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The Meek Continue To Dominate Equities

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:49:10 GMT

Early in April after a month long run off the bottom I posted a list of equities that gained at least 60% in the preceding 4 weeks (Apr 5: The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth: 92 Stocks Over $10 Returning 60%+) The list was a whose who of beaten down merchandise. Generally, by week 4-5 of an oversold rally these type of names begin to peter out but the ramp has been relentless in lower quality, low price stocks. My gut tells me quant (and other varieties) of hedge funds have been shorting these names, using fundamental reasons - expecting some pullback after huge runs - only to be run over again and again even in week 6 and 7 of this rally. All it takes nowadays is saying "business has stabilized at the worst levels we've seen in decades" to elicit glee and massive short covering rallies. While the market was flattish last week, I[More...]

Eyeing Opportunities In Micro-Cap Bio-Pharma Index

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:49:00 GMT

The accompanying table profiles the 13 companies mentioned in this article and statistics for all 113 companies (click here for a link to the entire index) with market caps between $25M-$150M, which are included in the new ETF Innovators (ETFI) Micro-Cap Bio-Pharma Index as a complement to the ETFI Emerging Bio-Pharma Index of companies with market caps between $150M-$1.5B.[More...]

Best Perfomers Over Last Quarter

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:14:00 GMT

It is a moot point looking at weekly winners this week; just a handful of stocks moving up led by such growers as Campbell Soup (CPB) aka "people will still need to eat soup if nothing else" trade. So instead I am going to look at the best and worst performers the past 3 months. In this post we have every stock over $1.25B in market cap returning 15%+ (115 stocks) Now keep in mind the data is a bit misleading because 3 months ago at this time we were in the throes of another painful correction, in a series of step ladders down. About 90 days ago Fannie and Freddie and Lehman were falling off a cliff, and we were just over a week away from Hank Paulson going to Congress to create a plan to backup Fannie/Freddie. So this was a "bottom" and the financials rallied hard for the next 6-7 weeks - Fannie/Freddie of course were officially taken over within 2 months from that point.[More...]

Analyst Comments: Wonder Auto, Pactiv, Advance Auto Parts, Cree

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:55:00 GMT

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (WATG) enjoys a strong market share in alternators and starters in China and is strategically positioned in the faster-growing sub-segments in these markets. The acquisitions of Jinzhou Hanhua and Jinzhou Karham are expected to reduce the cost of raw materials and components. However, weak...[More...]

Analyst Comments: ACE, Pactiv Corporation, XL Capital, Charlotte Russe, Crocs, Amdocs, Harris Interactive, China Southern

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:49:33 GMT

ACE, Ltd. (ACE) intends to release its 1Q08 results after market close on April 29, 2008, with a conference call scheduled for the next day. While recent quarterly results experienced benefits (from net investment income and a favorable prior period development), our concerns for potential pressure on shares that could be experienced...[More...]

NASDAQ Technical Picture - High Volume Shake Out

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:52:17 GMT

Today marks the best day of the year (not hard to do). Technically we finally got a daily reversal bar (outside day/higher close) amid heavy volume. Nice short covering rally in the afternoon.Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to earnings: Trading Up: FFIV +19.4%; NVEC +16.1%; TRMB +15.1%; SYMC +9.2%; PLXS +8.4%; PLCM +7.7%; QCOM +7.2%; WDC<[More...]

Best Performing Stocks the past Month

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:29:48 GMT

Below is a list of the best performing stocks of the past month. I always like to look at these lists to see what the market is favoring, try to find some new ideas, and to see how stocks I favor do in the big scope of things.Since I focus mostly on mid caps and large caps I focused on market capitalizations of $2 billion or greater, trading at least 100,000 shares a day, and a price of at least $10. Using a minimum return of 12% for the past month, the list generated 179 names. Keep in mind the S&P 500 is up around 2.5% in that same time frame, and if not for Friday's big rally it would of been closer to 1.2%. I will highlight in green the fund holdings, and in blue stocks of interest to me (either considering to add to the fund, a stock that has been discussed a lot, or past holdings)<[More...]

Valuation Justified for Pactiv

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:07:45 GMT

The following excerpts explain why Zacks manufacturing sector analyst Mario Ricchio remains neutral on Pactiv Corporation (PTV), the packaging company:'Pactiv Corporation reported third quarter EPS of $0.45, in line with our expectations and up 12.5% year-over-year, amid sales growth (from the Prairie Packaging acquisition) and lower selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses from lower advertising and...[More...]

Jobless Rate Soars in County, State

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:54:00 GMT

Jan. 22--YAKIMA, Wash. -- The parking lot at WorkSource Yakima was so full that cars had to circle it once or twice to find a spot.
Bossert has become a frequent visitor to the job assistance agency since she was laid off from her hand sander job at Martin Archery in Yakima last August.
The number of jobless in Yakima County continued to increase in December, according to preliminary figures from the state Employment Security Department.

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The Meek Continue To Dominate Equities

Eyeing Opportunities In Micro-Cap Bio-Pharma Index

Best Perfomers Over Last Quarter

Analyst Comments: Wonder Auto, Pactiv, Advance Auto Parts, Cree

Analyst Comments: ACE, Pactiv Corporation, XL Capital, Charlotte Russe, Crocs, Amdocs, Harris Interactive, China Southern

NASDAQ Technical Picture - High Volume Shake Out

Best Performing Stocks the past Month

Valuation Justified for Pactiv

Jobless Rate Soars in County, State

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Pactiv Posts Record EPS of $0.73 and a Significant Upturn in Volume

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Pactiv Presentation at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference to Be Webcast Live

Pactiv Posts Record EPS of $0.69 and Significant Free Cash Flow in First Quarter

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Pactiv To Hold Conference Call To Discuss First Quarter 2009 Earnings

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Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Oct 26 Filed by: OLIVER MICHAEL O (10K)

Form 4 HENDERSON MARY R For: May 20 (10K)

Form 4 DARNALL ROBERT J For: Mar 04 (10K)

Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Feb 27 Filed by: DARNALL ROBERT J (10K)

Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Feb 09 Filed by: Doyle Joseph E (10K)

Form 4 WAMBOLD RICHARD L For: Feb 06 (10K)

Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Nov 12 Filed by: OLIVER MICHAEL O (10K)

Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Oct 28 Filed by: WAMBOLD RICHARD L (10K)

Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Oct 27 Filed by: WAMBOLD RICHARD L (10K)

Form 4 PACTIV CORP For: Sep 19 Filed by: WAMBOLD RICHARD L (10K)