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Hilton Hotels Corp. reported strong earnings growth Tuesday in the second quarter as it prepared to be acquired by the Blackstone Group.
The worldwide hotel and resort company reported net income of $165 million, or 40 cents a share, for the quarter ended June 30, up from $144 million, or 35 cents per share, in the same period last year.
Revenue increased to $2.085 billion from $2.005 billion in the year-ago period.
Excluding one-time items, earnings per share increased to 38 cents for the quarter, the company said.
The results beat expectations from analysts, who had been looking for earnings of 33 cents per share and revenue of $2.07 billion, according to Thomson Financial.

Labels: Hilton Hotels Corp., HLT

Fresh off a $4.1 billion initial public offering, private-equity house Blackstone Group solidified its position as a power to reckon with on Wall Street with a multibillion dollar deal that gives the company control over a hotel empire with more than 600,000 rooms worldwide.
On Tuesday, Hilton Hotels Corp. agreed to an all-cash buyout from Blackstone in a $20.1 billion deal that would instantly make Blackstone the world's largest hotel owner.
The deal was valued at $26 billion including debt. Blackstone said it would combine cash from its real estate and corporate private equity funds to buy all outstanding Hilton shares for $47.50 each, a 32 percent premium over Tuesday's closing stock price.

Labels: BX, Hilton Hotels Corp., HLT, The Blackstone Group

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.
Hilton Hotels (NYSE:HLT - News). HLT's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS - News). LVS's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Capital Trust (NYSE:CT - News) & Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL - News). CT's PowerRating is 7, and COL's PowerRating is 7.
Stocks Down 10% or More: These are stocks that have lost 10% or more over the past five days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that have lost 10% or more over the past five 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.
LJ International (NasdaqGM:JADE - News). JADE's PowerRating is 7.
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. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
NewMarket Corporation (NYSE:NUE - News). NUE's PowerRating is 6.
2-Period RSI Above 98: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading above 98 and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading above 98 have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX - News). BSX's PowerRating is 3.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: BSX, COL, CT, HLT, Hot Stocks, JADE, LVS, NUE

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.
Hilton Hotels (NYSE:HLT - News). HLT's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS - News). LVS's PowerRating is 7.
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.
Capital Trust (NYSE:CT - News) & Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL - News). CT's PowerRating is 7, and COL's PowerRating is 7.
Stocks Down 10% or More: These are stocks that have lost 10% or more over the past five days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that have lost 10% or more over the past five 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.
LJ International (NasdaqGM:JADE - News). JADE's PowerRating is 7.
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. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
NewMarket Corporation (NYSE:NUE - News). NUE's PowerRating is 6.
2-Period RSI Above 98: These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading above 98 and are trading below their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading below their 200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading above 98 have shown negative returns, on average, 1-day and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge.
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX - News). BSX's PowerRating is 3.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: BSX, COL, CT, HLT, Hot Stocks, JADE, LVS, NUE

Bullish calls:
Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG): ' ... down $3 - where Bob Hugin [CEO] came on our show and assured us that things are good. So I'm going... CELG, particularly if you can get it under $50, which would be a gift.'AT&T (NYSE: T - News): ' Tomorrow morning, T - It would be a gift if that stock opened down. It's got yield protection. It's got a buyback. It's got superb management. It fits all my criteria. 'J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP - News): 'I think you can possibly own a JCP, which is buying back stock and people think it missed the quarter, but Mike Ullman [CEO] is saying good things.'Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG - News)Colgate (NYSE: CL - News)Diageo (NYSE: DEO - News)Wyndham (NYSE: WYN - News): 'I've been doing a lot of work on WYN, which is a spinoff of Cendant. I like that more [than CHH].'Hilton (NYSE: HLT - News): 'You know I've been a big fan of HLT.'
Bearish calls:
Pain Therapeutics (NasdaqGM: PTIE): ' ... even though PTIE seems to have really good earnings power coming up next year, I think it's too risky. I honestly would rather see you in a CELG.'Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM - News): 'I think the stock should be lower. I do not get why that stock hangs in in this bad market. I don't want to own CRM, and I don't want anyone else to either. I invite the CEO if he wants to come on and talk about his stock selling.'Retail Ventures (NYSE: RVI - News): 'In this market, when you're worried, and you have a stock that's a point off its 52-week high, we are strictly in a no-prisoners mode. You take that, and you ring the register.'Playtex Products (NYSE: PYX - News): 'I like the cohort. I believe that that kind of consumer-related business is not going to have a slowdown here... But why do you need to be in PYX - a point off its high - when you can be in PG? When you can be in CL? When you can be in DEO, which just reported a great quarter?'Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH - News): 'It's a franchiser of hotels ... I don't think I need to go down in the food chain to your name. I've got a bunch of them that I think are cheaper and better, and those are the ones that I want to go with.'
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Labels: CELG, CHH, CL, CRM, DEO, HLT, JCP, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, Mad Money, PG, PTIE, PYX, RVI, WYN

Bullish calls:
Guidance Software (NasdaqGM: GUID): 'It's come back to 14 ... I am not backing away from it. ... if it goes back to 12 ... we're gonna have to back up the truck [ buy]'Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News): 'If you want to be in tech ... I am going to send you to Hewlett-Packard ... best beneficiary of Vista and declining chip costs.'Akamai Technologies (NasdaqGS: AKAM)Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI - News)Arris (NasdaqGS: ARRS): ' ... move into Arris, which just did a real nifty acquisition.'Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT - News): 'Incredibly high-end. ... I think Hilton and Starwood are both buys. ... Pull the trigger ahead of the spring and summer. HOT real hot and going higher.'Hilton Hotels (NYSE: HLT - News): 'I think Hilton and Starwood are both buys.'China Mobile (NYSE: CHL - News): 'We are gonna recommend China Mobile or Petrochina.'PetroChina (NYSE: PTR - News)Penn National Gaming (NasdaqGS: PENN): ' great play on gambling, I am not backing away ... I still want to own Penn National Gaming.'DuPont (NYSE: DD - News): 'do you mind if I ... go to DuPont?'Brunswick (NYSE: BC - News)
Bearish calls:
Buffalo Wild Wings (NasdaqGS: BWLD): 'I sit here and wonder how this stock became a human punching bag. ... You do not get three downgrades idly. Take advantage and SellSellSell.'ATMI (NasdaqGS: ATMI): 'I do not care for thin film equipment ... Ixnay, sell, you're done. If you want to be in tech.'WebEx Communications (NasdaqGS: WEBX): 'this is real-time interactive media. Does sell at almost twice its growth rate. ... I cannot bless.'Methanex (NasdaqGS: MEOH): 'Grows very slowly ... has a very low P/E ... does have fuel-cell applications which have given it some boost. I'm in the Don'tBuy camp.'Harmonic (NasdaqGM: HLIT): 'Ixnay on the Harmonic and move into Arris.'China Automotive Systems (NasdaqCM: CAAS)BASF (NYSE: BF - News): 'Good company, do you mind if I stick with Wilmington, Delaware, and go to DuPont instead of Ludwigshafen, Germany?'Turkcell Iletisim (NYSE: TKC - News): 'A challenged company, which is going to have very bad wireless competition, even though it's got that yield.'iRobot (NasdaqGM: IRBT): 'I said take the profit, take it off the table, and I never looked back.'Comtech (NasdaqGS: COGO)

Labels: ATI, ATMI, BC, BF, BWLD, CAAS, CHL, COGO, DD, HLIT, HLT, HOT, HPQ, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, Mad Money, PTR, TKC, WEBX

Marvell (MRVL), Broadcom (BRCM), Seagate (STX), Level 3 (LVLT), Blockbuster (BBI), Goldman Sachs (GS): Cramer says that tech is okay for a trade until August, and he likes the wireless chip players because of the iPhone, Xbox and Playstation. Cramer adds that Marvell is 2 down because of its bad quarter, ten up, and mentions that he also likes BRCM and that STX is going higher. Cramer proclaims the death of the bears in speculative plays such as like LVLT, up 5% at $6.26, and Blockbuster, up 2% at $6.78. He predicts that GS, up 3% to $219 will make it to $300.
Marriott (MAR), Starwood (HOT), Hilton (HLT) and Trump (TRMP): Those who don't like hotel stocks "don't do their homework," said Cramer who is bullish on MAR, HOT and HLT, and says he is not afraid of buying TRMP, because it has dropped to $17.
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Labels: BBI, BRCM, GS, HLT, HOT, Jim Cramer, LVLT, MAR, MRVL, STX, TRMP

Here are 7 options to watch for today. This list comes directly from the TradingMarkets Options Indicators page. The list is created using OptionVue options analysis software.
Most Under Priced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Phelps Dodge (NYSE:PD - News) Jan 135.0. PD's PowerRating is 5.
Most Under Priced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Cognos Incorporated (NASDAQ:COGN - News) Feb 45.0. COGN's PowerRating is 4.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD - News) Feb 70.0. GILD's PowerRating is 5.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Frontline Limited (NYSE:FRO - News) Dec 40.0. FRO's PowerRating is 5.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
Hilton Hotels (NYSE:HLT - News). HLT's PowerRating is 4.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggestsan extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP - News). JCP's PowerRating is 6.
Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Pulte Homes (NYSE:PHM - News). PHM's PowerRating is 4.

Labels: COGN, FRO, GILD, HLT, JCP, PD, PHM, stock options

Down but not Out: California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI - News) and Coldwater Creek (NASDAQ: CWTR - News) - Cramer says that profits don't always give the whole story, and sometimes it is a better idea to look at a company's "top line" rather than its "bottom line." For instance, CWTR fell "a cool six points" since last week, but it has a tendency of "swooning" and recovering, and Cramer would use its stumble as an opportunity to buy. CPKI "committed the unpardonable sin of guiding down for the quarter and for the year" citing difficulty with building contractors, but Cramer calls CPKI "one of the fast-growing casual dining companies in the country," and would not sell.
Selloff and Takeovers: Joy Global (NASDAQ: JOYG - News) and Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR - News) - Cramer blames the "hideous" selloff on "pockets of emotional frenzy," anticipates a soft landing and is not worried about low interest rates. He sees a huge "wave of takeovers" because of the weak dollar and says "the best is yet to come." Cramer identifies Joy Global and Ingersoll-Rand as two potential takeover targets.
A Real Money Farewell - Concerning his "Real Money" Radio show which has been on the air for six years, Cramer said "It's been a fabulous run, but it's come to an end." However, Cramer will continue hosting his "Mad Money" TV show and working on his website, TheStreet.com. "Hosting radio has been a great joy and I will miss it,"he remarked, and reminded his listeners that "we are in a multi-year bull market."
Bullish calls:
Fluor (NYSE: FLR - News): Fluor won't decline, according to Cramer, because it is not "a true industrial company... I would not sell it as it is a great play on energy and energy is going higher."Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD - News): Cramer says that this company is "cheap, cheap, cheap," because it has been subpoenaed, but it is not the only company being subpoenaed and is cooperating with investigations. "The fact that it's down makes it a buying opportunity," he said. "This one is definitely right."Archer-Daniels (NYSE: ADM - News): After a "brutal" decline,"we should begin to nibble at Archer-Daniels," Cramer said. "I'd buy one quarter of the position here and wait for the stock to come down to buy more."SAIC (NYSE: SAI - News): Although some analysts are not happy with this stock, he would use it's decline to buy.Hilton Hotels (NYSE: HLT - News): Cramer prefers this stock to Starwood.
Neutral/Bearish calls:
Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News): Cramer thinks selling Nokia is a good idea because the cell phone
business is too competitive.Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT - News): "A very well-run company," says Cramer, but he prefers Hilton.
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Labels: AMD, Hilton Hotels Corp., HLT, Jim Cramer, Real Money