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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Monday from TradingMarkets.com:
On Friday, Cascade (NYSE:CAE - News) fell 17% after announcing it may revise safety information for its biggest product, anemia drug Aransep. CAE's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
Imperial Sugar (NasdaqGM:IPSU - News) should report $0.34 EPS on Monday before the market opens. IPSU's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
Traders are watching for Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN - News) to report -$0.79 EPS before the stock market opens on Monday. MTN's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
FuelCell Energy (NasdaqGM:FCEL - News) announces quarterly results on Monday afternoon, with analysts watching for -$0.27 EPS. FCEL's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
When H&R Block (NYSE:HRB - News) releases quarterly numbers on Monday after the bell, be looking for -$0.35 EPS. HRB's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
NCI Building Systems (NYSE:NCS - News) is looking to report $1.59 EPS on Monday after the market closes. NCS's PowerRating (for Traders) is 3.
Watch for SAIC (NYSE:SAI - News) to report $0.23 EPS on Monday afternoon. SAI's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

Labels: CAE, FCEL, Hot Stocks, HRB, IPSU, MTN, NCS, SAI

Symbol
Name
Last Trade
Change
Volume
Related Info
IPSUW
IMPERIAL SUGAR WTS
10.2645 1:58PM ET
2.3445 (29.60%)
56,461

AL
ALCAN INC
80.85 2:04PM ET
19.82 (32.48%)
27,373,153
OCAS
OHIO CASUALTY CP
43.16 2:09PM ET
9.84 (29.53%)
5,188,480

SEA-WT
STAR MARITIME ACQ WT
3.40 1:59PM ET
0.62 (22.30%)
561,800

VOXW
VOXWARE INC
7.04 2:08PM ET
1.24 (21.36%)
227,026
FREEZ
FREESEAS INC WT Z
1.25 1:31PM ET
0.20 (19.05%)
11,196

RCKY
ROCKY BRANDS INC
13.5805 2:09PM ET
2.1405 (18.71%)
323,649

SLP
SIMULATIONS PLUS INC
11.67 2:02PM ET
1.67 (16.70%)
203,355

IPSU
IMPERIAL SUGAR CO
31.24 2:09PM ET
3.66 (13.27%)
1,440,796

NRVN
NATURE VISION INC
2.46 1:47PM ET
0.25 (11.31%)
11,680

CGR
CLAUDE RESOURCES ORD
1.6399 2:01PM ET
0.1899 (13.10%)
822,200

IOT
INCOME OP RL INV INC
6.055 10:51AM ET
0.655 (12.13%)
1,000

CRY
CRYOLIFE INC
11.84 2:04PM ET
1.27 (12.02%)
923,700

UFPT
UFP TECH INC
6.3988 2:08PM ET
0.6888 (12.06%)
322,130

IPA
INTERPHARM HLDGS INC
1.75 1:58PM ET
0.18 (11.46%)
67,800
WAVX
WAVE SYSTEMS CP CL A
2.6394 2:08PM ET
0.2894 (12.31%)
274,272

AVII
AVI BIOPHARMA INC
3.07 2:08PM ET
0.30 (10.83%)
2,720,798
GNSY
GENESYS SA ADR
1.6799 1:58PM ET
0.1599 (10.52%)
1,173
GNET
GLOBAL TRAFFIC NETWO
6.9628 2:02PM ET
0.6628 (10.52%)
152,910

Labels: AL, AVII, CGR, CRYO, FREEZ, GNET, GNSY, IOT, IPA, IPSU, IPSUW, NRVN, OCAS, RCKY, SLP, UFPT, VOXW, WAVX

Epix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EPIX - News) shares soared 30% after it entered into a drug discovery and development pact with GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK - News). As part of deal, Epix will receive an upfront payment of $35 million, which includes $17.5 million from the sale of 3 million shares of its common stock. Epix will also be eligible for up to $1.2 billion for the achievement of certain milestones, and royalties on product sales.
Imperial Sugar Co. (NASDAQ:IPSU - News) shares jumped 15% after it reported that it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit from a year-earlier loss and declared a $3 special dividend. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Imperial earned $15.7 million, or $1.36 a share, compared with a loss of $20.3 million, or $1.92, in the year-earlier period. Continuing operations produced earnings of $1.34 compared with a loss of 26 cents. Sales reached $240.3 million, up 6.1% from $226.6 million. In a statement, Imperial said gross-profit margin widened to 15.5% from 4.7%, primarily because of higher sales prices, offset by higher energy, freight and raw-sugar costs. The special dividend, which comes in addition to the company's regular dividend, is payable Jan. 5 to holders of record Dec. 26. Looking ahead, Imperial said fiscal 2007 prices and margins probably will lag 2006 levels, offset partly by reduced raw-sugar and energy costs. The combination of factors leads the company to believe it can "maintain a profit outlook that is superior to historical averages," Imperial said.
Mama.com Inc. (NASDAQ:MAMA - News) shares surged 81% after the company said it's launched its video search engine in beta format in partnership with the Pixsy Media Search platform.
Shares of Nymox Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NYMX - News) rose 8.3% after the company said it's developing NXC-4720 for the reduction of E-Coli contamination of food products. The company said studies have shown the NXC-4720 product "is capable of reducing the level of E. Coli O157:H7 contamination by over 99%."
Oriental Financial Group (NYSE:OFG - News) shares rose 7.1% after the company said it's repositioned its sale investment portfolio, making moves that it expects to increase its net interest income by about $16 million, or 67 cents a share, in 2007.
Sabre Holdings Corp. (NYSE:TSG - News) shares climbed 5% after it agreed to be acquired by private-equity firms Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group for about $5 billion, or $32.75 a share. The transaction includes the assumption of about $550 million of debt. The price represents a premium of 30% over the company's average closing share price during the 60 trading days ended Dec. 8, Sabre said. The Southlake, Texas-based travel-booking service said it doesn't expect changes to its current management team. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007, the company said.
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE:SMG - News) shares rose 5% after it said it plans to recapitalize its balance sheet and return $750 million to its shareholders. It plans to accomplish this through a Dutch auction tender offer for up to $250 million worth of its stock and a special one-time cash dividend for the balance of the program. The provider of consumer lawn and garden products expects to complete the recapitalization, including a new $2.1 billion credit facility, by March 31. Scotts also forecast pro forma net income growth of 11% to 13% for 2007 with sales tabbed to increase between 8% and 10%. It sees free cash flow of more than $165 million for the year.
Trailer Bridge Inc. (NASDAQ:TRBR - News) shares gained 8.5% after it said it's received a contract to the exclusive carrier to Puerto Rico for all new vehicles made by Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F - News). Financial terms weren't disclosed although the company did say the deal would make Ford its largest customer in revenue terms.
-Marketwatch

Labels: EPIX, F, GSK, Hot Stocks, IPSU, MAMA, NYMX, OFG, SMG, TRBR, TSG