Pre-Market Stock Notes (JAN 18, 2007)
(AAPL) Apple beat estimates again by far, but Mac sales were soft and then guidance was light as usual; stock down 1.25% pre-market.(ABT) Abbott Labs reportedly in talks to sell its diagnostics unitto GE.(ANSV) Anesiva announced data from Phase I…
(AAPL) Apple beat estimates again by far, but Mac sales were soft and then guidance was light as usual; stock down 1.25% pre-market.
(ABT) Abbott Labs reportedly in talks to sell its diagnostics unitto GE.
(ANSV) Anesiva announced data from Phase I Trial of 1207 failed to show noticeable improvement although it was safe and well tolerated.
(BK) Bank of New York $0.58 EPS vs $0.55e.
(CAI) CACI lowered guidance.
(CAL) Continental -$0.04 EPS vs -$0.11e; was -$0.29 after charges and items.
(CHRS) Charming Shoppes lowered guidance marginally; stock down 1.5%.
(CLC) Clarcor $0.52 EPS vs $0.46e.
(ECLG) eCollege.com lowered 2007 guidance.
(ETR) Entergy $0.77 EPS vs $0.74e.
(FITB) Fifth Third EPS $0.12 vs $0.08e; but down from $0.60 last year.
(GSF) GlobalSantaFe trading up 1.5% after a Cramer interview and disclosure of $11B in backlog.
(HBAN) Huntington Bancshares $0.38 EPS vs $0.44e; unsure if charges in number.
(HOG) Harley Davidson $0.97 EPS vs $0.98e.
(HOKU) Hoku signed supply pact worth potential $370 million with Sanyo.
(IGT) International Game Tech $0.34 EPS vs $0.35e.
(IMMC) Immunicon says Prostate Trial meets primary endpoint.
(IN) Intermec said the Social Security Administration is using its RFID tech.
(LOGI) Logitech $0.49 EPS vs $0.47e.
(LRCX) Lam Research trading down 8%afterbeating numbers, but margin fell and guidance.
(MACE) Mace has disclosed it has a firm interested in acquiring the company.
(MER) Merrill Lynch $2.41 EPS vs $1.95e.
(MSFT) Microsoft’s Vista will also be for sale online via download.
(MNST) Monster’s option investigation is intensifying according to WSJ.
(NDAQ) NASDAQ’s offer again refused by London Stock Exchange.
(NICFX) NicOx received a $5 million milestone payment from Merck.
(NITE) Knight Capital $0.33 EPS vs $0.26e.
(SBUX) Starbucks raised prices paid for coffee to secure long-term supplies.
(SKY) Sky Financial $0.47 EPS vs $0.44e.
(SLM) SLM Corp $0.74 EPS vs $0.75e.
(SMOD) mart Modular 14M share secondary priced at $12.50.
(SVVS) Savvis 7.6 million share secondary offering priced at $39.00.
(TELK) Telik has a larger stake taken by Carl Icahn.
(TRB) Tribune gets roughly $31.70 buyout offer after bids were due from Chandler Trust.
(TTWO) Take-Two Interactive delayed its annual report filing because of ongoing option probe.
(UNH) United Health revenues $18.1 Billion and posted $1.2 Billion net income, but can’t give EPS number based on option probe.
(ZVUE) Handheld Entertainment raised $3.8 million in private placement.
Jon C. Ogg
January 18, 2007
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