Monday, April 21, 2008

Today's Alerts

AG 69.50 Buyers
AGU 89.00 Breakout
APC 68.50 Buyers
AMB 57.00 Buyers
BNI 100.00 Breakout
CAM 50.75 Breakout
CNQ 85.00 Breakout
DE 92.00 Buyers
DNR 32.25 Sellers
EXC 87.50 Breakout
FCX 115.00 Breakout
FII 33.20 Buyers
HES 104.50 Buyers
HOC 46.00 Buyers
IBM 125.00 Sellers
LVS 68.50 Sellers
MAC 74.25 Sellers
MTB 90.25 Breakdown
NKE 68.15 Breakout
OI 60.75 Breakout 52 Wk High
RL 59.00 Breakdown
SPG 104.00 Breakout
TEX 72.25 Breakout
WDR 33.20 Buyers

Stocks To Keep Your Eye On - 04/21/2008

Company/Estimate
- (WFT)/1.00
- (DGX)/.70
- (MRK)/.85
- (HAS)/.14
- (BAC)/.41
- (GCI)/.77
- (ACI)/.47
- (LLY)/.96
- (HAL)/.64
- (MAT)/.00
- (TXN)/.4
- (EFX)/.57
- (NBR)/.76
- (ETH)/.39
- (NVLS)/.16
- (IEX)/.48
- (SLG)/.45

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) declined 2.6 percent to $37.56. The second-largest U.S. bank said profit dropped more than analysts estimated as job losses and falling house prices caused more people to miss payments on credit cards and home loans.

CSK Auto Corp. (CAO): The Western U.S. auto-parts retailer said its loss in the fiscal fourth quarter widened to 28 cents a share from 3 cents a year earlier. CSK rose 1.2 percent to $11.65 on April 18.

ITT Corp. (ITT): The company, which has supplied electronic warfare systems for U.S. Special Operations helicopters since 2005, won a $312 million contract extension for more of the equipment, the U.S. Defense Department said. ITT added 1.9 percent to $58 on April 18.

Thornburg Mortgage Inc. (TMA) dropped 8.4 percent to $1.20. The provider of home loans that is seeking to avert a bankruptcy filing said an indirect subsidiary defaulted on $300 million of commercial paper.

Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN): The largest U.S. meat processor will stop production at a plant in York, Nebraska, and eliminate 110 jobs to stem losses in its beef unit. Tyson gained 3.2 percent to $19.02 on April 18.

Watch NEU, WLL, ROS, WLT, SGY for long breakouts.
Watch CHE, HNI, PFE, FED for short breakdowns.

-MM

Friday, April 18, 2008

Today's Alerts

ACI 57.50 Breakout 52 week high
ADS 50.00 Buyers
AMB 58.00 Breakout
ANR 50.75 Breakout
BG 115.00 Buyers
CBI 45.25 Breakout
CNQ 85.00 Sellers
CNX 82.00 Buyers
COG 60.50 Sellers
CSX 59.00 Sellers
DNA 73.00 Breakdown
ECA 83.50 Breakdown
ESI 60.00 Buyers
ETN 85.00 Breakout
FCX 115.00 Breakout
GD 86.50 Sellers
GME 57.00 Buyers
JCP 38.40 Buyers
KCI 49.75 Buyers
KSS 44.20 Buyers
LMT 104.00 Buyers
MAC 74.25 Sellers
MRO 48.30 Buyers
NEM 47.60 Sellers
OSG 77.00 Breakout
PX 89.75 Breakdown
R 63.00 Buyers
SPG 100.00 Buyers
TCK 46.00 Buyers
UPL 83.00 Buyers
VNO 92.00 Breakout
WFR 74.50 Sellers
WHR 68.75 Buyers
XEC 61.50 Buyers

-MM

Stocks To Keep Your Eye On - 04/18/2008

Company/EPS Estimate
- (CAT)/1.33
- (C)/-.95
- (HON)/.82
- (MAN)/.82
- (SLB)/1.11
- (XRX)/.27
- (CAO)/-.18

Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (TPX) rose $1.09, or 10 percent, to $11.60 in extended trading. The maker of the namesake luxury mattresses said it expects to earn as much as $1.45 a share this year. Analysts, on average, anticipated profit of $1.19, in a Bloomberg survey.

Watch NVR, EXC, NKE, WLT for long breakouts.
Watch GCI, HNI, MO, EQ for short breakdowns.

-MM

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Earnings Alerts

CNW 45.00 Breakdown
WTS 26.50 Breakdown

-MM

Alerts

ADS 51.50 Breakout
AGU 88.00 Breakout
AMB 58.00 Breakout
AVB 100.00 Breakout
BTU 67.25 Breakout 52 Wk High
CAM 50.00 Sellers
CMI 50.00 Sellers
EMN 71.50 Sellers
ETR 112.50 Buyers
FCX 112.00 Buyers
HP 54.75 Breakout
HUM 42.00 Buyers
JCG 43.50 Breakout
KSU 43.50 Sellers
MAC 73.50 Sellers
NBL 89.25 Buyers
OI 59.50 Breakout
PBR 125.00 Sellers 52 Wk High
PCP 112.85 Breakout
PXP 65.50 Sellers
TCK 48.00 Breakout
TEX 67.75 Buyers
TXT 62.25 Breakout
VNO 91.25 Breakout
WLT 72.25 Breakout
XEC 62.00 Sellers

-MM

Stocks To Keep Your Eye On - 04/17/2008

Company/EPS Estimate
- (MER)/-2.06
- (CAL)/-.91
- (PNC)/1.15
- (CMA)/.81
- (NUE)/1.32
- (PFE)/.66
- (MAR)/.33
- (PPG)/1.10
- (BAX)/.72
- (UTX)/1.00
- (BK)/.73
- (KEY)/.36
- (GPC)/.75
- (IGT)/.34
- (HOG)/.77
- (RS)/1.38
- (SYK)/.69
- (COF)/1.44
- (AMD)/-.49
- (ISRG)/.98
- (MHK)/.91
- (SHW)/.60
- (LUV)/.00
- (DOX)/.58

Con-way Inc. (CNW) fell $3.63, or 7.2 percent, to $46.50 in extended trading. The largest U.S. regional trucking company said it expects $3 to $3.40 a share in full-year profit from continuing operations. That's down from its earlier prediction of as much as $3.80.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) rose $2.97, or 2.5 percent, to $123.44 in extended trading. The world's biggest computer-services company posted first-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates after winning more orders overseas. The company's predictions for the second quarter and the full year also beat expectations.

Watts Water Technologies Inc. (WTS) declined $3.97, or 13 percent, to $26.61 in extended trading. The maker of pipes and valves said in a statement of preliminary results that first-quarter profit was as much as 38 cents a share. Analysts, on average, estimated the company would earn 54 cents, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Watch PX, WLT, WW, GIS, UHS for long breakouts.

Watch CG, RAI, HUM, CHE, UNH for short breakdowns.

-MM