BioWatch: Amarin Joins Ten-Bagger Chase (AMRN)
Amarin Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRN) just went off the charts, literally. The company reported very solid Phase III study results this morning and the stock is now up almost tenfold from its lows seen in…
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MT, BMC, CIM, CYH, DYN, ESLR, RE, GPS, GPC, GOOG, INFY, JCP, JPM, IRM, KBH, KFT, MRVL, PCG)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC)…
Citi Mixes Earnings Metrics, Trading Under Book Value (C)
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) is continuing to show some improvements from its near-implosion. The money center bank reported earnings were about $3 billion and were reported as $0.10 EPS and revenues were roughly $19.7…
The Top 6 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades of the Week (CYH, GOOG, GTXI, MPEL, KWK, RIG, SLW, RGLD, THC)
This last week was the beginning of earnings season and analysts were making many calls. While we track a dozen or more key research calls each day, we always find a few that stand…
Top Earnings Previews For The Week Ahead (C, HAL, GS, YHOO, IBM, JNJ, T, AXP, AAPL, AMGN, WFC, GE, DD, HON, MCD, SLB, LUV)
Next week may be short because of a holiday, but it is going to be a very busy week for earnings. We have tried to narrow the field down to the very top earnings…
Commodities Watch: Fertilizer, Food Prices Could be Spiraling; US Drought Threatens Wheat Crop; China Rejects Coal Shipments (SYT, MON, MOS, GLD, SLV)
Today’s commodities report focuses on rising costs for fertilizer and food, the drought in the US southwest, and reports that China is re-selling some of its coal imports. Earlier today we noted the outlook…
Alternative Energy Watch: Investment in Clean Energy Fall; France Cancels Permits for Shale Gas Drilling; MEMC Meets Canadian Rule for Feed-in-Tariff (TOT, DVN, MEMC, CSIQ)
Today’s review of developments in alternative energy includes a look at the drop in investment in clean energy projects, the likely cancellation of shale gas drilling permits in France, as well as a first…
The Devil’s Metal… Calls for $50.00 Silver Get More Vocal (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, GLD, SLW, PAAS)
The move of a generation in silver continues to rise in The Devil’s Metal. The same logic two years ago for why silver was the better metal than gold for inflation hedging has come…
Dividend Watch: Dividends From The Morris Family Before Earnings (MO, PM)
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) is seeing its stock do what many investors a decade ago might have bet against. The stock is hitting what is an all-time high if you factor in the…
Agribusiness Outlook Bright (SYT, MON, MOS, POT, AGU, IPI, CMP, MOO)
Rising prices for food commodities should continue throughout 2011, and the agribusiness sector is set to take advantage of it. The number of US acres planted in corn this year will be higher than…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CECO, CHKP, CHL, CSCO, CVI, DELL, FITB, GNW, GOOG, HOG, HCA, MPEL, NEM, PCLN, TM, URBN)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) Reiterated Buy at Argus. Check Point Software Technologies…
ADR Watch: Thanks Infosys, Indian Outsourcing Sinks Ships (INFY, WIT, CTSH)
Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) turned in its revenue growth and its expectations for 2011 to 2012. The results would be considered somewhat robust by most US standards of late. Unfortunately, Indian growth has…
ADR Watch: Irish Banks Mostly Shake-Off Moody’s Downgrade of Ireland (AIB, IRE)
When you see the ratings agencies downgrading a sovereign nation to the last rung of investment grade and with the outlook still cautious to negative, you generally would consider that it would be a…
Groupon IPO Gets Very Convoluted (GOOG)
Groupon could be coming public but so far it feels as though it is “later rather than sooner.” While the WSJ is reporting that an IPO filing could be coming soon with a third…
BofA Missed Opportunity, But Now Under Book Value (BAC, AGO)
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is out with its first quarter earnings and there is some ammo for bulls and bears alike. Earnings of $2.05 billion were reported as $0.17 EPS and revenues…
Google Growth Grossly Outpaced By Expenses (GOOG)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is out with earnings and the results are not exactly what Goggle fans expected. The internet search giant (and digital amalgamated conglomerate) turned in earnings of $8.08 EPS and ex-TAC…
Earnings Preview for Bank of America (BAC, JPM, WFC)
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) is due to report earnings on Friday morning and this will be the third DJIA component to report this week and the second of the DJIA financial components. Thomson…
IPO Watch: Someone Got Zipcar Very Wrong (ZIP)
Zipcar Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is a hot IPO. That is good, right? It would be in most cases except for the amount of money this leaves on the table. Investors who were allocated IPO shares are…
Commodities Watch: The Case for Gold; Ag Prices Turn Down (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, SIL)
Today’s look at the commodities markets examines a new report from the World Gold Council and reports on another downturn on agricultural products. The World Gold Council has published a new report entitled “Gold:…
Merger Watch: When Billionaires Leave, The MGM De-Merger (MGM)
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) was a company that many figured would get gobbled up during the casino grab days of the private equity bubble. We all know what happened, and at one point…