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Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) beat estimates on Thursday, with $0.45 EPS over a consensus of $0.39 EPS. MSFT's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Rackable Systems (NasdaqGS:RACK - News) beat estimates this afternoon, announcing $0.09 EPS over estimates of $0.02 EPS. RACK's PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.
Dynamic Materials (NasdaqGS:BOOM - News) beat earnings on Thursday afternoon, announcing $0.58 EPS over an expected $0.50 EPS. BOOM's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI - News) reports earnings on Friday morning, with analysts looking for $1.22 EPS. BHI's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE:IR - News) is expected to announce $0.87 EPS on Friday before the market opens. IR's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.
Waste Management (NYSE:WMI - News) should report $0.59 EPS on Friday morning. WMI's PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.
Analysts are watching for Countrywide (NYSE:CFC - News) to report -$1.66 EPS on Friday before the market opens. CFC's PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.

Labels: Baker Hughes, BHI, BOOM, CFC, Countrywide Financial Corp., Dynamic Materials Corporation, Hot Stocks, Ingersol-Rand, IR, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, RACK, Waste Management, WMI

Bullish calls:
Volvo (Other OTC: VOLVF.PK): ' ... it's done a very good job technologically. It's got marine, bus, industrial engines... a 3% yield. It's at $20 bucks. I should have been recommending this for a long time ... It's got farm and insurance... 'Blue Coat Systems (NasdaqGM: BCSI): '52-week high, but... web security is so hot that I'm not backing away. This company has 30% growth and sells at 30x earnings. You know what? It could sell at 40x earnings and we'd still like it.'Crocs (NasdaqGS: CROX): 'We will continue to hold CROX for the trade until we get at least one more analyst recommending the stock. It's $3.5 billion, so that could happen... Or, we find that, we go to the store, and everybody's got Crocs. Until then, stay long CROX! 'Waste Management (NYSE: WMI): 'WMI is in major bull-market mode, as is that whole group. I think that the 2.5% yield, the fact that it's going to take out its 52-week high soon... all these are one and a half thumbs up, way up. I'm going to stick with WMI...'
Bearish calls:
Netflix (NasdaqGS: NFLX)

Labels: BCSI, CROX, Jim Cramer, Lightning Round, Mad Money, NFLX, WMI

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 Underpriced 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.

USANA Health Sciences July 45 Calls (NasdaqGS:USNA). USNA's PowerRating is 4.
Most Underpriced 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.
FedEx Corp. June 110 Puts (NYSE:FDX). FDX'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.
Google Inc. July 550 Calls (NasdaqGS:GOOG). GOOG's PowerRating is 3.
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.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index July 120 Puts (AMEX:EEM). EEM'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.
Waste Management (NYSE:WMI). WMI'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 suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) . AEE's PowerRating is 5.
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.
Ryerson Inc. (NYSE:RYI). RYI's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com

Labels: AEE, EEM, FDX, GOOG, RYI, stock options, USNA, WMI

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE:WFR - News) beat earnings on Thursday, announcing $0.71 EPS over estimates of $0.69 EPS. WFR's PowerRating is 3.

Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) beat earnings on Thursday afternoon, with $0.49 EPS over an expected $0.46 EPS. MSFT's PowerRating is 5.
Alltel (NYSE:AT - News) announces earnings on Friday before the open, with analysts looking for $0.66 EPS. AT's PowerRating is 5.
Burger King (NYSE:BKC - News) reports earnings Friday afternoon; watch for $0.22 EPS. BKC's PowerRating is 6.
When Chevron (NYSE:CVX - News) reports quarterly earnings early Friday, analysts will be looking for $1.68 EPS. CVX's PowerRating is 5.
Goodyear Tire (NYSE:GT - News) should announce -$0.01 EPS before the bell on Friday. GT's PowerRating is 5.
Analysts will be watching for Waste Management (NYSE:WMI - News) to announce $0.36 EPS before the market opens tomorrow. WMI's PowerRating is 4.
PowerRatings are courtesy of PowerRatings.net

Labels: AT, BKC, CVX, GT, Hot Stocks, MSFT, WFR, WMI

Pacer International Inc. (NasdaqGS:PACR - News) reported fourth-quarter net income of $21.5 million, or 57 cents a share, up from $20.4 million, or 54 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 29 fell to $502 million from $503.8 million a year ago.
PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP - News) said fourth-quarter profit rose 60%, helped by a tax benefit, lower expenses, strength in its international business and robust sales of non-carbonated drinks and salty snacks in the U.S.
Protective Life (NYSE:PL - News) said fourth-quarter net income rose, as the company recorded investment gains of 28 cents per share, to $85.2 million, or $1.19 a share, from $68.6 million, or 96 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. Before items, quarterly per-share income fell to 91 cents from $1.02 in the prior year. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected per-share earnings of $1. The insurance and investment products company said it sees 2007 operating income per share of $3.60 to $3.80.
Riverbed Technology (NasdaqGM:RVBD - News) said it plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement to offer five million shares in an underwritten secondary public offering. The San Francisco-based company said about 2.65 million of the shares will be offered by certain Riverbed stockholders. The company also said its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $2.41 million, or 4 cents a share, from $4.73 million, or 43 cents a share, a year earlier, as revenue surged on product demand and customer growth. Excluding stock-based compensation, the company earned 3 cents a share for the most recent period. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected, on average, quarterly earnings of 1 cent a share, before items. The San Francisco wide-area data service company's revenue for the quarter rose to $33.8 million from $10.6 million a year ago.
Silicon Laboratories (NasdaqGS:SLAB - News) agreed to sell its Aero single-chip phone and power amplifier product lines to NXP for $285 million. The cash deal also includes additional earn-out potential of up to $65 million over the next three years. The semiconductor company expects the deal to close by the end of the first quarter.
Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPC - News) said it swung to a loss of $18.8 million, or 38 cents a share, from a profit of $2.3 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding non-recurring items, such as a loss from discontinued operations and a restructuring charge, the Atlanta consumer products company would have earned 12 cents a share in the quarter ending December. Revenue fell 0.3% to $564.6 million from last year's $566.3 million, as a 6% drop in battery sales offset 7% growth in Remington branded product sales and a 4% increase in Global Pet sales. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had been expecting earnings of 8 cents a share and revenue of $640.3 million, on average.
Syntax-Brillian Corp. (NasdaqGM:BRLC - News) shares gained after the Tempe, Ariz.-based maker of HDTVs and digital entertainment products reported fiscal second-quarter net earnings of $14.8 million, or 25 cents a share. In the same quarter last year, the company posted a net loss of $1.23 million, or 4 cents a share. Revenue rose to $242.5 million from $60.2 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast a per-share profit of 24 cents on revenue of $241.8 million. For the fiscal third-quarter, Syntax-Brillian expects revenue of $160 million to $170 million, and for fiscal 2007, the company expects revenue of $650 million to $700 million.
Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL - News) reported an "uptick" in sluggish housing demand in several markets as the luxury home builder's cancellation rate came down but said it may post quarterly writedowns as high as $160 million or more, which would handily top its previous estimate for all of 2007.
Unilever (NYSE:UL - News) (NYSE:UN - News) reported a fourth-quarter profit surge, although it lacked sales growth due to difficulties rejuvenating its European operation.
Warner Music Group (NYSE:WMG - News) said its profit dropped 74% to $18 million, or 12 cents a share, as revenue declined 11% to $928 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 24 cents a share on revenue of $945 million. The company said it faced "unusually difficult" year-ago comparisons, and it said digital revenue represented 11% of total revenue during the quarter. Softer domestic and European sales hurt its recorded music division, while music publishing revenue edged up 2%.
Waste Management Inc. (NYSE:WMI - News) posted a 15% drop in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year ago when hurricane clean-up profits bolstered the bottom line.

Labels: BRLC, PACR, PEP, PL, RVBD, SLAB, SPC, TOL, UL, UN, WMG, WMI