Stocks

Plunge in Chinese Stocks Forces Halt in Trading, Sends Shudders Worldwide

January 7th, 2016 -
Market turmoil continues in China the second largest economy in the world behind just the U.S. and it is having global reverberations. Stocks in China plunged once again Thursday by over 7% forcing officials to stop trading for the second time just this week. However, this time the market was closed the remainder of the […]

Dividend Stocks: JPMorgan Chase Among Winners for 2015

August 12th, 2015 -
Dividend stocks are considered to be some of the best investments for retirement income because the stocks pay out regularly without depleting the amount of your investment. The best stocks for dividends are stocks that pay dividends consistently for each share held in the person’s portfolio. A recent report from Kiplinger has named JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) as […]

Stocks Up on Price and Volume (AVOL), (GLOB), (NHTC), (KFRC), (PENN)

July 14th, 2015 -

More Analysts Initiate Coverage for Fitbit (FIT)

July 13th, 2015 -

The Container Store (TCS) Reports Earnings Tuesday After Market Close

July 5th, 2015 -
The Container Store Group Inc. (NYSE: TCS) is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results on Tuesday After the closing bell.. The consensus analyst estimates call for in line net loss of $0.13 per share. Revenue is expected to be under the estimate of $173.56 million. The consensus price target is $19.14 and shares of Container Store (TCS) […]

Does Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) Scandal Create Buying Opportunity

July 5th, 2015 -
Whole Foods Market (WFM) has apologized for pricing issues at its stores, a week after a New York investigation found that the natural food grocer routinely overcharged for prepackaged fruits, vegetables and deli meats. As a result of the scandal Whole Foods Market (WFM) shares have slipped  about 5% since the news of the overpricing came […]

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Ex-Dividend, Joint Venture With HealthTap

July 4th, 2015 -
Investors can look for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated ( DGX ) to begin trading ex-dividend on July 06, 2015 and will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.38 on July 07, 2015. Shareholders who purchased DGX prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 15.15% increase over the same period a year ago. […]

Vertex (VRTX) Gains FDA Approval For Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

July 2nd, 2015 -
Trading shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX) was halted, up 3.73 % at $130.90, during late-morning trading for pending news ahead of the announcement that the company had won long-awaited US regulatory approval Thursday for a genetic-based medicine that eventually could treat roughly half of the estimated 30,000 Americans who suffer from the life-threatening lung disease cystic fibrosis. Trading […]

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Shares Momentum Slows

July 2nd, 2015 -
After reaching a new high yesterday, Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) shares are pulling back a bit down $1.38 to $78.60 on volume that is nearly 300% higher than normal. The average volume for Acadia Healthcare has been 631,300 shares per day over the past 30 days.  Shares are up 30.21% year to date and the company has a […]

Tesla Motors (TSLA) Shares Up After Record Deliveries in Q2

July 2nd, 2015 -
Shares of Tesla Motors (TSLA) jumped in early trading this morning after the company said it delivered 11,507 Model S sedans in the second quarter of the year, a 52% increase over the prior-year period and a company record. The higher-than-expected sales should benefit Tesla’s financial results. In the first quarter, the company burned through more […]

Cracker Barrel (CBRL) Shares Higher On Heavy Volume

July 2nd, 2015 -
Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores (CBRL) traded higher adding 1.62% to $151.57 on volume that was 897% higher than the normal daily volume. The 50 day average volume is 339,000 and today traded 3,387,700 shares. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) last reported earnings in early June. rose 21% to $1.49, beating analysts’ forecasts by 12 […]

Fitbit (FIT) Shares Continue To Climb as More Analysts Comment

July 1st, 2015 -
Fitbit (FIT) continues to roll, tacking on another 10.86% or $4.15 to close at $42.38. This on top of yesterday’s gain of 14.45%  for Fitbit after analyst Mark Sue at RBC Capital initiated coverage at outperform with a price target of $45. As  Reported for analysts have made their positions known concerning Fitbit (FIT). Today more than […]

AZZ Incorporated Tops Estimates, Raises Guidance, Price and Volume Up

July 1st, 2015 -
AZZ Incorporated (AZZ) trading volume is up almost 300% after the global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, reported first-quarter net income of $19.9 million, or $0.77 per share, compared to $14.9 million, or $0.58 per share, prior year on revenue of $228 million. AZZ also announced today that […]

Dycom Industries (DY) Repurchase Plan Moves Shares Higher on Volume

July 1st, 2015 -
Shares of Dycom Industries Inc (NYSE: DY) are trading up  nearly 7% on volume that is 379% higher than normal after the company announced  that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $40 million to repurchase shares of Dycom’s outstanding common stock. The stock repurchases are authorized to be made over the next eighteen (18) months in open […]

Goldman Sachs Lowers Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) Rating – Still a “Buy”

July 1st, 2015 -
Shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) are trading mostly sideways this morning after Goldman Sachs lowered their rating on the coffee retailer stock from a conviction buy to a buy. Starbucks closed at $53.62 yesterday and  is trading in a relatively narrow range today from $53.80 to $54.21. Starbucks’ (NASDAQ:SBUX) stock price recently hit an all-time high. Analyst ratings on  Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) […]

Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) Quickly Becoming Analysts Darling

July 1st, 2015 -
Shares of Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT)  soared 14.45%  after analyst Mark Sue at RBC Capital initiated coverage at outperform with a price target of $45. This comes after last week’s coverage from Leeernik Swan who also initiated coverage at outperform. Earlier this month Doherty and Co.  initiated coverage at a buy with a price target of […]

Lowe’s ( NYSE: LOW ) Shares Get Upgrade From BMO Capital

June 30th, 2015 -
Shares of home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW) were trending up in early market trading after analysts at BMO Capital Markets  up their rating. BMO upgraded the Lowe’s to “outperform” from “market perform” with a higher price target of $81 from $73. Share have traded in in a range from  $66.99 and $68.19 in early trading […]

Juno Therapeutics Inc. (JUNO) Surges After Celgene (CELG) Venture Announced

June 30th, 2015 -
Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: JUNO) has gapped open sharply higher Tuesday morning and is now up 11.94 at $58.24 on above average volume after the company announced a 10-year global collaboration with Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and it will receive an upfront payment of approximately $150 million and Celgene has agreed to purchase 9,137,672 shares of Juno’s common stock at […]

MBIA Inc (NYSE:MBI) Plummets After Downgrade

June 30th, 2015 -
The firm BTIG came out on Monday and downgraded Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) and MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI). BTIG said that this risks makes the two insurers not buyable and that investors should not get involved in the names. Assured Guaranty and MBIA are municipal bond insurers, and their ratings were each downgraded to Neutral from Buy. Puerto Rico […]

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Dividend Stocks for Retirement Portfolios

June 22nd, 2015 -
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has proven itself to be a good dividend stock for retirement investing. AT&T is one of the leading telecommunications companies in the world, providing a wide range of products and services to help their customers connect with others. The company provides local and long-distance phone service, wireless and data communications, and Internet […]

W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC), Dividend Stocks for Retirement Investing

June 22nd, 2015 -
Investors interested in a high yield dividend stock should take a look at W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE:WPC). W. P. Carey is a leading REIT providing sale-leaseback and financing solutions for companies around the world. W. P. Carey owns a portfolio of global real estate and manages a series of non-traded publicly registered investment programs. The […]

Corrections Corporation Of America (NYSE:CXW), Dividend Stocks For Retirement Portfolios

June 19th, 2015 -
If you are looking to invest in a stock with a high dividend yield, you should investigate Corrections Corporation of America  (NYSE:CXW). Corrections Corp is a real estate investment trust that focuses on building and operating prisons, immigration detention facilities and rehabilitation centers. Corrections Corp. is currently the nation’s fifth-largest prison operator. The Nashville-based company […]

Geo Group Inc., (NYSE: GEO) Dividend Stocks Worth Holding

June 18th, 2015 -
There is big money to be made in investing in companies involved in the prevention and punishment of crime. Even though serious crimes have been in decline over the past decade, incarceration rates have remained steady or increased in many major metropolitan areas. This has made stocks in companies in the incarceration industry attractive to […]

Chimera Investment Corporation, Dividend Stocks and Retirement Investing

June 18th, 2015 -
There are attractive investments in the high-yield equity market to be found for investors who are prepared to take advantage of current market conditions. Mortgage REITs are a promising investment opportunity because many of them are high-yield income vehicles. Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) is a classic mortgage REIT that focuses on high risk-adjusted returns and […]

Toyota Shareholders Approve New Stock Plan

June 16th, 2015 -
Toyota (NYSE:TM) shareholders have voted to approve a new stock plan for the company that is intended to bring in higher numbers of long-term investors. The new plan required a two-thirds majority vote for approval. About 75 percent of shareholders voted in favor of the plan. Toyota is currently Japan’s biggest automaker. Toyota designed the […]

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend

June 16th, 2015 -
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) has announced that it will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.13 to shareholders of record as of Tuesday, June 30. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.46 percent for the stock. After the dividend announcement, shares of the company rose 0.43 percent to […]

CVS Sees Shares Jumps On Target Pharmacy Deal

June 15th, 2015 -
CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) saw its shares rally after announcing that the company would purchase Target’s (NYSE:TGT) pharmacy business for $1.9 billion. CVS is currently the second-largest drugstore chain in the United States, with 7,800 stores in operation. CVS saw its shares rise a half percent to $102.66 per share, while shares of Target rose […]

Standard Pacific Stock Rises On Merger Announcement

June 15th, 2015 -
Standard Pacific Corp (NYSE:SPF) has announced its intentions to form a merger with Ryland Group (NYSE:RYL) in a deal to form a single company worth roughly $5.2 billion. A merger between the two Southern California-based homebuilders would create a company that would own or control 74,000 home sites across the region. Standard Pacific stock rallied […]

DSW, Dividend Stocks and Retirement Investing

May 26th, 2015 -
Analysts are reporting that DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) would be a good buy and hold stock for retirement investing. The company’s shares are currently trading at roughly 20 times earnings, making them reasonably priced compared to the average P/E of 21 for the S&P 500. DSW is trading at 16 times it fiscal 2016 earnings estimates […]

Kohl’s, Dividend Stocks and Retirement Investing

May 26th, 2015 -
Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is increasingly viewed as a good buying opportunity for investors choosing stocks for investing for retirement because it is a modestly valued stock with a very strong dividend. Kohl’s stock currently trades at roughly 15 times earnings and pays a solid 2.7 percent dividend yield. Since first issuing its dividend in 2011, […]

High Dividend Stocks For Retirement Investment Income

May 15th, 2015 -
There is a group of high dividend stocks that many investors are looking at as a good investments for retirement investing due to their high yields and tax advantages. These high dividend stocks include shares of business development companies, companies that make loans to and equity investments in middle-market companies, generally those with an annual […]

General Motors, Dividend Stocks and Retirement Investing

May 14th, 2015 -
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is a good dividend stock to consider for retirement investing. The company has remained on an upwards trajectory since the official end of the recent financial crisis and has been paying a considerable dividend to investors for some time now. The current expectations are that the company will continue on this […]

Cisco Systems, Dividend Stocks and Retirement Investing

May 14th, 2015 -
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has proven once again that it is one of the best dividend stocks for retirement investing by delivering gains in both quarterly profit and quarterly sales in its fiscal third quarter. The maker of computer networking equipment reported a net profit increase of 12 percent, with net profit rising to $2.4 billion […]

Retirement Investing and Things To Consider About Dividend Stocks

May 12th, 2015 -
Every American hopes to retire comfortably and have enough income to live their retirement years on their own terms. An important component of retirement planning success is stocks that pay dividends. Dividend payments help investors hedge against downturns in the stock market. The earnings from the stock can also be reinvested into the same stock, […]

Wells Fargo Stock, Good Bet For Retirement Investing

May 11th, 2015 -
If you are looking for a good dividend stock for your retirement investing portfolio, Wells Fargo & Company ( NYSE: WFC ) has been deemed to be a good bet. Wells Fargo is a diversified financial services company with three main operating segments: Community Banking, Wholesale Banking and Wealth, and Brokerage and Retirement. The company provides […]

5 Best Dividend Stocks For Retirement Investing

May 8th, 2015 -
Choosing dividend stocks for your retirement investment accounts are a good way to ensure that your money keeps earning you money as a retirement income for years and years. The best dividend stocks for retirement investing are stocks that have a long history of producing considerable dividends consistently for their investors. Here are five of […]