ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Apple AAPL NASD 505.52 +545.8 1.83
ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 85.26 +295.8 12.68
IBM IBM NYSE 192.57 +172.1 10.95
General Electric GE NYSE 19.26 +146.5 6.22
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 38.56 +131.1 5.67
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 64.99 +130.7 11.94
Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 64.92 +127.2 12.11
Berkshire Hathaway B BRK/B NYSE 79.44 +110.0 8.22
Philip Morris Intl PM NYSE 82.00 +100.9 12.37
Merck MRK NYSE 38.84 +99.0 8.90
Amazoncom AMZN NASD 182.44 +88.8 2.86
Schlumberger SLB NYSE 78.03 +86.5 7.91
Verizon Communications VZ NYSE 38.34 +79.4 11.76
Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 62.05 +76.5 8.50
McDonald's MCD NYSE 99.87 +76.2 8.62
Citigroup C NYSE 32.92 +76.0 3.72
Abbott Labs ABT NYSE 56.37 +72.9 9.78
ConocoPhillips COP NYSE 73.12 +72.2 8.58
United Technologies UTX NYSE 83.78 +63.3 9.49
Caterpillar CAT NYSE 114.10 +59.2 4.68
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Chevron CVX NYSE 106.41 -155.3 0.05
Intel INTC NASD 26.98 -154.4 0.15
Bank Of America BAC NYSE 8.05 -149.9 0.31
Oracle ORCL NASD 28.79 -148.1 0.09
Cisco Systems CSCO NASD 20.11 -127.8 0.08
Qualcomm QCOM NASD 62.34 -123.2 0.11
Pfizer PFE NYSE 21.39 -117.2 0.05
Comcast CMCSA NASD 28.68 -105.1 0.04
PepsiCo PEP NYSE 62.59 -88.0 0.26
Amgen AMGN NASD 68.16 -67.5 0.09
iShrs MSCI Emerg Mkts EEM ARCA 44.03 -61.2 0.21
Gilead Sciences GILD NASD 47.28 -60.8 0.68
Kraft Foods KFT NYSE 38.19 -52.8 0.09
Home Depot HD NYSE 46.49 -50.9 0.12
eBay EBAY NASD 34.56 -50.5 0.09
UnitedHealth Group UNH NYSE 54.70 -48.2 0.11
Costco Wholesale COST NASD 83.95 -41.7 0.08
VISA (Cl A) V NYSE 114.33 -40.5 0.25
Celgene CELG NASD 75.07 -38.5 0.15
Dell DELL NASD 18.10 -34.8 0.36
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
52 Week Highs and Lows
NYSE
New Highs 118 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ ACCO Brands ABD 12.10 59,819 AES AES 13.85 1,148,228 Acuity AYI 61.56 14,430 Advance Auto Parts AAP 87.49 495,337 Allied World AWH 68.19 15,957 Bebidas de Americas ADS ABV 38.82 380,221 Bebidas de Americas ADS C ABV/C 31.81 3,748 Amer Finl Grp 7% Snr Nt AFQ 27.64 5,211 Ameriprise Finl 7.75% Nts AMPpA 29.07 5,093 Ametek AME 49.71 65,021 Anadarko Pete APC 88.68 1,097,786 ApartmentInvMgmt7%Cl Z AIVpZ 24.85 500 Armstrong Wrld Ind AWI 50.97 7,800 Assurant AIZ 44.20 98,034 AutoZone AZO 361.98 51,974 BB&T Corp BBT 30.35 859,199 Barnes Group B 27.98 132,984 Beam Inc BEAM 56.62 216,217 BlkRk IncoTr BNA 10.67 19,173 BorgWarner BWA 82.82 193,309 Brookfield Off Prop Cda BOXC 25.72 100 CPFL Energia ADS CPL 32.15 37,396 CVS Caremark CVS 45.00 1,929,414 Cabelas CAB 33.26 441,216 Carters CRI 44.18 30,793 Cedar Fair LP FUN 28.29 32,044 Centene CNC 50.36 125,301 Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG 384.97 151,116 Colfax CFX 36.33 57,395 Energ Gerais-Cemig C CIG/C 19.09 200 Concho Resources CXO 116.82 126,131 ContinentalRes CLR 90.10 280,186 Copa Hldgs Cl A CPA 76.84 83,852 Cosan Ltd A CZZ 14.48 68,853 Crown Castle Intl CCI 51.20 127,627 CubeSmart CUBE 11.90 155,625 Cummins CMI 123.81 393,545 Cutwater Select Incm Fd CSI 19.72 7,825 Drdgold Limited ADS DRD 7.55 31,290 DWS Strat Inco KST 14.04 3,702 Delphi Automotive DLPH 31.34 543,872 Dick's Sporting Goods DKS 45.46 149,992 Discover Fnl Svcs DFS 30.01 796,902 EastGroup Properties EGP 50.94 28,496 Ecolab Inc ECL 62.24 292,581 Ecopetrol EC 56.77 97,340 El Paso Corp EP 27.39 1,287,250 Embotelladora B AKO/B 31.16 754 Entergy Louis 1 Mtg Bd ELA 27.85 1,914 Enterprise Pdts Partners EPD 52.50 99,780 F M C Corp FMC 96.00 98,552 Fomento Economico FMX 75.42 32,431 Foot Locker FL 28.56 108,820 HBFuller FUL 30.92 25,673 GNC Holdings A GNC 33.70 443,014 Genesis Energy GEL 30.66 14,495 Genuine Parts GPC 66.17 180,812 Goodrich Corp GR 125.90 175,850 GulfMark Offshore A GLF 51.75 25,470 Heartland Payment HPY 28.68 14,139 Holly Energy Partners HEP 63.21 17,703 Home Depot HD 46.50 1,933,933 Hornbeck Offshore HOS 40.36 219,069 Huaneng Power HNP 26.31 8,514 Hubbell B HUB/B 76.53 25,028 Jabil Circuit JBL 26.27 387,349 KapStone Paper & Pkg KS 20.38 38,751 Kayne Anderson Engy Dev KED 23.58 47,648 Kennametal KMT 46.73 49,158 Kilroy Realty KRC 44.18 74,775 LSI Corp LSI 8.52 2,048,732 Las Vegas Sands LVS 54.00 1,676,485 Limited Brands LTD 46.68 436,940 Lowe's Cos LOW 27.73 1,800,410 MFS Charter MCR 9.69 22,400 MFS Inc Tr MIN 6.66 68,864 MaquarieInfrastr MIC 29.41 3,381 Main Street Capital MAIN 23.43 28,337 Men's Wearhouse MW 39.28 39,428 MetLife 5.875% Sr.Nt 2033 MLG 26.99 500 Motorola Solutions MSI 50.00 667,181 Navigant Consulting NCI 14.27 24,717 Neenah Paper NP 26.22 7,198 Noble Energy NBL 105.46 269,991 Nstar NST 47.59 21,437 Nu Skin Enterprises NUS 54.72 71,548 Oceaneering Intl OII 56.33 289,665 Oxford Indus OXM 52.41 12,477 PS Business Parks PSB 65.29 6,327 Pearson PLC PSO 19.57 75,549 Philip Morris Intl PM 82.66 1,747,250 Pioneer Natural PXD 119.19 763,599 Plains Exploration PXP 45.25 376,600 Prestige Brands Hldgs PBH 13.72 19,303 Public Str Dep. pfd. D PSApD 25.99 8,664 Public Storage Dep Pfd S PSApS 25.34 18,240 Regency Energy Partners RGP 26.38 50,183 RenaissanceRe Hldgs 6.08% RNRpC 25.44 2,409 Sally Beauty Hldgs SBH 23.60 175,555 Solutia SOA 28.19 241,805 Standard Motor SMP 24.83 23,205 Sturm Ruger RGR 44.60 27,836 Sunoco Logistics Partners SXL 41.16 15,279 SYNNEX SNX 40.27 37,222 Taiwan Semi Mfg TSM 14.77 1,089,797 Taubman Ctrs TCO 70.03 65,699 Teledyne Tech TDY 61.59 22,817 Thermon Group Holdings THR 20.12 24,477 Torchmark TMK 48.87 120,532 Tri-Continental TY 15.77 3,728 UIL Hldgs UIL 36.22 56,758 U.S. Silica Holdings SLCA 18.22 13,320 Ultrapar Participaco UGP 21.70 41,583 VF Corp VFC 149.47 257,716 Vector Group VGR 18.30 34,240 Vulcan Materials VMC 48.00 131,467 Wells Fargo Cap VII 5.85% WPK 25.66 4,750 White Mountains Insur WTM 481.40 2,175 New Lows 0 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------
NASDAQ
New Highs 73 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ AMC Networks A AMCX 45.69 47,237 Ansys ANSS 65.36 15,108 ASML Hldg NV ASML 47.20 339,342 Align Technology ALGN 27.23 42,218 American Railcar Inds ARII 31.45 14,640 AmTr Fincl Svcs AFSI 27.67 23,202 Amylin Pharm AMLN 18.45 470,377 Approach Resources AREX 38.68 163,797 Ascena Retail Group ASNA 37.93 55,892 Banner BANR 20.70 24,094 Blue Dolphin BDCO 10.48 90,686 Boston Priv Fincl Hldgs BPFH 9.28 31,898 Bridge Capital Hldgs BBNK 12.60 12,049 CA Inc CA 27.42 854,494 CVB Fincl CVBF 11.43 41,661 Cadence Design Systems CDNS 12.07 152,932 Calavo Growers CVGW 28.58 1,571 Charter Communications CHTR 62.60 31,335 Cincinnati Fincl CINF 35.80 182,762 Cintas CTAS 38.86 152,418 Cracker Barrel CBRL 55.22 138,032 Credit Acceptance CACC 96.99 3,617 Cynosure (Cl A) CYNO 17.68 10,363 DealerTrack Hldgs TRAK 31.41 27,687 eHealth EHTH 17.24 92,188 FARO Techs FARO 59.66 33,524 Finish Line (Cl A) FINL 24.04 127,838 First Merchants FRME 11.42 17,100 First Tr ISE Cloud Comp SKYY 20.71 6,285 Garmin GRMN 44.72 235,451 GeoResources GEOI 33.84 13,014 Gladstn Comcl 7.125 C Pfd GOODN 25.80 1,600 Golar LNG Partners LP GMLP 36.85 4,656 GRAVITY Co ADS GRVY 2.98 408,182 Halozyme Therapeutics HALO 11.95 108,126 Huntingtn Pfd Cp 7.875% C HPCCP 27.59 400 IDEXX Laboratories IDXX 89.32 48,788 Integrated Silicon Sol ISSI 11.04 52,481 Intel INTC 27.07 14,812,774 iSh MSCI Emg Mkts Asia EEMA 56.58 200 Landstar System LSTR 54.18 20,750 Lincoln Electric Hldgs LECO 47.75 80,994 magicJack VocalTec CALL 20.62 161,822 Micros Systems MCRS 53.52 37,373 Monro Muffler Brake MNRO 47.26 25,188 Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL 45.20 17,510 On Assignment ASGN 14.06 54,537 Openwave Systems OPWV 2.60 1,105,860 PacWest Bancorp PACW 23.42 23,705 Pool POOL 37.26 34,988 Primoris Services PRIM 16.86 48,893 Qualcomm QCOM 62.46 3,186,664 RBC Bearings ROLL 48.03 6,466 Russ SmCp Consistent Gwth SCOG 64.75 200 Saba Software SABA 12.24 18,417 Shuffle Master SHFL 15.15 67,231 Sterling Finl Washington STSA 20.27 6,269 Steven Madden SHOO 43.76 35,846 Sucampo Pharm (Cl A) SCMP 6.95 8,717 Susser Hldgs SUSS 26.63 18,193 Synageva BioPharma GEVA 38.84 1,780 Tangoe TNGO 18.48 184,586 Taylor Devices TAYD 11.50 5,256 TriCo Bancshares TCBK 16.94 2,000 Vanguard Russ 1000 Growth VONG 65.49 900 Verisk Analytics Inc VRSK 41.79 44,350 ViroPharma VPHM 32.68 95,190 Wellesley Bancorp WEBK 12.69 304 West Bancorp WTBA 10.46 1,852 West Marine WMAR 13.49 2,807 Westport Innovations WPRT 45.85 157,137 Willis Lease Finance WLFC 14.82 470 Xyratex XRTX 17.52 34,577 New Lows 9 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Alexza Pharm ALXA 0.46 2,885,777 Amyris AMRS 6.06 50,107 ArthroCare Corp ARTC 23.54 622,511 Digirad DRAD 1.72 23,583 Digital Generation DGIT 10.78 181,742 Spherix SPEX 0.87 34,289 Sunshine Heart SSH 11.75 1,500 Superconductor Tech SCON 0.90 1,151,552 Telik TELK 0.16 40,510Comments »
Jim Rogers: Buy Assets That Thrive When Governments Fail
Nevada Puts Forth Regulations and Plans For Self Driving Cars
Apple Loses Market Share For a Second Month in China
They Say You Can Never Go Back: Netflix is Certainly Trying
Foxxconn Tries to Spruce up Their Image With Wage Hikes
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The CPI Sees its Highest Gain in Many Months
Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping Up
SPWR +13.6%, AMAT +6%, ACHN +5.5%, GMO +5.5%, CLD +5.2%, BGS +3.6%, BIDU +3.4%, DVA +2.9%, JASO +2.7%, HL +2.6%, ECA +2.6%, TSL +2.5%,
CBEY +2.3%, YGE +2.2%, WWWW +1.9%, LDK +1.8%, SINA +1.2%,
Gapping Down
RMTR -22.5%, QLIK -7.4%, MDRX -5.7%, MXWL -4.9%, FTR -4.7%, PRGN -4.2%, WOOF -3.5%, JWN -2.6%, ROG -2.4%, ARUN -2.3%, RP -2%, ROVI -2%, KEG -1.8%,
Comments »U.S. Equity Preview: ZNGA, WWWW, WOOF, SPWR, JWN, MXWL, LEAP, GILD, BIDU, & AMAT
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 5.6 percent to $13.95. The largest producer of chipmaking equipment predicted higher second-quarter profit than analysts had estimated, signaling that semiconductor makers are pulling out of a spending slump.
Baidu Inc. (BIDU) (BIDU US): China’s biggest Internet company by market value said earnings in the fourth quarter were 95 cents a share, excluding some items, beating the average analyst estimate of 90 cents.
Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR) . The phone company serving rural U.S. markets cut its quarterly dividend to 10 cents a share from 18.75 cents.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) dropped 20 percent to $44. The Foster City, California-based biopharmaceutical company said six out of eight participants in a study using its experimental hepatitis C drug showed “viral relapse” within four weeks after stopping a 12-week treatment plan.
Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) : The pay-as-you- go wireless carrier reported a smaller quarterly loss than analysts predicted as smartphone sales increased and subscribers added the company’s Muve Music streaming service.
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (MXWL) fell 4.9 percent to $20. The maker of electronic components declined as Robert W Baird & Co. shifted the company to “neutral” from “outperform,” based on lower-that-expected fourth quarter revenue.
Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) : The U.S. chain with more than 100 namesake department stores projected full-year earnings that trailed analysts’ estimates amid rising costs.
SunPower Corp. (SPWR) (SPWR US) rose 13 percent to $8.45. The solar panel company majority-owned by Total SA reported better- than-estimated earnings and 2012 sales in line with previous guidance.
VCA Antech Inc. (WOOF) : The largest U.S. operator of veterinary hospitals and clinics reported fourth-quarter profit of 21 cents a share, excluding some items, missing the average analyst estimate of 25 cents.
Web.com Group Inc. (WWWW) : The company that builds websites for small businesses said earnings in the fourth quarter were 28 cents a share, excluding some items, surpassing the average analyst estimate of 26 cents.
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) (ZNGA US) gained 2.4 percent to $12.34. The online game site that sold shares to the public in December plans to unveil a set of services designed to promote other developers and lessen its dependence on Facebook Inc., two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Comments »Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) Reiterated Buy with $70 target at Argus.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) Cut to Buy from Strong Buy at S&P Capital IQ.
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE: EMN) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) Reiterated Buy and target set at $61 by Argus.
Leap Wireless International (NASDAQ: LEAP) Cut to Neutral at Collins Stewart.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, Cut to Equalweight at Barclays.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) Raised to Buy with $202 target at Argus.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Reiterated Outperform with $145 target at Credit Suisse.
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) named as Aggressive Growth stock of the day at Zacks.
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Gold Fields, $GFI, Profits Jump on Higher Metal Prices
“Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI), the fourth-largest producer of the metal, more than doubled its dividend for last year after benefiting from higher sale prices in rand.
The 3.30 rand (43 U.S. cents) a share payout is “the highest dividend yield in the gold industry globally,” Chief Executive Officer Nick Hollandtold Bloomberg Television today. Gold Fields will keep its policy of paying out half of earnings after growth capital is deducted, Chief Financial Officer Paul Schmidt said in a separate Johannesburg presentation.
The company was little changed at 125.90 rand by 2:08 p.m. in Johannesburg trading, valuing it at 91.4 billion rand.
“Dividend policy has been well-accepted by the market,” said David Davis, an SBG Securities analyst. “I’ll be paying attention to their growth pipeline and how it’s funded.”
Gold Fields, which mined about half its 3.49 million ounces of 2011 output in South Africa, targets 5 million ounces a year in production or development by 2015. It’s growing in Peru andAustralia and plans mines in Mali, Finland and the Philippines.
The company reported fourth-quarter earnings excluding one- time items rose to 2.65 billion rand, or 3.68 rand a share, from 2.11 billion rand, or 2.91 rand, in the previous three months, according to a statement today. The median of five analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg was 3.62 rand a share….”
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