IPO Watch: Teavana, Nirvana Meets Tea (TEA)
TeavanaIf you are one who likes to see new retail brands come public in initial public offerings, a new IPO filing will be one you want to watch. A company called Teavana Holdings, Inc.…
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Jon C. Ogg
Major Earnings Due Early Next Week (CHK, CIM, DNDN, HIG, JKS, RAX, USU, ADM, CMCSA, FSLR, LVS, MA, OPEN, PFE, SIRI, YOKU)
Next week will mark the third week of the full daily earnings onslaught in what is really the fourth week of earnings season. There are many market-moving companies and sector-moving companies reporting earnings, but…
Alternative Energy Watch: Total to Acquire SunPower; Amyris Opens Plant in Brazil; Wind Power Installations Rise (TOT, SPWRA, AMRS, GEVO, WMT)
Today’s alternative energy review includes more than the offer by France’s Total SA (NYSE: TOT) to acquire a controlling interest in SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA). There’s also a new biofuels plant in Brazil and…
Time for Valero to Rethink its Dividend Strategy (VLO)
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) has just recently announced its routine $0.05 dividend per common share per quarter. This $0.20 comes to a yield of only about 0.7% for investors. Oil investors have generally…
Will the Silver Rush Kill a Faltering Economy? (STP, EK, SLV, GLD)
One factor driving the price of silver through the roof is its use in industrial products. About half the world’s demand for silver comes from industries such as solar PV makers like Suntech Power…
Will All Oil Companies Buy Into Solar Future? BP Vindication? (TOT, SPWRA, BP, COP, CVX, XOM, FSLR, JKS, JASO, TSL, STP, LDK, CSIQ, WFR, ESLR, TAN)
Solar stocks have been wickedly punishing for many shareholders after the oil bubble of 2008 popped and then again during the recession. A new dal may have just reset the value as a deal…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGCO, AAPL, BIDU, BMI, CL, DNDN, DOW, FLEX, INSP, TAP, REGN, RIMM, TSM, VLO, VZ, GWW, SLV, SIVR)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. AGCO Corporation (NASDAQ: AGCO) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks. Apple Inc.…
BioWatch: Oncothyreon Punishes Holders in Secondary Offering Discount (ONTY)
Oncothyreon Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTY) is doing what appears to be a small secondary stock offering to raise capital, but it is one of those offerings where the price comes at a steep discount to the…
Microsoft Earnings: Value & Value Trap Alike (MSFT)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is out with earnings and there is some news that will please bulls and bears alike. Microsoft reported headline earnings of $0.61 EPS, but the headline data is misleading. Revenue…
IPO Watch: Renren IPO Gets A Possible Red Flag (RENN)
Renren Inc. is supposed to come public as soon as next week in an IPO that is expected to fetch more than $500 million. The company expects to trade under the stock ticker “RENN” on…
The Devil’s Metal Beyond $50… The $80 Silver Call (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, SLW, PAAS)
The recent rise of silver and gold is hopefully the last wave of the new buyers hedging against inflation and buying protection against uncertainty in hard assets over paper money. Sadly, that might not be…
Commodities Watch: Zinc Could Be China’s New Copper; Cocoa Rises on Short-Covering; Corn, Wheat Sink (TCK, XSRAY, AAUKY, NIB, KFT, UL, ADM, GIS, K, CORN, DBA)
Today’s commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices. The stockpile of zinc at the bonded…
Microsoft Earnings Preview: Fundamentals, Charts, Analysts, Options, and Peers (MSFT, AAPL, INTC, GOOG, YHOO, SNY, SWH, IGV)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is about to get beyond the somewhat negative press of the Paul Allen behind it. The software giant reports today after the close. Thomson Reuters has estimates for its third…
Inflation vs. Dividends in Consumer Staples, Dividends Win All Day (KMB, PG, CL, CLX, CHD, XLY)
It would be easy to say that inflationary pressures are impacting consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks. This sector remains one of our favorites for investors who want defensive protection and high income via…
Alternative Energy Watch: Power Merger; Evergreen Solar Stumbling; Beacon Gets a Second Deal (EXC, CEG, ESLR, BCON, DE)
Alternative energy news for today takes a look at the merger of Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG), the piling up of new woes at Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Short Sellers Keep Attacking SIRIUS XM, All The Way Up (SIRI)
Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is one cult stock that has been more than puzzling. Literally about twelve hours after we issued our own outlook for what will happen now that $2.00…
Mixed Short Seller Trends in High-Priced NASDAQ Favorites (AMZN, AAPL, BIDU, FFIV, FSLR, GOOG, NFLX, PCLN, QCOM, WYNN)
The short sellers are showing some mixed convictions in many of NASDAQ’s high-priced shares that are favorites of traders. The settlement date of April 15, 2011 is compared to the March 31, 2011 settlement…
Exxon Mobil, Making More Than $10 Billion A Quarter Now (XOM)
coutesy of Exxon Mobile Corp.Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has released earnings on the heels of a dividend hike and shares are flirting with a new 52-week high. Now investors get to digest the…
GDP & Jobless Claims Both Heading the Wrong Way
Having a Ben Bernanke press conference immediately after the FOMC meeting where rates were kept at zero in Fed Funds is one thing, but the weakness and the implied economic downgrade is getting a…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABB, BAC, BK, ABX, CVX, PLCE, KOF, COP, EBAY, ESLR, DD, HES, INTC, ITRI, JNPR, ERIC, NOV, PTEN, URBN, YUM)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; Raised to Buy…