Pegging HCA IPO Pricing (HCA, BAC)
HCA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is coming public this week in what is expected to be roughly a $3.5 billion IPO. The sale is for about 124 million shares in a price range of…
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Mergers Meet Valuation Concerns in Exchanges (NYX, NDAQ, ICE, CBOE, CME)
The recently announced merger between the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and Deutsche Boerse has created a conundrum in the sector of exchanges. Now there is a need to consolidate, but the valuations may…
The Daily Dividend: 10% Dividend Yields From Mortgage REITs (NLY, CIM, ANH, MFA)
24/7 Wall Street is constantly on the lookout for dividend gains for investors. While this is not due to any breaking news, there was a secondary offering this morning that we saw and it…
McDonald’s: Value Meets Sales Growth (MCD)
>McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is trading lower this morning after its global same-store sales rose by +3.9% in February. Europe led the growth with a gain of +5.1%; Asia-Pacific, Middle-East and Africa rose by…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALTR, AIG, APA, CIEN, EXPE, LAZ, LDK, MDC, NSM, NVDA, QCOM, URBN, VRTX)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Altera Corporation…
IPO Daily Watch: GT Solar’s Great IPO Give-Back (SOLR)
When investors lose money they are generally not happy campers. When it happens in an IPO-related investment that is supposed to be a “Hot-IPO” they tend to feel duped far more. Today came news…
M&A Daily: Siemens Aims to be Smart-Grid Player (SI, GRID, ITRI)
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) could be close to making a name for itself inside the world of smart-grid technology. The company has said it plans to make a couple of larger deals in the…
Wal-Mart Dividend Squeezes Competition (WMT, SPG, COST, TGT, BJ, COST)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) took a page from the dividend competition playbook when it raised its payout. The stock market has not been a huge helping hand for the shares so far. Still,…
YRC… When Troubled Companies Lose Their CFO (YRCW)
YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) has not gone without loss, nor without shareholder controversy. Now investors who are already facing severe losses get to digest news that the company’s Chief Financial Officer is leaving.…
JA Solar & MEMC Ink Solar Joint Venture (JASO, WFR)
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) are offering some positive support to each other after announcing a joint venture agreement. The J-V agreement is between JA…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AVL, BYD, CAT, COP, DMD, JNS, MCP, TAP, NLSN, PPL, SLE, SBUX)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Avalon Rare Metals, Inc. (AMEX: AVL) Started as Sector Outperform at CIBC. Boyd…
Skype Updates IPO Filing With Full 2010 Data
Skype S.A. Is closer to being a public company. A late-Friday SEC filing showed the updated financial data for 2010 and showed more updated details. Skype’s Luxembourg-based ADRs will trade on NASDAQ but no…
GrowOp’s Updated Data For The Medical Marijuana IPO
The controversial field of medical marijuana is heading to Wall Street. An initial public offering is likely on the way from an equipment-maker for this sector. GrowOp Technology Ltd. is soon to be entering…
Trend Returns: Empeiria, A Blank Check IPO
Stocks are way up in the last couple of years and the IPO market is back to producing some of the usual companies you might expect. Now there may even be a blank check…
The Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week (NLY, AAPL, BAC, C, MRVL, SIRI)
Jon OggThis last week had some key analyst calls that either stood out from the pack, showed some key insight, or which moved shares more than just a garden variety upgrade or downgrade. The…
Bracing for the HCA IPO (HCA, BAC)
HCA is on deck for its IPO this week. The IPO is expected to raise close to $3.5 billion from the sale of about 124 million shares. Be advised that this is yet another…
Next Week’s Top Earnings on Deck (CIEN, URBN, AIB, DMND, DYN, FNSR, AEO, MCP, CWTR, FMCN, ARO, CLNE, NSM)
Earnings season has mostly come to a close but we still have many companies trickling out earnings which could easily move the needle on shares. This coming week we will be watching out for…
Value Trap or Value… Family Dollar Conundrum (FDO, WMT, DG)
Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) now has a serious issue for its shareholders to consider this weekend. The dollar store chain has rejected a $7.6 billion buyout offer from Nelson Peltz. While investors…
Unemployment Nearing Two-Year Lows
If the government can keep its counting at the same metrics, unemployment may get down under 8% again by year-end. The Labor Department reported this morning that the ‘official’ unemployment rate hit 8.9% for…
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (NLY, ERII, HUM, JNPR, LEAP, MRVL, MXIM, RCRC, BEE, OKS, UDRL)
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades seen from Wall Street research calls: Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus. Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERII)…