Wednesday, February 15, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Commtouch Poised For Growth In Mobile Security

DailyMarkets.com - Commtouch Poised For Growth In Mobile Security

Commtouch Poised For Growth In Mobile Security

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Commtouch Poised for Growth in Mobile Security
Ken Nagy, CFA

On February 14, 2012, Commtouch Software Ltd. (CTCH), a cloud-based Internet security provider, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Commtouch reported mixed results with year over year fourth quarter revenues increasing $570,000 or 10.7 percent to $5.950 million from $5.377 million for the comparable quarter of 2010. Still, the Company's fourth quarter 2011 GAAP net income … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Devon Beats On Strong Volume

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE:DVN) reported fourth-quarter 2011 adjusted EPS of $1.55  which came above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48.
On a GAAP basis, the company reported an EPS of $1.25 versus $1.29 in the year-ago quarter. The difference of operating and GAAP earnings of 30 cents in the reported quarter resulted from the 46 cents gain from oil and gas derivatives and financial instrument and 16 cents from loss from foreign exchange and insurance.
For full year 2011, Devon Energy posted … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

CYDY

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

CYDY— Promising Antibody Technology for the Treatment of HIV/FIV
Grant Zeng, CFA

CytoDyn (CYDY) is a development stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-HIV and anti-FIV agents. The Company holds two proprietary platform technologies: Cytolin, a monoclonal antibody targeting HIV and CytoFeline, a monoclonal antibody targeting FIV.

We are optimistic about the potential of the Company's lead candidate Cytolin, which is a monoclonal antibody targeting … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Deere Starts 2012 On A Good Note

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Deere & Co. (NYSE:DE) delivered earnings of $1.30 per share in its first quarter ended of fiscal 2012, comfortably exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23. Results were 8% ahead of $1.20 earned in the year-ago quarter. The outperformance was largely driven by strong demand for farm machinery as well as increased sales of construction equipment.
Operational Update
Deere's worldwide total sales increased 11% year over year to $6.77 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.49 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Dr Pepper Beats, Guides 2012

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE:DPS) reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings of 82 cents per share, up 22.4% from the year-ago earnings of 67 cents per share. The company's quarterly earnings also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 74 cents per share.
For fiscal 2011, the company's adjusted earnings per share rose 16% from last year to $2.79. This was also above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.72 per share.
During the quarter, Dr Pepper’s net sales grew 3% year over year to $1,461 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Accenture Develops R&D In China

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) is keen on spreading its wings in Asia. The consulting and outsourcing solutions provider has developed a new research and development (R&D) lab in Beijing, China, further strengthening its long-standing tie with China.
China is over populated, resulting in limited availability of resources that places several challenges before the country's firms as well as government. The R&D facility will help Accenture monitor the country's information technology (IT) needs … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Abercrombie & Fitch Reports In Line

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s (NYSE:ANF) adjusted earnings of $1.12 per share for the fourth quarter hit the bull's eye, coming in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, quarterly earnings for the quarter were down 18.8% from the year-ago quarter earnings of $1.38 per share.
For full-year 2011, the company's adjusted earnings came in at $2.31 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.33 per share, but sweeping past the year-ago period earnings of $2.05 per … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

ON Semi Beats, Thai Impact Remains

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ONNN) reported strong revenue growth from the year-ago quarter, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter. The flooding in Thailand significantly impacted the company's business in the quarter, but management stated that there would be a resumption in manufacturing activities in the fiscal second quarter. 
In the meantime, ON Semi will continue to incur additional costs related to the shifting of production to other facilities and an additional $50 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Comcast Posts Stellar 4Q

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reported excellent financial results in the fourth quarter of 2011, easily outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimates. While the company's Cable businesses continue to beat market expectations, NBC Universal has started providing synergies.
Comcast's video subscriber churn became extremely low and the company suffered a loss of just 17,000 subscribers compared with a loss of 135,000 subscribers in the year-ago quarter, which is the most important news of this earnings … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Dean Foods Beats On Bottom Line

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Dean Foods Company’s (NYSE:DF) adjusted earnings of 27 cents per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 was well above the earnings of 15 cents recorded in the year-ago quarter. The quarterly earnings also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 23 cents a share. However, on a reported basis, including one-time items, the company registered a loss of 5 cents per share compared with a loss of 11 cents in the prior-year period.
For fiscal 2011, Dean Foods' adjusted earnings were 77 cents … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

FWLT To Improve Sweden Environment

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

Foster Wheeler AG's (NASDAQ:FWLT) Global Power Group, through its subsidiary, received a contract from a municipality-owned energy supplier in the Southern region of Sweden, Lunds Energi. As per the contract, a 35 MWe (gross megawatt electric) biomass-fired circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler island will be designed, supplied and manufactured by Foster Wheeler.
The companies did not disclose the terms of the contract, which will be included in the first-quarter 2012 bookings of Foster Wheeler. … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Gen-Probe’s EPS Trounces, Net Slips

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:25 AM PST

Diagnostic products maker Gen-Probe's (NASDAQ:GPRO) fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 adjusted (excluding one-time charges) earnings of 72 cents a share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents while exceeded the year-ago adjusted earnings of 61 cents.
However, the California-based company's profit (as reported) plummeted 27% in the quarter to $19.9 million (or 42 cents a share), hammered by a $12.7 million charge related to the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets .
For the full year, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: EURUSD Bouncing Off Channel Trendline Support

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST

The EURUSD has found a floor for the time being against the bottom channel trendline on the hourly chart. The price action over the last few days has showed a downward bias, but it has not been without its share of up and down activity. Therefore, I am not surprised to see a bounce back off the support area defined by the downward channel.  On the topside, the 38.2% of the last leg down has resistance at the 1.3096 level. A move above this and the 1.3108 level (50% and the low from the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Derivative Gains Lift MetLife

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST

MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET) reported fourth quarter operating earnings per share of $1.31, modestly ahead of both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 and $1.18 recorded in the year-ago quarter. Operating earnings escalated 17% year over year to $1.4 billion.
During the reported quarter, operating earnings per share were adversely affected by net investment losses of 52 cents and other adjustments of 48 cents. These were partially offset by net derivative gains of 55 cents per share, tax benefit of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Don’t Let A Stock’s Price Scare You

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:02 AM PST

Traders frequently harbor an aversion to high priced stocks, however, that shouldn't necessarily be the case.  A perfect example would be a stock that I purchased for my portfolio on January 17 at 189.48.  The stock was TNH (Terra Nitrogen) … Continue reading … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

CYDY??? Promising Antibody Technology For The Treatment Of HIV/FIV

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST

CYDY— Promising Antibody Technology for the Treatment of HIV/FIV
Grant Zeng, CFA

CytoDyn (CYDY) is a development stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-HIV and anti-FIV agents. The Company holds two proprietary platform technologies: Cytolin, a monoclonal antibody targeting HIV and CytoFeline, a monoclonal antibody targeting FIV.

We are optimistic about the potential of the Company's lead candidate Cytolin, which is a monoclonal antibody targeting … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Peet’s Lags, Affirms Guidance

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:50 AM PST

Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. (NASDAQ:PEET) reported fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 42 cents per share, which lagged both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the prior-year earnings by 2.3% and by 13.0%, respectively. Adjusted earnings of $1.49 per share also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.3% in fiscal 2011. However, earnings increased 12.0% from the prior-year.
The adjusted earnings in fiscal 2011 exclude 16 cents per share of expenses associated with a class action lawsuit, … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Xilinx’s Laudatory Advancements

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:50 AM PST

Recently announced, Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) has made a singular achievement with design wins crossing $1 billion in its 28nm field programmable gate array (FPGA) and extensible processing platform (EPP) portfolio.
The Virtex-7 FPGAs are designed to provide the highest bandwidth systems whereas the Kintex-7 FPGAs cater to meeting cost efficiencies and power productivities of the highest standards possible. These 28nm devices shall ameliorate defense radars, video processing systems, medical imaging … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Durable Manufacturing Leads The U.S. Economy

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:32 AM PST

INDUSTRY GROUP
  Jan. 2011 to
Jan. 2012 

Manufacturing
4.5%

Manufacturing (NAICS)
4.7%

Motor vehicles and parts
16.9%

Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
13.3%

Fabricated metal products
9.4%

Durable manufacturing
8.3%

Machinery
8.2%

Primary metals
7.4%

Textile and product mills
6.1%

Mining
5.8%

Petroleum and coal products
5.7%

Furniture and related products
5.2%

Computer and electronic products
4.5%

Nonmetallic mineral … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Stocks Turn Mixed, EU Developments Steer Sentiment

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:30 AM PST

02/15/12 The major equity averages turned mixed, as EU debt concerns continued to tip the scales. China pledged to continue buying EU debt, while Greece bailout talks … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Fossil Posts Y/Y Profits

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:25 AM PST

Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL) reported fourth-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of $1.81 per share, which exceeded both the year-ago earnings and the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 35 cents and 4 cents, respectively. The fiscal year 2011 adjusted earnings of $4.47 per share also exceeded the year-ago earnings of $3.77 per share. However, the earnings lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.52 per share.
Adjusted earnings in the reported quarter exclude net foreign currency losses of 3 cents per share and … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Forex Trading: EURJPY Back Below The 100 Day MA And 38.2% Retracement Level

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:18 AM PST

Mixed Results From Questar

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST

Natural gas-focused energy company, Questar Corp. (NYSE:STR) reported mixed fourth quarter and full year 2011 results, reflecting strong transportation revenues and well performing capital projects, partially offset by steeper operating and maintenance costs.
Earnings per share came in at 34 cents, on par with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, comparing year over year, earnings dropped 5.6% from 36 cents.
In full-year 2011, the company earned $1.16 per share, up 2.6% from $1.13 in the prior … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Commodity Currencies Rally Continues But Euro Slips

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST

Fundamental Headlines
- Euro-area Economy Shrinks Less than Forecast – Bloomberg
- Stocks, Commodities Rise on China Aid Pledge – Bloomberg
- Euro-zone Ponders Delay of 2nd Greek Program – Reuters
- Iran to Load Own Nuclear Fuels in Tehran Reactor – Reuters
- Deal Reached on Payroll Tax – WSJ
European Session Summary
Higher yielding currencies and risk-correlated assets rebounded following yesterday's poor performance, though it comes on the back of surprising data and unforeseen … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Euro Dips On Greece & Data

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST

02/15/12 The euro took another dive this morning following weak European economic data and concerns over the status of the Greek … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Greek Bailout Concerns Sees Europe Pare Gains

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:15 AM PST

02/15/12 An early rally in global equities eased this morning as Greece bailout concerns and mixed economic reports prevented the possibility of any major … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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