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China Automotive Systems Q2 08 Results
2008-08-17 22:04:00 CAAS - China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price on Friday 8/15/08 - $6.03) China Automotive Systems announced second quarter results on August 12 and reported sound results. The company came in with revenue of 46.51 million and diluted EPS of 0.18. Revenue improved 28% year over year and 12% sequentially. Diluted EPS improved 80% year over ... More About: Results
Great Calls on Oil
2008-08-17 00:02:00 I have written quite a few articles about the speculation in oil over the last few months and I want to revisit some of those articles because I have been proven correct. First, there can no longer be a debate about whether the excessive rise in oil futures was due to speculation or supply and demand ... More About: Great , Calls
AgFeed Releases Q2 Results
2008-08-11 22:27:00 FEED - AgFeed Industries (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $12.77) AgFeed Industries reported second quarter results today and reported excellent numbers. The company also raised its already impressive full year guidance. AgFeed reported revenue of 35.6 million and diluted EPS (earnings per share) of 0.12. Revenue improved by over 400% YOY (year over year) and 193% sequentially. ... More About: Results
8×8 Q1 09 Results
2008-08-10 23:45:00 EGHT - 8×8 Inc. (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price on Friday 8/8/08 - $1.09) 8×8 reported first quarter results for 2009 on July 31 and reported moderate results. 8×8 came in with revenue of 16.28 million and diluted EPS (earnings per share) of 0.02. Revenue was up 10% year over year but was essentially flat from the prior ... More About: Results
SILC Q2 08 Results
2008-08-07 05:53:00 SILC - Silicom Limited (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $5.82) Silicom Limited reported Q2 results on July 28 and reported very disappointing results. The company reported revenue of 5.17 million and diluted EPS of 0.05. Revenue was down 22% year over year and down 33% from the prior quarter. EPS was also down substantially from 0.25 last ... More About: Results
SWIR Q2 08 Results
2008-07-30 05:32:00 SWIR- Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $12.48) Sierra Wireless reported second quarter results on July 23 and reported another good quarter. However, the company issued guidance below expectations and the stock price took quite a hit. Sierra Wireless reported revenue of 156 million and diluted EPS of 0.35. Revenue and EPS both improved substantially year ... More About: Results
Akeena Solar: Worst Solar Stock
2008-07-23 04:41:00 AKNS - Akeen Solar (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $5.03) I?ve looked into the financials of several solar companies and Akeena Solar is by far the worst solar company I?ve checked out based on fundamentals. Akeena Solar is a good example of what not to look for in a stock. For the last five quarters the net ... More About: Stock
No Sympathy For Financial Companies
2008-07-20 21:05:00 There have been a lot of dramatic steps taken by the Fed and the SEC to prevent the deserved collapse of some banks. While I understand that they don?t want to see a run on the banking sector I don?t think that would be the case if the market were left to sort things out ... More About: Companies , Financial
DTLK Q2 08 Results
2008-07-17 04:44:00 DTLK - Datalink (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $4.95) Datalink reported solid Q2 results today and the company guided for another good quarter in Q3. In Q2 Datalink reported revenue of 49.71 million and EPS of 0.08. Revenue improved 4% sequentially and 23% year over year. EPS increased by 0.04 sequentially and by 0.11 year over year. For ... More About: Results
Free Stock Picks - July Report Continued
2008-07-09 06:04:00 FEED ? AgFeed (NASDAQ) AgFeed is down quite a bit from my initial recommendation but I think this has more to do with the weakness in Chinese stocks and the stock market in general than it does with AgFeed. Unfortunately, the behavior of most individual Chinese stocks is heavily tied to how Chinese stocks as a ... More About: Stock Picks , Free , Report , Stock , July
Free Stock Picks - July Report
2008-07-05 22:29:00 AIXG ? Aixtron (NASDAQ) Aixtron has sold off considerably since my last update and I have not found any definitive reason for the sharp decline. However, I do have a theory about what might have happened. Aixtron had been mentioned as a possible acquisition target of Applied Materials (AMAT). However, on June 6 Applied Materials announced it ... More About: Stock Picks , Free , Report , Stock , July
Sell LJ International
2008-07-01 05:40:00 JADE - LJ International (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $2.79) I recommended LJ International as a speculative pick based on the company finally reporting earnings. However, the company didn?t get a pre-earnings run like I thought and the company reported disappointing results. Therefore, I am going to recommend to sell LJ International. Disclaimer: I sold my position in ... More About: Sell
The Market is Brutal
2008-06-27 05:07:00 The current market is brutal and I think some of the selling is getting overdone. Almost all stocks, except speculative oil stocks, have been sold off indiscriminately. I think the indiscriminant selling provides opportunity for those who are willing to think like contrarians and exercise patience. I think the sell-off in small caps and tech stocks ... More About: Market , Brutal
Stock Suggestions
2008-06-26 02:53:00 If you know of any stocks that are undervalued or overvalued feel free to leave a comment mentioning the company and why you think the share price will go up or down. I would be particularly interested in any company that is quickly growing earnings and has a low valuation (based on PE ratio or book ... More About: Stock
Financials are Still Good Shorts
2008-06-07 02:51:00 A few months ago on March 19, I wrote that financial companies still presented good shorting opportunities. However, about that same time I wrote that article there was an almost universal pump among the financial media that financial companies had reached a bottom. If you had shorted financials right after my recommendation you might have ... More About: Shorts , Good
Free Stock Picks - June Report
2008-06-03 04:02:00 AIXG ? Aixtron (NASDAQ) Aixtron reported Q1 results on May 8 and reported flat results. However, the company reaffirmed guidance which means the company should report considerable improvement in future quarters. I would continue to hold your shares. CAAS ? China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ) The stock price of China Automotive Systems had a big jump after the company ... More About: June , Stock Picks , Free , Report , Stock
New Stock Recommendation: FEED
2008-06-01 02:57:00 FEED - AgFeed Industries (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price on Friday 5/30/08 - $15.37) AgFeed Industries is a company that has experienced strong growth over the past year and the company is forecasting even stronger growth in the coming year. The company has given tremendous guidance for 2008 and if the company can meet its numbers the ... More About: Stock , Recommendation
Has Oil Peaked?
2008-05-28 06:08:00 The price of oil has defied logic and has continued to rise in the face of many bearish catalysts. However, I think the current price of oil has had a significant affect on demand and this can no longer be overlooked by the speculators who have been bidding oil to stratospheric levels. The morons such as ... More About: Commentary
EGHT Q4 08 Results
2008-05-24 22:51:00 EGHT - 8×8 Inc. (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price on Friday 5/23/08 - $1.19) 8×8 Inc. reported fourth quarter results on May 21 and the company continues to show improvement in its financial numbers. 8×8 Inc. reported revenue of 16.33 million and diluted EPS of 0.01. Revenue was up 14% YOY and EPS improved six cents from a ... More About: Results
Converted Organics, Lesson in Speculating
2008-05-20 04:51:00 COIN - Converted Organics (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $8.05) I wrote an article about the foolish speculating in Converted Organics a couple of months ago and just as I predicted the greed that was driving up the stock price turned to fear and the stock price took a huge dive. However, the stock price rebounded from ... More About: Lesson
Wall Street Survivor
2008-05-19 00:08:00 I recently competed in my first stock market competition at Wall Street Survivor under the name Intspeculator and I did quite well. In the contest that finished in April I finished 17th out of more than 23,000 participants. I generated a return of 84.62 percent in just a few months. My return would have been ...
Make Real Money at Updown.com
2008-05-17 23:55:00 I?ve mentioned Updown.com a couple of times on my website but for those of you who haven?t heard of it Updown.com is a great place to learn to invest stocks and earn real money risk free. At Updown.com you get one million dollars in play money and you make real money by beating the return of the ... More About: Commentary , Money , Real , Make
China Automotive Systems Releases Impressive Q1 08 Results
2008-05-15 05:48:00 CAAS - China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price - $6.85) China Automotive Systems announced impressive first quarter results today and the stock price responded by trading up 25% on the news. China Automotive Systems reported revenue of 41.47 million and diluted EPS of 0.18. Revenue improved 46% year over year and 10% sequentially. Diluted EPS improved ... More About: Results , Impressive
SWC Cover Recommendation
2008-05-13 06:21:00 SWC - Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE) - (Closing Price - $13.19) In my last update I wrote that I thought SWC was going to continue to decline and that you should continue to hold your short position. However, if you shorted SWC at my initial recommendation you are sitting on a big gain and I think ... More About: Cover , Recommendation
AMR Sell Recommendation
2008-05-08 05:08:00 AMR - American Airlines (NYSE) - (Closing Price - $8.57) I recommended airline stocks, American Airlines in particular, as a play on oil falling in price from its highly speculative levels. I figured oil would pull back quite a bit after the Fed announced it would halt future rate cuts since oil has been rising mainly ... More About: Sell , Recommendation
Free Stock Picks - May Report
2008-05-05 05:02:00 SWC - Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE) I forgot to update Stillwater Mining Company so here is my take on SWC. I still think the stock price of SWC is going to continue to decline. The stock price of SWC was trading in the ten dollar range before it had its huge run and I expect the ... More About: Stock Picks , Free , Report , Stock
Free Stock Picks - May Report
2008-05-04 21:26:00 AIXG ? Aixtron (NASDAQ) Aixtron has announced a couple of new orders since my initial recommendation and the stock price is already up 11%. A dividend will most likely be approved at the shareholders meeting on May 14 and this should provide a boost to the stock price. Aixtron reported Q1 results last year on May ... More About: Stock Picks , Free , Report , Stock
AMR Update
2008-05-02 04:27:00 AMR - American Airlines (NYSE) - (Closing Price - $9.90) The entire airline industry has rallied just as I predicted and American Airlines is already close to my price target. However, I think airlines have more room to run and I wouldn?t recommend selling yet. Oil is still way overpriced and should continue to correct. Also, ... More About: Update
New Stock Pick: AMR
More articles from this author:2008-04-30 07:15:00 AMR - American Airlines (NYSE) - (Closing Price - $8.53) The stock prices of airlines have taken quite a hit in the last year as speculators sent the price of oil up to record levels. In the past few days oil has pulled back from its record highs and the airlines have started to rally. I ... More About: Stock , Pick 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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