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Boone Pickens' Hedge Fund BP Capital: Licking Wounds (13F Filing Q1 2009)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:18:00 GMT

This is the 1st Quarter 2009 edition of our ongoing hedge fund portfolio tracking series. Before reading this update, make sure you check out the Hedge Fund 13F filings series preface. Next up, we have BP Capital. With all the commotion surrounding energy these days, it never hurts to track[More...]

Earnings Preview for Feb 9-13 - Earnings Preview

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) could top expectations. IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) and Terex Corporation (TEX) could miss. Though nearly 400 companies are scheduled to report, traders are going to keep a close eye on Washington. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will announce a revised bank bailout plan on Monday. This plan could include the creation of a bad bank to absorb distressed debts (what TARP was[More...]

Expectations Continue To Collapse - Earnings Trends

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:08:00 GMT

Key Points: Keep your eye on Trends, not Levels when it comes to estimate data Earnings expectations are collapsing for both the fourth quarter and 2009 Almost all areas are affected; Health Care is the only tenuous holdout Revisions ratios remain deep in negative territory P/Es based on 2009 estimates will prove to be to low as "E" plunges Energy was only source of significant growth in the third-quarter, but will fade in the fourth-quarter and 2009 Financial sector as a whole in the red in the third quarter Total Net Income Growth Total net income of those[More...]

A Look At The O&G Sector

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:48:00 GMT

In early morning trading, US stock futures are up on news of a government rescue package for Citibank. As I mentioned in last night's sector overview, sector charts are looking bearish here. A continuation of Friday's rally will provide some improved entries for short trades. As a side note, I recommend checking out the blogger sentiment polls at Ticker Sense. The figures going back to week of 10/23 are available on the lead page. Just for the record, here is the bullish percentage in the blogger sentiment poll for the past five weeks: 10/20 62.50% 10/27 52.17% 11/3 60.87% 11/10 65.22% 11/17 57.89% Usually the neutral figure fell between 15-25%. At least among bloggers, bullish sentiment has remained fairly[More...]

The Cuts Continue - Earnings Trends

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:35:00 GMT

Highlighted stocks include Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Duke Energy (DUK), MBIA (MBI) and Sunoco (SUN) Important note: Keep your focus on the trends in estimates, not on the actual projections! An estimate in motion tends to stay in motion. Earnings estimates are dropping rapidly, and nearly across the board. This is particularly true for 2009 estimates[More...]

Halloween Comes Early - Earnings Trends

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:41:00 GMT

Highlighted stocks include Amgen Inc (AMGN), Ashland Inc (ASH), EMC Corporation (EMC) and Terex Corporation (TEX). Important note: Keep your focus on the trends in estimates, not on the levels! An estimate in motion tends to stay in motion. Estimates are dropping rapidly, and nearly across the board. This means that the currently measured expectations for the fourth quarter and for 2009 are far too high. The growth rate expected[More...]

Earnings Expectations Plunging - Earnings Trends

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:28:00 GMT

This week's numbers do not include the passage of the bailout plan and I am unsure if it will do anything to slow the decline, either in the Financials or the rest of the market. The credit markets are frozen more solid than Greenland, and that will spread the pain far beyond lower Manhattan the longer it persists. There are only a relative handful of actual earnings reports in, and those do not seem that encouraging, although on balance they are still beating expectations. There is considerable uncertainty about third-quarter earnings and the very slow pace of estimate revisions does not give us that much to go on. We are not even that sure how much of the Financial sector will be included in the results at this point. Huge players as of a year ago effectively no longer exist as far as the public market is concerned. Lehman, Fannie, Freddie, WAMU and AIG effectively longer exist as public companies. Bear Sterns,[More...]

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:14:00 GMT

And here is the list of worst perfomers... keep in mind this is over a 90 day period. I show 136 stocks that lost at least 45% in the previous quarter. Very bad. The list is obvious - anything global growth, commodity related or the "dead" financial types.CriteriaMarket capitalization $1.25B+Average trading volume 100K+Stock price $0+Return this month -45%+Green names we own, blue names we have owned in the past or discussed in the blog. In orange I listed names we owned at some point during the quarter.[More...]

Earnings Estimates Falling - Earnings Trends

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:55:00 GMT

We started to get the first peak at third-quarter earnings with reports from 19 firms in the S&P 500. The median year over year growth rate currently stands 0.0%. The median surprise stands at +2.04% and positive surprises lead disappointments by a 5:3 margin. Both measures are well below the "normal" levels of about 3.0, but it is still early. Due to the small sample, size those numbers will fluctuate significantly as each additional company reports. There is considerable uncertainty about third-quarter earnings and the very slow pace of estimate revisions does not give us that much to go on. We are not even that sure how much of the Financial sector will be included in the results at this point. Huge players as of a year ago effectively no longer exist as far as the public market is concerned. Lehman, Fannie, Freddie, WAMU and AIG effectively longer exist as public companies. Bear Sterns and Merrill Lynch have been merged out of[More...]

Analysts Continue to Slash Estimates

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:55:00 GMT

We have started to get the first peak at third-quarter earnings as a few of the firms with August fiscal quarter ends start to report. The first out of the gate was Lehman Brothers and it was ugly, then Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) came out with far better than expected numbers, although they were of absolutely terrible quality. A huge part of Morgan Stanley?s gains came from the fact that their bonds (not their holds, but the actual bonds they had issued) were trading at a very deep discount. All fell sharply on the news, and for Lehman the fall was permanent. Lehman?s results are no longer included in the S&P 500, and thus the numbers that you see significantly understate the downside. [More...]

Gas Drilling: Good or Bad for Garrett?: Resident Says Neighbors Thinking Only of Money

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:46:00 GMT

Jun. 27--CUMBERLAND -- A Garrett County resident said her neighbors appear to be thinking only of money as they eagerly sign leases to energy companies wanting to drill for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.
Barbara Pritts of Deer Park said she and her family, which owns about 160 acres, made the decision not to allow drilling on their land to protect her "wonderful water."
The third-generation to live on the family farm and a real estate agent, Pritts said she's concerned about water quality, availability and the future ability of her neighbors to get along with each other.

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Boone Pickens' Hedge Fund BP Capital: Licking Wounds (13F Filing Q1 2009)

Earnings Preview for Feb 9-13 - Earnings Preview

Expectations Continue To Collapse - Earnings Trends

A Look At The O&G Sector

The Cuts Continue - Earnings Trends

Halloween Comes Early - Earnings Trends

Earnings Expectations Plunging - Earnings Trends

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Earnings Estimates Falling - Earnings Trends

Analysts Continue to Slash Estimates

Gas Drilling: Good or Bad for Garrett?: Resident Says Neighbors Thinking Only of Money

Port Carbon Council Considers COG

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Will Open Local Office

Cabot Oil & Gas to Close Charleston Headquarters, Cut 40 Jobs

Pickens Boosts Holdings in Energy Companies

MGE Asks to Raise Rates, Cites Increasing Costs

Range Resources Happy About Its 2004 Venture into Gas Field

Gordon Sewer Delinquencies Continue to Fall

Range Resources CEO's compensation up 23 percent

Southwestern Energy CEO pay climbs 35 pct. in 2008

EnerCom, Inc. To Host The London Oil & Gas Conference(TM) 18 June 2009

Cabot Oil & Gas Announces Organizational Changes

EnerCom, Inc. To Host The London Oil & Gas Conference(TM) 18 June 2009 - May 27 2009 12:53PM

Oil and Gas Investor Announces Twenty Four Presenting Companies at Energy Capital Investment Symposium, June 3, Houston

AB Resources Poised to Become a Leading Operator in Marcellus Shale Exploration and Development

EnerCom, Inc. To Host the London Oil & Gas Conference(TM) 18 June 2009 - May 5 2009 12:56PM

Cabot Oil & Gas Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call - Apr 29 2009 7:52AM

Cabot Oil & Gas Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Cabot Oil & Gas Declares Dividend

Cabot Oil & Gas Announces First Quarter Profits

Form 4 LIBERATORE THOMAS S For: May 26 (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: May 01 Filed by: PEACOCK P DEXTER (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 23 Filed by: Arnold J Scott (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 23 Filed by: HUTTON JEFFREY W (10K)

Form 4 LIBERATORE THOMAS S For: Feb 23 (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 23 Filed by: MACHESNEY LISA A (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 19 Filed by: Arnold J Scott (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 19 Filed by: LIBERATORE THOMAS S (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 19 Filed by: MACHESNEY LISA A (10K)

Form 4 CABOT OIL & GAS CORP For: Feb 19 Filed by: DINGES DAN O (10K)