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Before Syria Blowup, Short Interest In Defense Stocks Shrank (GD, HII, UTX)
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 1:46pm | 966Between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but as the latest tensions over the Syrian situation were just starting to boil up, the largest short interest moves in defense stocks were declines. The number of shares...
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Short Sellers Favor Raytheon, Shun Other Defense Stocks (ATK, FLIR, RTN)
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 9:34am | 977Between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but before the recent rise in tensions over the Syrian situation, defense stocks Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) saw the largest upswings in short...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 22 (AAPL, GM, MCD, NFLX)
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 7:29am | 1274The earnings crunch continues this week. Reports are due from the likes of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), which are expected to say their earnings were lower than a year ago. On the other hand, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Ford (...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (BA, FLIR, HII)
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 2:05pm | 903By and large short sellers of defense stocks were not spurred to further action when the federal budget sequester went into effect. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) increased somewhat between...
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Four Large Cap Buyout Candidates with Healthy Dividends (CA, GRMN, LO, NOC)
Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 11:17am | 838In a report this past week, analysts at the Merrill Lynch unit of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) offered list of potential large cap leveraged buyout candidates. All the companies that made their list have healthy cash flow, smart valuations and low corporate debt. Here is a quick look at four of...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (FLIR, GD, HXL)
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 12:31pm | 862The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the weeks leading up to the federal budget sequester. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), Boeing (NYSE: BA), L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Textron (NYSE:...
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Barron's Recap for March 9: Wall Street's Favorite Guru
Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 3:55pm | 881This weekend in Barron's online: a profile of Howard Marks, investors return to online brokers, and the prospects for Bed Bath & Beyond, Live Nation Entertainment and Genworth Financial. Cover Story "Master of Disaster" by Jonathan R. Laing. This week's cover story is a profile of Howard...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (ATK, FLIR, LLL)
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5:48pm | 825The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the first two weeks of February, despite the threat of major federal budget cuts at the end of the month. The number of shares sold short in General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Rockwell Collins...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 21
Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 2:14pm | 1169The focus was on the big banks last week, with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) reporting strong results, but Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) not so much. The spotlight is on tech earnings this week. Analysts anticipate lower per-...
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Spotlight on Gun Stocks (RGR, SWHC, ATK)
Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 2:28pm | 707It has been a turbulent week for firearm companies. Shares of Smith & Wesson (NYSE: SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE: RGR) fell following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Then they rose again as gun and ammunition sales surged, even while state and federal gun control...
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Barron's Recap (12/8/12): Ten Stock Picks for 2013
Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 2:07pm | 976This weekend in Barron's online: stock picks for 2013, speculation about who will be the next Treasury chief and the prospects for Men's Wearhouse, Crosstex Energy and big pharma. Cover Story "Our 10 Favorite Stocks for 2013" by Andrew Bary. Barron's takes a look at where to invest in 2013. The...
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Aerospace Earnings Previews: Boeing, Lockheed-Martin and More
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 4:17pm | 545Aerospace companies Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Lockheed-Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) are on tap to report their third-quarter results Wednesday, October 24, before the markets open. Boeing Analysts predict that the Chicago-based maker of the 787...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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General Dynamics, Potash Corp. and Other Stocks Worth a Look
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 5:00pm | 561The hunt for bargains can be a never-ending quest. Analysts are bullish on the following dividend payers, judging by the consensus recommendations to buy shares and the mean price targets that imply upside potential. These possibly undervalued stocks have low P/E and PEG ratios, EPS and sales...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 23
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 7:07am | 1226The earnings crunch rolls on. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth in this week's quarterly reports from Apple, Caterpillar, Starbucks and Visa. But ConocoPhillips, Ford and Netflix are among those expected to post significantly lower per-share earnings, compared to the same period of a...