performing groups are being bought. No sector with as many names in it took it…
The Carlyle Group L.P. is still planning to be one of the top private equity initial public offerings of 2012. We even named it as one of the Top 17 IPOs to Watch in…
American Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: APP) is trading higher today on news that it may not be in any hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An SEC filing from this morning readdressed that…
Universal American Corp (NYSE: UAM) is getting smashed on what might be considered an overreaction to many investors on the surface. The problem here is that Universal American is making an acquisition when some…
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is suffering from a Goldman Sachs research analyst downgrade this Wednesday. The call was based in part due to headwinds internationally and in part due to valuation. The downgrade took…
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) was an impressive run while it lasted. When rival deals in the Hepatitis C sector came at super-premiums, the initial and obvious reaction was to bid up anything and everything that…
Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has only been public since the end of 2009 and its stock has risen from under $28 to about $40 during that time period. So why is the risk information provider…
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) is not proving to be super nor is it proving to be value. Investors are reeling on news of its earnings warning. The grocery chain operates Acme, Albertsons, Cub Foods, Farm…
The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income. They couldn’t exactly get any big yield in certificates of deposit, and loaning Uncle…
Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT) has announced that it plans to distribute 100% of the shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary Comverse, Inc. to shareholders on a pro rata basis. The company is exploring and will finalize…
Hi Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. (NASDAQ: HITK) has been battered and bruised during the last few trading sessions. Shares from almost $42 to almost $33 before recovering back to just over $35 on the share…
Most electronics manufacturing services outfits, EMS companies, have recovered handily from the lowest points in November, but most of these remain significantly off of their highs over the last year. Some may argue that…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Outperform with $12…
SABMiller Holdings just served up a huge bond offering of $7 billion and it appears to be the largest corporate bond offering in about a year. The company is refinancing its short-term borrowings for…
China New Borun Corporation (NYSE: BORN) has been battered and beaten up as US investors have exited and bet against so many emerging Chinese companies. This has been due to the sense that outside…
CNBC is reporting that Mike Williams, CEO of Fannie Mae, is stepping down from the GSE. Whether he was forced out or not is not known, but let’s just say that the public is…
Internet Patents Corporation (NASDAQ: PTNT) is a company most investors do not know. The company is the former InsWeb Corporation (NASDAQ: INSW). Now it has declared a special cash distribution of $5.00 per share of…
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) may have been great once, but now it is a peaking story. Despite a recent recovery and despite a 2.2% gain to $29.41 today, the retail apparel destination is getting…
Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX), king of the ugliest shoes on the market, already rose 4% today and now the company is raising guidance. The company said that sales for all of 2011 will be…
99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) is set to report earnings on Wednesday. We still want to know if the trap of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) will come into play here or…