Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been named to Diversity Inc's annual list. Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Gets Good Grades In Diversity Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been nominated to Diversity Inc's annual list of the top 50 companies for diversity. The company has received recognition at a dinner in Washington when it was ranked 37th on the 2011 list. "Just making this prestigious list last year was a considerable accomplishment," said Sandra Evers-Manly, vice president of Corporate Responsibility. "However, all of us at Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) recognize that being a top-performing company means a continuing commitment to improving and strengthening our culture of diversity and inclusion." Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) stocks were at 66.13 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 3.6% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Hold Mean recommendation: 2.68 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 2.83 Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 5 in the industry
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Asian Indexes Lead Huge Options Volume
Your daily option s trading wrap up. Market Sentiment There's been a seismic shift in investor sentiment over the past few days. Thirteen million calls and 10.7 million puts traded across the exchanges so far today. The total put-call ratio has subsequently risen to 1.21 and is at its highest level since July of last year. The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX ) added 3.60 to 27.92. The "fear gauge" rallied beyond 30 for the first time since July 2010. Investors are grappling with a number of worries, including a very poor reading on new housing starts, the unfolding nuke crisis in Japan, the European debt problems, and ongoing unrest in Middle East/North Africa. Contagion is in full swing, as sell-offs in equity markets moves across the continents. Although Japan's Nikkei recaptured 5.7% overnight, index futures point to another aggressive round of selling when trading resumes Thursday. Europe's equity markets finished broadly lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 175 points and the tech-heavy NASDAQ lost 30.5 points. Bullish Flow Peets Coffee & Tea (NASDAQ: PEET ) adds 96 cents to $46.97 and the PEET Jun 50 – 55 Call Spread trades at $1.75, 500 times, and 420 times. More than 1000 in both contracts now traded and looks like opening activity. Shares rallied 9.4% yesterday after dealReporter wrote an article detailing discussions between PEET and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ). Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU ) is trading up $3.21 to $68.34, as the prospect that nuclear projects might be taken off the shelf has increased interest in some of the coal names. 26,000 calls and 12,000 puts now traded in Peabody, or 2.5 times the average daily. BTU March 70 Calls are the most active with 6,000 traded, and some of the action might be closing. The contract is bid at 53 cents, is 2.4% out-of-the-money, and has two days of life remaining after today. The rest of the action is scattered, with April and June calls seeing active trading. Implied volatility in BTU is up 2.5% to 45. Bearish Flow IShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (NYSE: EWY ), which saw heavy trading in its EWY March 54 Puts yesterday, is down 19 cents to $57.51 and the focus is now on EWY March 55 Puts . One player recently paid 16 cents per contract on 24,000. Now, 25,287 traded. Like yesterday, the action looks opening and to reflect concerns about additional losses in South Korea's equity markets before the weekend and the March expiration. Find more analysis and trading ideas at Option Trading Strategies . Implied Volatility Mover A couple of noteworthy recent trades in the iShares Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ ), which is down 33 cents to $9.70. One investor sold 100,000 EWJ April 10 Calls at 41 cents each and might have closed positions that were opened yesterday, when 200,000 were bought in late-day action. Open interest in the EWJ April 10 Calls increased by 138,732 after yesterday's record volume in EWJ and, at 198,929, is now the largest position in the Exchange-traded fund. Another recent trade is EWJ April 7 – 8 – 9 Put Fly bought at 11 cents, 13,600 times. The spread is a bearish play, as it makes its best profit if shares fall to $8 by April expiration, a decline of 17.5% in 30 days. Implied volatility in the Japan fund is up 9% to 50 and moving to new 52-week highs. It's up 175% since before the world's third largest economy was hit with a triple whammy — earthquake, tsunami, and nuke crisis. Options Flow Bearish activity detected in Marriott International (NYSE: MAR ), with 6723 puts trading, or three times its recent average daily put volume. Bullish flow detected in Chubb (NYSE: CB ), with 6402 calls trading, or 14 times its recent average daily call volume. Bearish activity detected in Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM ), with 15,901 puts trading, or five times its recent average daily put volume. Increasing volume is also being seen in the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX ), the PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQQ ), and GE (NYSE: GE ).
Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: QKLS, HWCC, IPXL, WSM, STRI, SPWRA, BWEN, CSIQ, ES, STP (Mar 16, 2011)
lot of interest from traders. Three Chinese companies (QKLS, CSIQ, STP) are on
the list. QKL Stores Inc (NASDAQ:QKLS) is todays 1st best focus stock. Its daily
price change was 18.7% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 63%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $5 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 100% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 25% based on analysts average estimate. Houston Wire & Cable
Company (NASDAQ:HWCC) is todays 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was
15.7% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 15% based on
brokerage analysts average target price of $16 on the stock. It is rated
positively by 60% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings
growth is 21% based on analysts average estimate. Impax Laboratories, Inc.
(NASDAQ:IPXL) is todays 3rd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 15.6%
in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -11% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $23 on the stock. It is rated positively by 50%
of the 10 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 8%
based on analysts average estimate. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) is todays
4th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 12.6% in the previous trading
day. Its upside potential is -3% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $38 on the stock. It is rated positively by 30% of the 23 analyst(s)
covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 16% based on analysts
average estimate. STR Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:STRI) is todays 5th best focus stock.
Its daily price change was 12.2% in the previous trading day. Its upside
potential is 29% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $24 on the
stock. It is rated positively by 44% of the 9 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 19% based on analysts average estimate.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) is todays 6th best focus stock. Its daily
price change was 10.8% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 16%
based on brokerage analysts average target price of $19 on the stock. It is
rated positively by 38% of the 39 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual
earnings growth is 27% based on analysts average estimate. Broadwind Energy Inc.
(NASDAQ:BWEN) is todays 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 10.4%
in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 208% based on brokerage
analysts average target price of $4 on the stock. It is rated positively by 25%
of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 24%
based on analysts average estimate. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) is todays
8th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 10.3% in the previous trading
day. Its upside potential is 11% based on brokerage analysts average target
price of $13 on the stock. It is rated positively by 31% of the 13 analyst(s)
covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 19% based on analysts
average estimate. EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE:ES) is todays 9th best focus
stock. Its daily price change was 10.0% in the previous trading day. Its upside
potential is 16% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $8 on the
stock. It is rated positively by 63% of the 8 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 9% based on analysts average estimate.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is todays 10th best focus
stock. Its daily price change was 9.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside
potential is 14% based on brokerage analysts average target price of $10 on the
stock. It is rated positively by 30% of the 46 analyst(s) covering it. Its
long-term annual earnings growth is 17% based on analysts average estimate.
Today’s April Contract gold May Contract Silver, Copper Price Per Ounce Pound Rates; Precious Metal News March 16th, 2011 Close
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Floor price for precious metal silver and gold finished in the red as of last session close in the United States. After hours trending revealed that spot gold and spot silver continued to post price per ounce values that continued in negative territory. Yesterday, the Feds released statements that were favorable towards the economic recovery process in the United States. This could lead to improved trending for stocks, but result in lower trending for safe haven assets. The strength of the dollar helped to move investors away from the safe haven assets throughout yesterday's session and today, the dollar continue positive trending versus the euro and the British pound. At the halfway point however, U.S. stock index composites were trending red across the majority of the market tracking board. In contrast to stock index line movement, Gold futures for April delivery were moving higher during the session. Floor price per ounce for April contract gold was higher by $9.00 at the mid-day mark. As the day wore on, stock index composites ultimately ended the U.S. session significantly lower. The Dow fell 2.04 percent at 11,613.46. April contract gold ended the day in the green by .29 percent at $1,396.80 an ounce. Silver contract floor price ended the day higher by 1.04 percent at $34.47 an ounce. Copper contract finished in the green as well by 1.46 percent at $4.20 per pound. Author: Camillo Zucari
Today’s April Contract gold May Contract Silver, Copper Price Per Ounce Pound Rates; Precious Metal News March 16th, 2011 Close
session close in the United States. After hours trending revealed that spot gold
and spot silver continued to post price per ounce values that continued in
negative territory. Yesterday, the Feds released statements that were favorable
towards the economic recovery process in the United States. This could lead to
improved trending for stocks, but result in lower trending for safe haven
assets. The strength of the dollar helped to move investors away from the safe
haven assets throughout yesterday's session and today, the dollar continue
positive trending versus the euro and the British pound. At the halfway point
however, U.S. stock index composites were trending red across the majority of
the market tracking board. In contrast to stock index line movement, Gold
futures for April delivery were moving higher during the session. Floor price
per ounce for April contract gold was higher by $9.00 at the mid-day mark. As
the day wore on, stock index composites ultimately ended the U.S. session
significantly lower. The Dow fell 2.04 percent at 11,613.46. April contract gold
ended the day in the green by .29 percent at $1,396.80 an ounce. Silver contract
floor price ended the day higher by 1.04 percent at $34.47 an ounce. Copper
contract finished in the green as well by 1.46 percent at $4.20 per pound.
Author: Camillo Zucari
Asian Indexes Lead Huge Options Volume
shift in investor sentiment over the past few days. Thirteen million calls and
10.7 million puts traded across the exchanges so far today. The total put-call
ratio has subsequently risen to 1.21 and is at its highest level since July of
last year. The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX ) added 3.60 to 27.92. The
"fear gauge" rallied beyond 30 for the first time since July 2010. Investors
are grappling with a number of worries, including a very poor reading on new
housing starts, the unfolding nuke crisis in Japan, the European debt problems,
and ongoing unrest in Middle East/North Africa. Contagion is in full swing, as
sell-offs in equity markets moves across the continents. Although Japan's
Nikkei recaptured 5.7% overnight, index futures point to another aggressive
round of selling when trading resumes Thursday. Europe's equity markets
finished broadly lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 175 points and
the tech-heavy NASDAQ lost 30.5 points. Bullish Flow Peets Coffee & Tea (NASDAQ:
PEET ) adds 96 cents to $46.97 and the PEET Jun 50 55 Call Spread trades at
$1.75, 500 times, and 420 times. More than 1000 in both contracts now traded and
looks like opening activity. Shares rallied 9.4% yesterday after dealReporter
wrote an article detailing discussions between PEET and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX
). Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU ) is trading up $3.21 to $68.34, as the prospect
that nuclear projects might be taken off the shelf has increased interest in
some of the coal names. 26,000 calls and 12,000 puts now traded in Peabody, or
2.5 times the average daily. BTU March 70 Calls are the most active with 6,000
traded, and some of the action might be closing. The contract is bid at 53
cents, is 2.4% out-of-the-money, and has two days of life remaining after today.
The rest of the action is scattered, with April and June calls seeing active
trading. Implied volatility in BTU is up 2.5% to 45. Bearish Flow IShares MSCI
South Korea Index Fund (NYSE: EWY ), which saw heavy trading in its EWY March 54
Puts yesterday, is down 19 cents to $57.51 and the focus is now on EWY March 55
Puts . One player recently paid 16 cents per contract on 24,000. Now, 25,287
traded. Like yesterday, the action looks opening and to reflect concerns about
additional losses in South Korea's equity markets before the weekend and the
March expiration. Find more analysis and trading ideas at Option Trading
Strategies . Implied Volatility Mover A couple of noteworthy recent trades in
the iShares Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ ), which is down 33 cents to $9.70. One
investor sold 100,000 EWJ April 10 Calls at 41 cents each and might have closed
positions that were opened yesterday, when 200,000 were bought in late-day
action. Open interest in the EWJ April 10 Calls increased by 138,732 after
yesterday's record volume in EWJ and, at 198,929, is now the largest position
in the Exchange-traded fund. Another recent trade is EWJ April 7 – 8 – 9 Put
Fly bought at 11 cents, 13,600 times. The spread is a bearish play, as it makes
its best profit if shares fall to $8 by April expiration, a decline of 17.5% in
30 days. Implied volatility in the Japan fund is up 9% to 50 and moving to new
52-week highs. It's up 175% since before the world's third largest economy
was hit with a triple whammy — earthquake, tsunami, and nuke crisis. Options
Flow Bearish activity detected in Marriott International (NYSE: MAR ), with 6723
puts trading, or three times its recent average daily put volume. Bullish flow
detected in Chubb (NYSE: CB ), with 6402 calls trading, or 14 times its recent
average daily call volume. Bearish activity detected in Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM
), with 15,901 puts trading, or five times its recent average daily put volume.
Increasing volume is also being seen in the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX ),
the PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQQ ), and GE (NYSE: GE ).
Top 10 Focus Stocks of The Day: QKLS, HWCC, IPXL, WSM, STRI, SPWRA, BWEN, CSIQ, ES, STP (Mar 16, 2011)
Below are today's top 10 focus stocks. These momentum stocks are attracting a lot of interest from traders. Three Chinese companies (QKLS, CSIQ, STP) are on the list.
QKL Stores Inc (NASDAQ:QKLS) is today's 1st best focus stock. Its daily price change was 18.7% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 63% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $5 on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 2 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 25% based on analysts' average estimate. Houston Wire & Cable Company (NASDAQ:HWCC) is today's 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 15.7% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 15% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $16 on the stock. It is rated positively by 60% of the 5 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 21% based on analysts' average estimate. Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPXL) is today's 3rd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 15.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -11% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $23 on the stock. It is rated positively by 50% of the 10 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 8% based on analysts' average estimate. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) is today's 4th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 12.6% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is -3% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $38 on the stock. It is rated positively by 30% of the 23 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 16% based on analysts' average estimate. STR Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:STRI) is today's 5th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 12.2% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 29% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $24 on the stock. It is rated positively by 44% of the 9 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 19% based on analysts' average estimate.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) is today's 6th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 10.8% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 16% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $19 on the stock. It is rated positively by 38% of the 39 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 27% based on analysts' average estimate. Broadwind Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) is today's 7th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 10.4% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 208% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $4 on the stock. It is rated positively by 25% of the 4 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 24% based on analysts' average estimate. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) is today's 8th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 10.3% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 11% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $13 on the stock. It is rated positively by 31% of the 13 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 19% based on analysts' average estimate. EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE:ES) is today's 9th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 10.0% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 16% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $8 on the stock. It is rated positively by 63% of the 8 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 9% based on analysts' average estimate. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is today's 10th best focus stock. Its daily price change was 9.9% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 14% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $10 on the stock. It is rated positively by 30% of the 46 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 17% based on analysts' average estimate.
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Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: CEDU, CHL, CVVT, FSIN, HEAT, HOGS, LDK, LFC ... (Mar 16, 2011)
Below are today's Analyst Actions on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks.
Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Perform rating on ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ:CEDU). Piper Jaffray maintained Neutral rating on ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ:CEDU), and cut price target from $9 to $7.50. Credit Suisse maintained Outperform rating on China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL), and cut price target from HK$116 to HK$93 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Morgan Stanley maintained Equal-weight rating on China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). Deutsche Bank maintained Hold rating on China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). Standard Chartered reiterated Outperform rating on China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL), and cut price target from HK$90 to HK$88 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating and $15 price target on China Valves Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVVT). Rodman & Renshaw cut price target to $11.50 on Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSIN), with Market Outperform rating. Barclays Capital maintained Equal Weight rating and $6 price target on SmartHeat Inc (NASDAQ:HEAT). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Perform rating and $6 price target on SmartHeat Inc (NASDAQ:HEAT). Global Hunter Securities upgraded Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ:HOGS) from Reduce to Neutral. Kaufman Brothers reiterated Buy rating and $24 price target on LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK). Credit Suisse maintained Neutral rating and HK$37 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC). Industrial Securities maintained Recommend rating on the Shanghai-listed shares of China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC). Deutsche Bank maintained Hold rating and HK$10.22 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE:PTR). Brean Murray maintained Buy rating on Puda Coal, Inc (NYSE:PUDA), and raised price target from $20 to $21. JPMorgan maintained Overweight rating and $16 price target on ShangPharma Corp (NYSE:SHP). Bank of America maintained Buy rating and $30 price target on Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRD). Morgan Stanley maintained Overweight rating on 3SBio Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRX). Piper Jaffray maintained Overweight rating and $22 price target on 3SBio Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRX). Dahlman Rose reiterated Buy rating on Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW), and raised price target from $16 to $20. Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating on Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YONG), and cut price target from $17 to $15. Chardan Capital Markets reiterated Buy rating and $11 price target on Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YONG).
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Options Beginners – Know the Rules
It's difficult to feel much sympathy for options trading investors who step onto the playing field without reading or understanding the rules. In fairness, it's not as if this is unusual. How many of us bother to read the fine print when opening a new credit card account even though we know the fine print in these agreements can come back to bite you. I recently came across a horror story that happened to a rookie options trader that could easily have been avoided. I also know that similar events happen to other uninformed 'victims' who don't publicize their stories. This trader sold a SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY ) call spread which had moved into the money. On the Thursday night prior to expiration Friday he had been assigned on all of his short call options. He thought nothing of it and when expiration arrived the next day he simply exercised his long calls. Expecting nothing worse than having already lost the maximum possible sum from the trade, he was horrified to learn that SPY had gone ex-dividend on Friday morning and his losses were $48 (per option) worse than expected. An extra $48 on a spread that is only $100 wide represents a substantial loss. The trader was angry, mystified and, most amazingly to me, thought he should not have to pay the whole dividend. He claimed instead that the payment should be prorated because he was short the underlying shares for only one day. But that indicates he didn't know the rules regarding ex-dividend date and short option positions. In a nutshell it can be expressed like this – if the underlying stock or ETF goes ex-dividend, and if you are assigned on a short call position ON the ex-dividend date, you must deliver the appropriate number of shares, buy you do not owe the dividend. However, if the circumstances are the same, and you are NOTIFIED of the assignment on the ex-dividend date, that means you were assigned the previous day. In this case, you will be responsible for delivering the shares, and for paying the dividend on the number of shares that you have been assigned. Take Note: Know the rules before trading. If you trade shares of an individual stock or ETF, it's mandatory to know when the stock goes ex-dividend and the value of the dividend. If the stock does pay a dividend during the lifetime of the option, it's mandatory to either exit the trade prior to the ex-dividend date or have a plan in place that prevents paying the dividend, that is, if there are no benefits from doing so. In this example, all our 'victim' had to do was either exercise his longs for the dividend or buy back the spread — and there would have been no problem. Know when to give up on a trade. There is no reason to allow a small loss to grow into the maximum possible loss. Never allow yourself to be assigned an exercise notice when that (often beneficial, but sometimes destructive) event will result in a margin call. If you cannot meet a margin call, then exit the trade when the possibility of an early exercise rears its head. It's difficult enough to earn money on a consistent basis — especially for the beginning option trader. There is no reason to jeopardize your entire trading career by not understanding the rules when playing the game. Follow Mark Wolfinger on his ‘Options for Rookies’ blog: http://blog.mdwoptions.com
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Watchlist For March 16: CFW, LEI, AXK
Cano Petroleum Inc. ( AMEX: CFW ) shares are soaring in today's trading. The penny stock reached a high of $0.62 in early trading, and at last check, it was up 14.72% to $0.574, with volume up from daily average of 740,765 to 1.32 million. Cano Petroleum shares have a 52-week range of $0.28-$1.39. The stock is currently trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Year-to-date the stock gained 52.23%. Cano Petroleum is a Fort Worth, Texas-based independent oil and natural gas company, with assets onshore U.S. in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Lucas Energy Inc. ( AMEX: LEI ) shares are seeing a huge rally in today's trading. The small cap stock reached a high of $3.77 in early trading, and at last check, it was up 13.46% to $3.54, with volume up from daily average of 430,281 to 5.81 million. Lucas Energy shares have a 52-week range of $0.65-5.23. The stock is currently trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Year-to-date the stock gained 52.36%. Lucas Energy announced on Tuesday that it acquired an interest in the ARCO Fee A-908 No. 1 well from an independent operator. Lucas Energy is a Houston, Texas-based independent oil and gas company, engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Accelr8 Technology Corporation ( AMEX: AXK ) shares are seeing a huge rally in today's trading. The small cap stock reached a high of $3.89 in early trading, and at last check, it was up 29.21% to $3.45, with volume up from daily average of 103,043 to 320,029. Accelr8 Technology shares have a 52-week range of $0.65-$5.70. The stock is currently trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Year-to-date the stock gained 248.48%. Acdelr8 Technology is a Denver, Colorado-based company, focusing on the development and commercialization of integrated system to identify bacteria and their mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in critically ill patients.
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Analyst Actions on Chinese Stocks: CEDU, CHL, CVVT, FSIN, HEAT, HOGS, LDK, LFC ... (Mar 16, 2011)
& Co. maintained Perform rating on ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ:CEDU). Piper
Jaffray maintained Neutral rating on ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ:CEDU), and cut
price target from $9 to $7.50. Credit Suisse maintained Outperform rating on
China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL), and cut price target from HK$116 to HK$93 on the
companys Hong Kong-listed shares. Morgan Stanley maintained Equal-weight rating
on China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). Deutsche Bank maintained Hold rating on China
Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). Standard Chartered reiterated Outperform rating on China
Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL), and cut price target from HK$90 to HK$88 on the companys
Hong Kong-listed shares. Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating and $15
price target on China Valves Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVVT). Rodman & Renshaw
cut price target to $11.50 on Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSIN), with Market
Outperform rating. Barclays Capital maintained Equal Weight rating and $6 price
target on SmartHeat Inc (NASDAQ:HEAT). Oppenheimer & Co. maintained Perform
rating and $6 price target on SmartHeat Inc (NASDAQ:HEAT). Global Hunter
Securities upgraded Zhongpin Inc. (NASDAQ:HOGS) from Reduce to Neutral. Kaufman
Brothers reiterated Buy rating and $24 price target on LDK Solar Co., Ltd.
(NYSE:LDK). Credit Suisse maintained Neutral rating and HK$37 price target on
the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC).
Industrial Securities maintained Recommend rating on the Shanghai-listed shares
of China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC). Deutsche Bank maintained Hold
rating and HK$10.22 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of PetroChina
Company Limited (NYSE:PTR). Brean Murray maintained Buy rating on Puda Coal, Inc
(NYSE:PUDA), and raised price target from $20 to $21. JPMorgan maintained
Overweight rating and $16 price target on ShangPharma Corp (NYSE:SHP). Bank of
America maintained Buy rating and $30 price target on Spreadtrum Communications,
Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRD). Morgan Stanley maintained Overweight rating on 3SBio Inc.
(NASDAQ:SSRX). Piper Jaffray maintained Overweight rating and $22 price target
on 3SBio Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRX). Dahlman Rose reiterated Buy rating on Seaspan
Corporation (NYSE:SSW), and raised price target from $16 to $20. Roth Capital
Partners maintained Buy rating on Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YONG), and
cut price target from $17 to $15. Chardan Capital Markets reiterated Buy rating
and $11 price target on Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YONG).
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) Unloads Litton
Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) has decided to sell its mortgage servicing unit Litton Loan Servicing LP. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) Unloads Litton Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), one of the biggest banks in U.S., announced that it will sell its Houston-based mortgage servicing unit Litton Loan Servicing LP as the unit could not deliver the expected business. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) acquired Litton in 2007 to earn profit from buying discounted loans. The unit is facing investigations on using falsified paperwork and may have to pay fines. Michael DuValley, a spokesman for Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), said, "Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) is exploring strategic options for Litton Loan Servicing, which include a possible sale." Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) stocks are currently standing at 157.25. Price History Last Price: 157.25 52 Week Low / High: 129.5 / 186.41 50 Day Moving Average: 166.05 6 Month Price Change %: 2.6% 12 Month Price Change %: -9.5%
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Tornier BV (TRNX) Rated at “Outperform” by William Blair
TRNX) a Outperform rating in a research note released to investors today.
Tornier N.V. operates as a medical device company offering products that treat
orthopaedic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, ankle and foot. The
Companys products are organized in four major categories: upper extremity joints
and trauma, lower extremity joints and trauma, sports medicine and
orthobiologics, and large joints and other. The upper extremity products include
joint replacement and bone fixation devices for the shoulder, hand, wrist and
elbow; lower extremity products include joint replacement and bone fixation
devices for the foot and ankle; sports medicine and orthobiologics product
category includes products used across several anatomic sites to mechanically
repair tissue-to-tissue or tissue-to-bone injuries; and large joints and other
products include hip and knee joint replacement implants and ancillary products.
Tornier N.V. is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Shares of Tornier BV
(NASDAQ: TRNX) are trading down -2.12% as of Mar 16, 12:54PM EDT, hitting 18.60.
Tornier BV has a 52 week low of 17.80 and a 52 week high of 19.17. The companies
last released earnings were -1.43 per share. were The company has a market cap
of 706.58M and a price-to-earnings ratio of . FavStocks.com - Tornier BV (TRNX)
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Tornier BV (TRNX) Rated at “Outperform” by William Blair
Equities research analysts at William Blair Rated shares of Tornier BV (NASDAQ: TRNX) a “Outperform” rating in a research note released to investors today.
Tornier N.V. operates as a medical device company offering products that treat orthopaedic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, ankle and foot. The Company’s products are organized in four major categories: upper extremity joints and trauma, lower extremity joints and trauma, sports medicine and orthobiologics, and large joints and other. The upper extremity products include joint replacement and bone fixation devices for the shoulder, hand, wrist and elbow; lower extremity products include joint replacement and bone fixation devices for the foot and ankle; sports medicine and orthobiologics product category includes products used across several anatomic sites to mechanically repair tissue-to-tissue or tissue-to-bone injuries; and large joints and other products include hip and knee joint replacement implants and ancillary products. Tornier N.V. is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Shares of Tornier BV (NASDAQ: TRNX) are trading down -2.12% as of Mar 16, 12:54PM EDT, hitting 18.60. Tornier BV has a 52 week low of 17.80 and a 52 week high of 19.17. The companies last released earnings were -1.43 per share. were The company has a market cap of 706.58M and a price-to-earnings ratio of .
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TODAY’S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, News Week Overview March 16th, 2011 Stock Futures
to start yesterdays trading session. The major index composites attempted to
climb their way out of the hole throughout the trading session in the United
States yesterday, but it was a far climb. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500
ended the day in the red. Work market turmoil relating to the disaster in Japan
continues to take a toll on stocks. Today, the February housing starts and
building permits report will post during the first half of trading. In addition
to this report today, the Producer Price Index will post via the Commerce
Department. The Producer Price Index is a measure of wholesale inflation and is
expected to have bumped up slightly. The rest of the week will be busy as well.
Thursday will be a busy day for economic reports. The government's weekly
report on initial jobless claims is scheduled this day. It rose last week but is
expected to have dropped from the previous week's numbers. In addition to this
report, the U.S. consumer price index will also post and this report will
provide data on inflation. The price index is expected to have risen. Adding to
the flurry of information this day will be the Philadelphia Fed Index for
February which is a regional reading on manufacturing. Friday reporting will be
minimal and the momentum created earlier in the week will help to support
trending on the last trading session of the week. World news developments will
help to push stock market trending this day as there are no major economic
reports scheduled to post. Currently, stock futures indicate that the major
index composites are positioned to open in the red and stocks are poised for a
lower open today. The Dow is posting negative .19 percent prior to opening bell.
Author: Frank Matto
Top 10 Most Widely Followed Small Cap Stocks: STP, SPWRA, YGE, CAKE, LEAP, SNV, WERN, KNX, ATHN, CAVM (Mar 16, 2011)
Below are the top 10 most widely followed Small Cap stocks, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET, based on the number of brokerage analysts following them. Two Chinese companies (STP, YGE) are on the list.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:STP) is the 1st most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 46 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 14 brokerage analysts. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) is the 2nd most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 39 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 15 brokerage analysts. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) is the 3rd most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 29 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 13 brokerage analysts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) is the 4th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 28 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 11 brokerage analysts. Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) is the 5th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 27 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 6 brokerage analysts.
Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV) is the 6th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 27 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 5 brokerage analysts. Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) is the 7th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 26 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 15 brokerage analysts. Knight Transportation (NYSE:KNX) is the 8th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 26 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 12 brokerage analysts. athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) is the 9th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 26 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 7 brokerage analysts. Cavium Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAVM) is the 10th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 25 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 14 brokerage analysts.
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Top 10 Most Widely Followed Small Cap Stocks: STP, SPWRA, YGE, CAKE, LEAP, SNV, WERN, KNX, ATHN, CAVM (Mar 16, 2011)
TODAY’S STOCK MARKET DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, News Week Overview March 16th, 2011 Stock Futures
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Stock index composites revealed negative trending after a significant sell-off to start yesterday’s trading session. The major index composites attempted to climb their way out of the hole throughout the trading session in the United States yesterday, but it was a far climb. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended the day in the red. Work market turmoil relating to the disaster in Japan continues to take a toll on stocks. Today, the February housing starts and building permits report will post during the first half of trading. In addition to this report today, the Producer Price Index will post via the Commerce Department. The Producer Price Index is a measure of wholesale inflation and is expected to have bumped up slightly. The rest of the week will be busy as well. Thursday will be a busy day for economic reports. The government's weekly report on initial jobless claims is scheduled this day. It rose last week but is expected to have dropped from the previous week's numbers. In addition to this report, the U.S. consumer price index will also post and this report will provide data on inflation. The price index is expected to have risen. Adding to the flurry of information this day will be the Philadelphia Fed Index for February which is a regional reading on manufacturing. Friday reporting will be minimal and the momentum created earlier in the week will help to support trending on the last trading session of the week. World news developments will help to push stock market trending this day as there are no major economic reports scheduled to post. Currently, stock futures indicate that the major index composites are positioned to open in the red and stocks are poised for a lower open today. The Dow is posting negative .19 percent prior to opening bell. Author: Frank Matto
Top 10 Most Widely Followed Small Cap Stocks: STP, SPWRA, YGE, CAKE, LEAP, SNV, WERN, KNX, ATHN, CAVM (Mar 16, 2011)
before 4:30 AM ET, based on the number of brokerage analysts following them. Two
Chinese companies (STP, YGE) are on the list. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
(ADR) (NYSE:STP) is the 1st most widely followed stock in this segment of the
market. It is covered by 46 analysts. It currently receives positive investment
ratings from 14 brokerage analysts. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) is the
2nd most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by
39 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 15 brokerage
analysts. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) is the 3rd most
widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 29
analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 13 brokerage
analysts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) is the 4th most
widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 28
analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 11 brokerage
analysts. Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) is the 5th most widely
followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 27 analysts. It
currently receives positive investment ratings from 6 brokerage analysts.
Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV) is the 6th most widely followed stock in this
segment of the market. It is covered by 27 analysts. It currently receives
positive investment ratings from 5 brokerage analysts. Werner Enterprises, Inc.
(NASDAQ:WERN) is the 7th most widely followed stock in this segment of the
market. It is covered by 26 analysts. It currently receives positive investment
ratings from 15 brokerage analysts. Knight Transportation (NYSE:KNX) is the 8th
most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 26
analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 12 brokerage
analysts. athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) is the 9th most widely followed stock
in this segment of the market. It is covered by 26 analysts. It currently
receives positive investment ratings from 7 brokerage analysts. Cavium Networks,
Inc. (NASDAQ:CAVM) is the 10th most widely followed stock in this segment of the
market. It is covered by 25 analysts. It currently receives positive investment
ratings from 14 brokerage analysts.
Alternative Energy ETFs Winning Favor
With stocks down the past two days in reaction to the tragic events in Japan, one sector has seen impressive gains, namely alternative energy exchange-traded funds, which invest in companies focused on solar, wind, biofuels. On Tuesday, the Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy (NYSE: GEX ) ETF was higher for a second straight day, as was the First Trust Global Wind Energy (NYSE: FAN ) ETF. The Guggenheim Global Solar (NYSE: TAN ) and Market Vectors Solar Energy (NYSE: KWT ) ETFs also posted back-to-back gains. With the world fixated on news images of smoking reactors in Japan, there's every chance these funds will continue to fare well. For the moment, alternative energy ETFs remain relatively small – the largest, TAN, has roughly $168 million in assets. You can opt for one of two overarching strategies for investing in them: Buy a diversified alternative energy ETF or focus on a particular technology, such as solar or wind. Both strategies minimize risk by giving you a grab-bag full of companies, of course. But let's suppose that instead of investing across the entire alternative energy space, you liked wind energy best. After all, you might say, it's renewable, it's relatively low tech and it's already in widespread use. Even more important than your own opinions, however, is the fact that wind energy recently received some important backing from the White House. It's an example of the old axiom — follow the money. On Feb. 7, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu introduced a strategic plan to speed development of offshore wind energy. The pair also made available up to $50.5 million "for projects that support offshore wind energy deployment and several high priority Wind Energy Areas in the mid-Atlantic that will spur rapid, responsible development" of the region's offshore wind-energy resources. The key words in the statement above are" mid-Atlantic," that is, the coastal waters bordering the nation's most populous and power-hungry regions; "rapid," which you could construe as windmills, even those operating in harsh ocean environments, that can be erected faster than coal-generated power plant; and as for statement's use of the word "responsible," die-hard environmentalists may disagree, but windmills turning from ocean breezes pose little or no harm to people or the ecosystem. You could make what is perhaps an equally good argument in support of solar, which makes sense in the nation's sun-drenched Southwest. The Department of Energy, hedging its bets, likes solar, too. Last December, the department handed out $400 million in loan guarantees for plants that would produce solar panels in Colorado and Indiana. According to the statement, the plants "will use new manufacturing technology for Cadmium-Telluride panels that has never before been deployed commercially in the world. At full capacity, the project will be capable of producing 840 megawatts of solar panels each year." In making its funds available, the Department of Energy is working to fulfill a mandate to generate 80% of America's electricity via clean-energy sources by 2035. It's a mandate that will likely stay in place at least while Obama remains in the White House. Coupled with Japan's nuclear disaster, it could bode well for the holdings of alternative energy ETFs. At the time of publication, Mark Ingebretsen did not hold any of the funds named in this article.
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Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Delves Into Animal Health
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Animal Health has decided to integrate Alpharma to provide diversified products and services. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Delves Into Animal Health The global pharmaceutical company Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced that its Animal Health division is planning to incorporate Alpharma, the wholly owned subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals, into its business group to provide various products and services. The company acquired King Pharmaceuticals in February. The company can strengthen its market by utilizing Alpharma's water-soluble therapeutics and medicated feed additives. President of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Animal Health for U.S. Clint Lewis said, "We want to be viewed by customers and colleagues as the best animal health company with exceptional people, products and services." Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stocks were at 19.76 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 15.2% change in the stock price over the past 3 months. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.52 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.58 Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 15 in the industry
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Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE:BWS) Reports 4Q10 Results below Expectation
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE:BWS) reported fourth fiscal quarter result below analysts' expectation on Tuesday. The Company said it posted net earnings of $3.4 million, or $0.08 per share, in the fiscal fourth quarter, compared to $5 million, or $0.12 per share, in the same quarter last year. Excluding items, adjusted earnings totaled $0.11 per share, missing analyst estimate by 4 cents. Net sales rose 6.8%, to $604.5 million from $566.0 million in the year-ago period, below the street estimate of $618.5 million. Gross profit accounts for 38.9% of sales versus 41.1% last year and it increased by $2.9 million year over year to $235.3 million. Famous Footwear net sales increased 3.7% to $355.5 million, driven by a 4.9% same-store sales increase. It's gross profit rate increased by 50 basis points to 44.6% of net sales. Net sales in the Wholesale division rose 15.1% to $173.9 million, with increases across the majority of its brands and channels of distribution and its gross profit rate decreased to 26.6% of net sales in the quarter from 34.6% in the year-ago period. Net sales in the Specialty Retail division were $75.1 million, reflecting a 3.2% same-store sales increase and its gross profit rate increased by 30 basis points to 40.6% of net sales. The company expects to earn between $1.37-$1.47 a share in 2011, while analysts were expecting a profit of $1.42 a share. For the first quarter of 2011, consolidated net sales are expected to increase in the high-single digit range, which includes an increase in same store sales at Famous Footwear in the low single digit range and an increase in Wholesale net sales in the high teens range, which includes sales from ASG brands. Analysts' are expecting to post revenues of $624 million for the first quarter of 2011. Shares of the company tumbled $2.77 or 19.33% to $11.56.Volume of 3.63 million shares has been traded compared to the daily average of 0.380 million shares. The stock has 52 week range of $10.25-$19.96. The market capitalization of the stock stands at $507.10 million P/E of 12.98 and beta of 2.10. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (Brown Shoe) operates in the footwear industry. Its activities include the operation of retail shoe stores and e-commerce Websites, as well as the sourcing and marketing of footwear for women, men and children. During the fiscal year ended January 30, 2010 (fiscal 2009), categories of its consolidated net sales were approximately 59% women's footwear, 26% men's footwear, 11% children's footwear and 4% accessories. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by epicstockpicks.com is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Epicstockpicks.com does expect that investors will buy and sell securities based on information assembled and presented herein. EpicStockPicks.com will not be responsible in any way for or accept any liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of information obtained from our website or emails. PLEASE always do your own due diligence, and consult your financial advisor.
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