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February 4, 2010
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| 21:35 EDT |  | MO |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Jim Cramer's "Mad Money" | | Jim Cramer said, "There's money to be made in this panic." He reminded viewers that no one ever made a dime while panicking, and that just because everything is down, it doesn't mean it should be. Cramer explained Thursday's brutal market action by telling viewers that thanks to the proliferation of global futures markets and ETFs, stocks are now lumped into baskets, and often trade together even though they shouldn't. He said long gone are the days of fundamental securities analysis, which valued companies individually based on their own merits. Instead, today's markets simply trade the S&P500 ETF, and every stock in the average takes the hit. Cramer also explained that this trend is exasperated by large hedge funds, which trade ETFs and futures for the liquidity they offer. He told viewers to remain vigilant and look for bargains. Cramer said companies like Altria (MO), Visa (V) and Cisco (CSCO) didn't deserve the carnage they received Thursday, and that makes them cheap once the panic has passed. RECOVERY PLAY: Investors who owned shares of Botox maker Allergan (AGN) actually made money Thursday, Cramer said. He spoke with chairman and CEO David Pyott. Pyott said that Allergan has weathered the storm very well, thanks in part to strong sales in its eye care business, which accounts for 47% of sales. He said the company has also seen a 18% increase in its dermal filler products. Pyott said investors need to realize the value of the eye care segment and its new product Latisse. He says Allergan's competition in Botox only has low-double-digit market share and he is not concerned. Cramer called Allergan the best medical aesthetics company in the business and said the company is a great recovery play. Next, Cramer interviewed Richard Hill, chairman and CEO of semiconductor equipment maker Novellus (NVLS), a company at the heart of a new boom in technology. Hill said no factory can make chips without the equipment that they provide. He painted a very bullish picture for his industry, saying that he hasn't seen opportunities this good since the 1990s. Today, Hil said, the market drivers are emerging markets, anti-terrorism and gadget loving consumers. Hill dismissed arguments that a slowdown in China will hamper growth. After reporting a 6c a share earnings beat and offering bullish guidance, Cramer said Novellus is an integral part of his Mobile Internet Tsunami and he'd be a buyer. Then, Cramer sat down with Larry O'Donnell, president and CEO of Waste Management (WM). The comapny's natural decomposition process at 1100 of its landfills, is now powering over 400,000 homes in the U.S. The company also has over 400 collection trucks that are running on clean burning natural gas. LIGHTNING ROUND: (Bullish) MCD; C; PG; WN. (Bearish) BKC; MCRS; AIB; CPB; FTR. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 3, 2010
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| 09:32 EDT |  | MO |
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January 28, 2010
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| 07:15 EDT |  | MO |
| | 07:13 EDT | | MO |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Altria Group reports Q4 EPS ex-items 39c vs. consensus of 40c | | Reports revenue $6B vs. consensus of $4.14B. :theflyonthewall.com |
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January 27, 2010
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| 16:43 EDT |  | MO |
| theflyonthewall.com: | On The Fly: U.S. Market Wrap-Up for Wednesday 1/27 | | The markets opened slightly lower but quickly advanced into positive territory. The move, however, was short-lived. After a disappointing new home sales report brought out the sellers, the markets drifted lower. Once they crossed back into negative territory, the selling accelerated until each of the major indices was lower by at least 0.50%. The averages sat in a narrow range until the release of the FOMC rate decision. The knee jerk reaction was to sell on the news, but the averages quickly reversed and pushed into positive territory by the close…The Dow rose 41.87 to 10,236.16, the S&P gained 5.33 to 1,097.50, and the Nasdaq added 17.68 to 2,221.41…Among the biggest gainers: Sanmina-SCI Corp. (SANM) surged 15% to $14.15 after beating Q1 EPS estimates by a wide margin. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) soared 16.3% to $13.50 after forecasting better-than-expected Q3 EPS estimates…The losers included: Caterpillar (CAT) which slumped 4.3% to $53.44 after reporting Q4 earnings that fell 65%. The company also issued a disappointing FY10 forecast. Jackson Hewitt (JTX) dropped 16.5% to 2.94 after reporting that it does not believe it can finance its refund anticipation loans…CURRENCY: The dollar closed 0.36% higher on the yen at 89.93 and 0.41% lower on the euro at 0.7132…COMMODITIES: Crude oil closed down 1.05 to 73.66...Natural gas lost 0.19 to 5.24...Gold was lower by 13.00 to 1,086.50…ECONOMIC DATA: New Home Sales for December fell 7.6% to an annual sales rate of 342K versus a consensus range of 350K to 385K. MBA Purchase Applications for the week of 1/22 fell 3.3%. Crude Inventories for the week of January 22 were down -3.88M vs. consensus of 1.5M build. Gasoline inventories 1.99M vs. consensus of 900K build. Distillates 358K vs. consensus of 1.8M draw. The FOMC left interest rates unchanged between 0%-0.25% and expects rates to remain low for “an extended period.” They also said that MBS purchases will end in March as scheduled. Tomorrow…Durable Goods Orders, Jobless Claims, and EIA Natural Gas Report are due…Notable companies reporting Thursday before the opening bell include: Altria Group (MO), AT&T (T), Ball Corporation (BLL), Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX), Bemis (BMS), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Cardinal Health (CAH), Celgene (CELG), Consol Energy (CNX), Dominion Resources (D), Eastman Kodak (EK), EQT Corporation (EQT), Ford (F), Franklin Resources (BEN), Goodrich (GR), Invesco (IVZ), Janus Capital (JNS), L-3 Communications (LLL), Life Technologies (LIFE), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Motorola (MOT), Raytheon (RTN), Rockwell Collins (ROK), Textron (TXT), The Estee Lauder Companies (EL), Timer Warner Cable (TWC), Xcel Energy (XEL), and Zimmer Holdings (ZMH). :theflyonthewall.com |
| | 15:32 EDT | | MO |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Earnings Preview: Altria's stock near 52-week high heading into earnings report | | Altria Group (MO) is expected to report Q4 earnings before the market open on Thursday, January 28, with a conference call scheduled for 9:00 am ET. The consensus estimate is 40c for EPS and $4.14B for revenue. The consensus range is 38c-41c for EPS, and $3.96B-$4.26B for revenue, according to First Call. When it reported Q3 results in October, Altria tightened its FY09 guidance, raising its bottom line EPS view to $1.74-$1.77 from $1.72-$1.77. The current FY09 consensus is for $1.77. Shares of Altria (MO) are up 10% over the last three months, on a favorable Supreme Court decision as well as a January 19 upgrade from Credit Suisse to Outperform from Neutral. The Credit Suisse analyst expects Altria's earnings to rise by about 5% compared with the same period last year. Despite the upgrade, the analyst expects Altria to post market share losses during the quarter, including Marlboro, due to promotions by Reynolds American (RAI) on its Pall Mall brand. :theflyonthewall.com |
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