Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Stocks To Keep Your Eye On - 01/23/2008

Company/EPS Estimate
- (ABT)/.92
- (WLP)/1.50
- (COH)/.68
- (EAT)/.31
- (ROL)/.11
- (PX)/.96
- (PFE)/.47
- (SLM)/.55
- (GD)/1.40
- (KMB)/1.11
- (FCX)/1.73
- (UTX)/1.06
- (PJC)/.56
- (LUV)/.10
- (DAL)/-.18
- (STI)/.31
- (ETH)/.69
- (ATI)/1.41
- (ROK)/1.00
- (MOT)/.13
- (STJ)/.49
- (COP)/2.40
- (SYK)/.66
- (COF)/.60
- (AB)/1.08
- (VAR)/.40
- (WDC)/1.04
- (NE)/1.30
- (RYL)/-.47
- (RDN)/-1.76

Motorola (MOT) declined $1.36, or 11 percent, to $10.96 in trading before U.S. exchanges opened. Shares dropped after the biggest U.S. mobile-phone maker said it expects a first-quarter loss of as much as 7 cents a share. Analysts on average had expected profit of 10 cents per share.

MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG) retreated $2.05, or 13 percent, to $14 in trading before U.S. exchanges opened. The largest U.S. mortgage insurer said it expects to report a sevenfold fourth-quarter increase in incurred losses to $1.3 billion, as the rate of delinquent loans leading to claims increased.

Nokia Oyj (NOK) declined $1.44, or 4.5 percent, to $30.25 in trading before U.S. exchanges opened. The world's biggest maker of mobile phones fell on concern a new Chinese labor law may increase the cost of some mobile phone parts.

Watch CMO for a long breakout.

Watch FDX, DEO, ATI, BDK, MAN for short breakdowns.

-MM