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Three Energy Stocks Our Top Managers May Have Overlooked

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:57:33 GMT

The last year and a half has been a tumultuous one not just for the financial sector but for the energy sector, as well. Just over a year ago, crude oil prices were topping out above $140 a barrel before starting a downward spiral that left prices bottoming out around $35 per barrel earlier this year.[More...]

Margins Levelling Off

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:40:00 GMT

When use of debt margin to buy stocks is at high levels, this is a signal that Mr. Market is feeling good. Risk is considered low, and investors are pumping money into the market, increasing equity values. But this is also a contrarian signal for value investors, who prefer to sell when the market is exuberant. Here's a look at margin debt use on the NYSE for the last two business cycle peaks: [More...]

Stock Picks 2009 Part II

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:19:00 GMT

Our researcher, Ronan Cull, has put together this list of stock picks (Irish, UK, Canadian and US) from around the web. Any take your fancy! Chart - Save - Alert with Zignals for free. "Changing Value: 9 picks for 2009 = APC, GE, ISRG, WFC, and more" Sheldon Liber (BloggingStocks.com) 1. American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 2. Anadarko Petroleum (APC) 3. Anglo American (AAUK) 4. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5. Diageo plc. (DEO) 6. General Electric Company (GE) 7. Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) 8. Wells Fargo and Company (WFC) 9. EZCorp Inc. (EZPW) "Brokers Bullish ISEQ after rise" Pat Boyle (Independent.ie) Davy: 1. CRH 2. Ryanair 3. Kerry 4. Glanbia 5. ARYZTA 6. Smurfit Kappa Group "Analysts Name Stock Picks for 2009" Ted Jackovies[More...]

Thursday Watchlist

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:00 GMT

I am finding more charts that look good on the long side, although most would benefit from a low volume pullback. Here is the my watchlist, all long: TNH, APWR, PXP, PDO, MTL, DO, SMH, AG, ZEUS, CLS, RRC, RIO, CNQ, FCX, AUY, TBSI, EXM, GPOR, XEC, CCJ, CHL, CRS, BEAV, WAG, ATI, PCP, APA, WW, EGLE, MPEL, RAH, ADCT, EGY, RIG, ENER. While the watchlist is dominated by long picks, I am not fully in the bullish camp yet. Yesterday's end of day selloff created some long upper wicks on candlestick charts, generally a bearish indicator. Let's take at the SPY chart as an example: [More...]

Historic Day Bouncers

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT

“Historic day” definitely refers to the global coordinated interest rate cut by the U.S., England, Europe, and China- the four most influential economies of our day. I was joking on my Twitter feed how exciting it was that China joined the “Allied Forces.” Yeah, the rate cuts probably took the world a step back from the cliff of a worldwide deep recession, but the positive benefits of the cuts, if any, probably won’t be felt for months and months. What mattered more for me today, and probably for those who monitor their investment accounts closely, it was just good to have a day where we weren’t in freefall.[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...]

Analyst Comments: Smith Int'l, Plains Exploration, Group 1 Auto, Carnival, UAL Corp, Canon, Quicksilver, BJ Services, Castle Brands

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:32:00 GMT

We are upgrading Smith International, Inc. (SII) shares to Buy from Hold following the stock?s recent weakness, which has made valuation very compelling, in our view. The recent completion of the W-H Energy acquisition provides Smith with entry into new product lines with favorable growth prospects, particularly internationally. Looking ahead, we expect the company to generate strong revenue growth and margin expansion, aided by demand acceleration, price increases and cost discipline. We have raised our EPS estimates (2008: $3.87 vs. $3.78; 2009: $4.90 vs. $4.69) and kept our price objective unchanged. Our price objective remains unchanged. Performance of oilfield service companies, including Smith International, is closely tied to capital expenditures by oil and gas companies on exploration and production (E&P) activities. Peak[More...]

Checking In On Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:47:00 GMT

As I mentioned earlier, I like to track a variety of hedge funds with different strategies just to see what everyone is up to each quarter. And, while I don't necessarily go in-depth on each fund, I do like to monitor major changes to their portfolios. In[More...]

PXP Announces Big 2Q08 Beat; Reaffirms Guidance. Pre Call Note

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:22:00 GMT

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Three Energy Stocks Our Top Managers May Have Overlooked

Margins Levelling Off

Stock Picks 2009 Part II

Thursday Watchlist

Historic Day Bouncers

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Analyst Comments: Smith Int'l, Plains Exploration, Group 1 Auto, Carnival, UAL Corp, Canon, Quicksilver, BJ Services, Castle Brands

Checking In On Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC

PXP Announces Big 2Q08 Beat; Reaffirms Guidance. Pre Call Note

Did Wall Street Forget About Chesapeake Energy's Haynesville Shale Monetization?

Chesapeake Hits Barnett Milestone: 1 Billion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Per Day

Petrohawk Energy Appoints New President

Chesapeake Announces Haynesville Shale Joint Venture Amendment With PXP

EDITORIAL: Sacramento Lacks the Will to Drill: Bill to Revive Offshore Drilling Killed

California Drops Offshore Oil Plan From Emergency Budget

Needy California Takes a New Look at Big Oil Project

OPINION: Drill, Baby Then Stop?

California Ponders Offshore Oil Project to Ease Budget Crisis

Calif. budget plan includes new offshore oil

Deal Could Revive Oil Drilling Plans

McMoRan Exploration Co. Updates Gulf of Mexico Exploration and Production Activities

PXP Closes Public Offering of Common Stock

PXP Prices Public Offering of Common Stock

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Haynesville Shale Joint Venture Amendment

PXP Announces 2009 Second Quarter Results: $44 Million Net Income, Lower Costs, Higher Haynesville Shale and Flatrock Production

PXP Announces Public Offering of 15,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Provides Operational Update

PXP's Tranquillon Ridge Project Update

BenchmarkJournal.Com Free Analyst Review for ACV, PXP, OC, AYI, OI and BMC

PXP Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Date & Conference Call Information

Form 4 DEES JERRY L For: Nov 05 (10K)

Form 4 DEES JERRY L For: Oct 28 (10K)

Form 4 DEES JERRY L For: Sep 16 (10K)

Form 4 ARNOLD ISAAC JR For: May 14 (10K)

Form 4/A PLAINS EXPLORATION & For: May 08 Filed by: GERRY ROBERT L III (10K)

Form 4 PLAINS EXPLORATION & For: May 07 Filed by: LOLLAR JOHN H (10K)

Form 4 Groat Charles G For: May 08 (10K)

Form 4 PLAINS EXPLORATION & For: May 08 Filed by: GERRY ROBERT L III (10K)

Form 4 Fry Thomas A III For: May 08 (10K)

Form 4 DELIMITROS TOM H For: May 08 (10K)