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Friday, November 16, 2007

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recap Nov. 15th

On Thursdays show, Cramer talked about the confusion in the markets, and how you should be looking to invest in companies that can control their own destiny and have strong customers. Cramer thinks that Quanta Services (PWR) is a stock that fits this profile. He said it is an infrastructure play, they have a large backlog, and they bought one of their major competitors in August, so they have less competition now. Cramer does not think this is the time to make a trade into this stock, but he thinks it will make money over the longer term.
After that Cramer went to the phonelines. The first caller asked if now is the time to buy transportation infrastructure stocks, and Cramer recommended Chicago Bridge and Iron (CBI), plus told the caller to watch for another pick later in the show. The next caller asked about Mueller Water (MWA), and Cramer said that he likes Tetra Tech (TTEK) instead because he thinks Mueller is poorly run. Third caller asked about Shaw Group (SGR) since it has dropped so much recently, and Cramer said that it is a strong company that is coining money, so you should stick with it.
Cramer's other big infrastructure recommendation, Aecom (ACM). He has a bullish position on the stock since the stock is off $9 from his 52 week high. Its biggest customer is the federal government so it knows it will get paid, and one of its biggest competitors was just bought out. Cramer has been promoting the stock for several months now, and the stock has gone up since his initial recommendation.
Sell Block: Cramer started off by talking about private equity, specifically Blackstone (BX) and Fortress (FIG). Cramer said he does not understand how these companies work, therefore doesn't want to invest in them. He's putting the entire sector in the Sell Block, including companies like Cerberus that are not public, but are considering an IPO.
The CEO of California Pizza Kitchen (CPKI) was on the show to talk about their growth plans and how they plan to contain their costs. Cramer said that although the restaurant business is difficult, the stock is near a 52 week low and it is a well run company. He wants you to do some homework and take a look at the stock.
Sudden Death: He was bearish on every stock mentioned. They were Coeur d'Alene Mines (CDE), Tata Motors (TTM), Build a Bear Workshop (BBW), Gerdau Ameristeel (GNA), and Hansen Medical (HNSN).

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Friday, August 31, 2007

Hot Stocks to Watch Today

Here are 7 trading ideas for today. These lists come directly from the TradingMarkets Stock Indicators page and are based upon our latest quantitative research.
Bullish
5+ Consecutive Down Days: These are stocks that have closed down for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that close down for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:WPI - News). WPI's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: These are stocks that have made a lower low for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that make lower lows for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Alliance Data (NYSE:ADS - News). ADS's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
2-Period RSI Below 2: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading below 2 and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading below 2 have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Amerigon (NasdaqGM:ARGN - News). ARGN's PowerRating (for Traders) is 8.
Bearish
5+ Consecutive Up Days: These are stocks that have closed up for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that close up for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
California Pizza Kitchen (NasdaqGS:CPKI - News). CPKI's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
5+ Consecutive Higher Highs: These are stocks that have made a higher high for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that make higher highs for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Take Two Interactive Software (NasdaqGS:TTWO - News) & Sappi Limited (NYSE:SPP - News). TTWO's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3, and SPP's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3..
Stocks Up 10% or More: These are stocks that have gained 10% or more over the past five days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that have gained 10% or more over the past five days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
XM Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS:XMSR - News). XMSR's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Hot Stocks to Watch Today

Here are 7 trading ideas for today. These lists come directly from the TradingMarkets Stock Indicators page and are based upon our latest quantitative research.
Bullish
5+ Consecutive Down Days: These are stocks that have closed down for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that close down for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.

Horizon Lines (NYSE:HRZ) & Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE:ETP). HRZ's PowerRating is 6, and ETP's PowerRating is 6.
5+ Consecutive Lower Lows: These are stocks that have made a lower low for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that make lower lows for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
California Pizza Kitchen (NasdaqGS:CPKI) & Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP). CPKI's PowerRating is 7, and MDP's PowerRating is 6.
2-Period RSI Below 2: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading below 2 and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading below 2 have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
First American Corporation (NYSE:FAF). FAF's PowerRating is 7.
Bearish
5+ Consecutive Up Days: These are stocks that have made a higher high for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that make higher highs for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
CTS Corporation (NYSE:CTS). CTS's PowerRating is 3.
5+ Consecutive Higher Highs: These are stocks that have made a higher high for five or more consecutive days and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving average that make higher highs for five or more days have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Kensey Nash (NasdaqGS:KNSY). KNSY's PowerRating is 3.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Hot Stocks to Watch Friday

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
Syntax-Brillian (NasdaqGM:BRLC) missed earnings on Thursday afternoon; analysts were looking for $0.11 EPS, but BRLC announced $0.09 EPS. BRLC's PowerRating is 4.
California Pizza Kitchen (NasdaqGS:CPKI) matched earnings on Thursday afternoon with $0.18 EPS. CPKI's PowerRating is 5.
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) reports earnings on Friday before the open; watch for -$0.06 EPS. ALU's PowerRating is 7.
When Ameren (NYSE:AEE) announces quarterly earnings on Friday before the bell, look for $0.53 EPS. AEE's PowerRating is 6.
DRS Technologies (NYSE:DRS) should report $1.01 EPS when the company announces earnings tomorrow morning. DRS's PowerRating is 6.
Analysts are watching for Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) to report $0.18 EPS on Friday morning. GG's PowerRating is 5.
Helen of Troy (NasdaqGS:HELE) should report $0.27 EPS Friday morning before trading begins. HELE's PowerRating is 6.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

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Friday, February 16, 2007

Biggest Stock Decliners Friday

TCHC, APPB, CPKI, CAPA, CECO, KO, STZ, DENN, GT, HRL, IM, KNDL, LOOK, MSFT, MLS, BAM, PACT, QDEL, SNIC, STC


21st Century Holding Co. (NasdaqGM:TCHC - News) has withdrawn its forecast of financial results for 2006, due to "a series of accounting issues." The Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., company reiterated its earnings forecast for 2007 at $4.50 per share. The company said the 2006 accounting changes include additional assessments from the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for the funding of insolvency at other insurers in Florida, and for a strengthening of liability reserves.
Applebee's International (NasdaqGS:APPB - News) was cut to neutral from buy at UBS after the company announced its board has hired advisers to assess strategic alternatives. "There is still a significant amount of risk for Applebee's-as well as the casual dining industry-due to ongoing significant sales and traffic declines, and this is likely to continue until comparisons get easier in the second quarter of 2007," the broker said.
California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (NasdaqGS:CPKI - News) said fourth-quarter net income was $3.73 million, or 19 cents a share, compared with $3.48 million, or 17 cents a share, for the same period a year ago. Reporting after the close, the company said revenue was $146 million vs. last year's $125.4 million.
Captaris (NasdaqGM:CAPA - News) shares tumbled after the Bellevue, Wash.-based software company reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $2.25 million, or 8 cents a share, vs. $44,000, or breakeven a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 2% to $25.2 million from $24.7 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were expecting a per-share profit of 6 cents on revenue of $26 million.
Career Education Corp. (NasdaqGS:CECO - News) said fourth-quarter net income fell, as revenue declined, to $20.7 million, or 21.5 cents a share, from $70.3 million, or 70.1 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. Analysts had expected per-share income of 37 cents.
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO - News) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs. The broker said recent results demonstrate the company's ability to weather challenges in key developed profit centers and still deliver strong global profit.
Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ - News) was downgraded to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs. "Valuation remains inexpensive and the company looks well-positioned in growth segments like premium wine and imported beer. However, we believe upcoming guidance is likely to be uninspiring and a recovery in the U.K. and Australia is likely at least a year away," the broker said.
Denny's Corp. (NasdaqCM:DENN - News) said it swung to net income in the fourth-quarter of $2.27 million, or 2 cents a share, as operating costs and expenses declined. During the same period in the prior year, the restaurant operator reported a net loss of $4.5 million, or 5 cents a share.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:GT - News) said its fourth-quarter loss widened to $358 million, or $2.02 a share, from $51 million, or 29 cents a share in the year-earlier period. The Akron, Ohio, tire maker said its loss included a $367 million charge for a strike at 16 of its North American tire plants, $184 million in charges for restructuring and a one-time gain of $153 million for a favorable tax change. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial forecast a loss, on average, of 40 cents a share. The company said the strike reduced fourth quarter sales by $363 million and tire volume by 2.8 million units. Sales in the three months ended Dec. 31 rose 1% to $4.98 billion from $4.93 billion.
Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:HRL - News) said fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 9% to $75.3 million, or 54 cents a share, from $69.3 million, or 50 cents a share, a year earlier, helped by its specialty foods segment, international business and refrigerated foods. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected, on average, first-quarter earnings of 54 cents a share on revenue of $1.49 billion. The Austin, Minn., maker of consumer-brand food and meat products said revenue rose 6.2% for the period ended Jan. 28, to $1.5 billion from $1.42 billion in the year-ago period. The company expects fiscal second-quarter earnings of 47 to 53 cents a share and backed its fiscal 2007 outlook of $2.15 a share to $2.25 a share.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM - News) reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $91.7 million, or 53 cents a share, on revenue of $8.85 billion. During the same period a year ago, the technology products distributor earned $84.4 million, or 51 cents a share, on $7.96 billion in revenue.
Kendle Inc. (NasdaqGS:KNDL - News) swung to a fourth-quarter net loss of $4.7 million, or 32 cents a share, after an $8.2 million asset impairment charge and other charges. Last year, the company reported a profit of $3.7 million, or 26 cents a share. On an adjusted basis, earnings per share for the quarter totaled 18 cents. Analysts had been expecting the company to post earnings of 33 cents a share according to data compiled by Thomson Financial. Revenue rose to $118.1 million, from $66.5 million a year ago.
LookSmart Ltd. (NasdaqGM:LOOK - News) said its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $896,000, or 4 cents a share, from $3.77 million, or 17 cents a share, a year earlier as revenue rose 51%. The San Francisco Internet directory service's revenue grew to $15 million from $9.97 million in the year-ago period. On average, analysts expected a per-share loss of 8 cents on revenue of $15.5 million, according to a poll by Thomson Financial. For the first quarter, the company expects revenue to grow 24% to 26%. For the year the company expects revenue to climb 20% to 25%.
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) shares fell after CEO Steve Ballmer tempered the expectations of analysts at an event Thursday, telling them their predictions for sales of the company's new operating system are too high, while those for its operating expenses may be too low.
Mills Corp. (NYSE:MLS - News) has agreed to be acquired by Simon Property Group Inc. and hedge fund Farallon Capital Management for $25.25 a share in cash. The group had earlier offered to acquire Mills for $24 a share, topping a previous bid from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:BAM - News) of $21 a share. The deal is valued at about $7.9 billion with debt, Mills said in a statement. Mills said it terminated its previous merger agreement with Brookfield after determining the Simon/Farallon offer was "more favorable to its stockholders."
Pacificnet (NasdaqGM:PACT - News) said in a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Joseph Levinson has resigned as chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Quidel Corp. (NasdaqGM:QDEL - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $18.3 million, or 54 cents a share, up from a year-ago profit of $9.6 million, or 28 cents a share. The latest results include a gain of $5.9 million, or 17 cents a share, from an income tax benefit. On an adjusted basis, the San Diego maker of rapid diagnostic tests earned $11.6 million, or 34 cents a share, in the December quarter. The company said its gross margin slipped to 60% for the quarter from 62% a year ago due to charges in product mix, and continued investments in manufacturing process improvements and quality control.
Sonic Solutions (NasdaqGS:SNIC - News) reported preliminary third-quarter net revenue of $39.1 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial are currently forecasting revenue of $41 million for the period. The Novato, Calif.-based software company said its selected results and outlook may be adjusted as a result of a possible options-related restatement of results. The company said it hasn't determined the amount of non-charges for stock-based compensation expense it expects to incur, but plans to file restated results as soon as possible. Additionally, Sonic said it sees fourth-quarter net revenue of between $37 million and $41 million.
Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE:STC - News) said fourth-quarter net income rose to $10.7 million, or 59 cents a share, from $9.1 million, or 50 cents a share. Revenue rose 3% to $646 million, the title insurer said. Three analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected, on average, earnings of 71 cents a share.

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Friday, December 01, 2006

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recap Nov. 30

Second Helping: Denny's (NASDAQ: DENN - News)
Cramer says that Denny's is a comeback story that is being ignored because most Wall Street investors are "snobs ..."They don't understand what's going on at these restaurants." Denny's has been selling restaurants and is moving toward a franchise business model to cover its debts. Cramer cited CEO Nelson Marchioli's confident statements about elminiating debt without selling 21 of its stores, and commented that Denny's has an "amazing" opportunity to refinance its low rates. Since Denny's is a small-cap stock, Cramer cautions investors to use limit orders when buying or "you will get ripped off."

Mistaken Downgrade: McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP - News), New York Times (NYSE: NYT - News), Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ - News)
Cramer says that AG Edward's downgrade of MHP is an incredible opportunity to buy a diversified media stock. Although people consider NYT and the Wall Street Journal as the Harvard and Yale of newspapers, investors would be better off buying the universities, comments Cramer : "In 50 years, I doubt anyone will even read newspapers." In any case, NYT and DJ have two classes of stock which prevent takeovers. Cramer calls McGraw Hill "The only media play that isn't really a media play... it's more like a private-equity play," because every private-equity deal needs to be financed with bonds rated by Standard & Poors which MHP owns. "It is a real company, with real growth, real profits and real dividends," Cramer said. "The AG Edwards downgrade was wrong."

Sell Block: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News)
Cramer urged investors to sell this stock "six ways from Sunday" because the retail giant is suffering from the "shutdown of the immigrant buyer" due to a tough I.D. verification program in New Jersey which prevents illegal immigrants from renewing their driving licenses. Since the stores are usually not within walking distance of residential communities, "No car, no Wal-Mart," concludes Cramer who adds, admitting that the subject is a touchy one: "If a liberal state like New Jersey is cracking down like this, you can only imagine what other states are doing."
CEO Interview: Rick Rosenfield, California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI - News)
When Cramer asked Rick Rosenfield how he would reassure those who are worried about his company, he admitted, "We did have some slippage, but I haven't seen much of a downgrade ... Our investors and analysts have stood by us." He added that the restaurant's profitablility and fundamentals are solid. Rosenfield went on to define "slippage" as bureacracy which is out of the company's control. When asked if he was concerned about the waning popularity of pizza, Rosenfield stressed the restaurant's diverse menu, which includes salads, appetizers and pasta. Cramer would take advantage of CPKI's slippage to pick up some stock, because he likes the restaurant.
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