The sell-off and market volatility have made it difficult for many nervous investors to either stand pat or even to stay interested in the market when they are more interested in vacations,…
Any good news is rewarded on a day when equities fall nearly 4%. One of yesterday’s bright spots was Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL), which reported second quarter 2012 adjusted EPS…
If you have been a reader of 24/7 Wall St. for long, you know that we appreciate companies that pay dividends just about as much the investors who buy companies because of…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $51…
Jon OggEach morning we cover about fifteen top analyst calls for investors and traders to consider. Some calls offer great insight, and some are quite literally career-killing flops. At the end of…
Using the term “value stocks” in the same sentence as “I.T.” and “technology” can be a dangerous game. Still, many investors, particularly of the private equity acquiring type, do use basic value…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) Reiterated Buy with $79 target at Argus.…
CarMax shares moved sharply higher as the used car chain posted higher earnings than expected. Used car prices have risen and sales have tracked the upward momentum of those of new car…
Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE: FIO) might not have closed near its highs on its initial public offering debut on Thursday, but this did command a double-premium if you consider that it raised the…
Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) was sued for supporting dangerous para-military groups in Columbia in 2007. The EU began what is likely to be a vigorous examination of the Western Digital (NYSE: WDC)…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.…
It was Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) that started the good news flow again in the disk drive sector after it made a transformative acquisition. Now it is Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:…
Starbucks Corp SBUX 14.6 37.97 33.12 28325.6 Western Digital Corp WDC 14.4 34.32 30.01 7950.8 Sprint Nextel Corp S 12.9 4.90 4.34 14652.6 Iron Mountain Inc IRM 9.7 27.66…
ThinkstockIn 2010, disk drive makers shipped more than 653 million units. Of that number, Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) shipped more than 200 million and Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) shipped about 112…
Investors generally look to low price-to-earnings ratios to find “Value Stocks.” The trick is to avoid companies which look like value but may actually be in a state of decline. This is…
