NASDAQ:GMCR

Hot Stocks to Watch: LF, SPRD, MITK, GMCR, SQNM, HLF

Wall StreetThe verdict is in. Investors are not liking the jobs report. The major indexes are all at or near session lows as the unemployment report missed expectations by a wide margin. On positive to come from it is the fact that oil prices are diving under $100 per barrel. If that trend can last it could give a boost to consumers by removing some of the pain at the pump.

Outside of the lackluster domestic numbers, two elections will be closely watched this weekend. The major one is the French presidential election with Sarkozy seemingly heading for defeat. The other is Greek parliamentary elections. Both could have consequences for the EU and ECB rescue pacts that have already been drawn up.

Currently the Dow is off 16, the Nasdaq is down 60 and the S&P is off 22. [Read more...]

Active Stocks at Midday: KNSY, VHC, Z, GMCR, GEN, RIMM

Wall Street signKensey Nash Corporation (NASDAQ:KNSY) is up 32.20% today at $38.35. KNSY has traded 2.4 million shares so far today, way above its daily average of 53 thousand shares. KNSY shares spiked today on news that DSM will buy the company for $360 million. The company has a market cap of 332.53 million.

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VirnetX Holding Corp. (AMEX:VHC) is up 18.79% today at $27.62. VHC has traded 2.4 million shares so far today, well above its daily average 739 thousand shares. VirnetX and Aastra signed a patent license agreement this morning. The company has a market cap of 1.36 billion. [Read more...]

Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Fell Last Month, NASDAQ Stocks to Watch

NASDAQ Screen at Times SquareThe stock market starting the morning in the green, but are starting to waver after existing home sales fell in February. Existing home sales fell nearly 1% last month to an annual rate of 4.59 million units after seeing a 5.7% gain in January. Economists were expecting sales to jump to a 4.62 million-unit sales pace.

Ben Bernanke is also testifying before the House Oversight Committee right now about Europe’s debt crisis. Bernanke reiterated that the Fed will intervene if conditions worsened.

A quick look at the market show the Dow down 11 points, the Nasdaq up 1 point and the S&P 500 down 1 point. [Read more...]

Stock Futures Gap on Jobs Numbers. Stocks to Watch: VRML, RENN, SBUX, MCP, GMCR, FRO, SIRI

Stock FuturesAdd another feather in the cap for the recovery. In February, the US economy added 227k jobs. Then unemployment remained unchanged as more people reentered the workforce in search of jobs. Dow futures are currently up 83 points to 12,855. Nasdaq 100 futures are up 31.50 to 2,635. The S&P 500 futures are rounding out the Friday gains, up 14.25 points to 1,361.

The past three months of job growth has been the fastest since 2006. This is a huge boost to the psyche of the recovery, and to the President’s reelection campaign. Trade gap data with China also showed a trade gap of over 25 billion dollars.

Job gains for January were also revised higher, from 243k to 284k. This was the biggest one-month total since the recession ended.

One takeaway from this. Any expectations of QE3 just got shoved out of the window. The catalyst for that will have to be severe now. [Read more...]

7 NASDAQ Stocks Stumbling This Morning: DNDN, SIGM, ZLTQ, FSYS, SMTC, DSCO, GMCR

NasdaqStocks are trading higher this morning thanks to optimism that Greece will complete its debt swap deal. Investors seemed to ignore the slightly negative jobless data today as weekly claims jumped 8,000 last week to 362,000. Economists were expecting claims to remain at 351,000. The major stock indices have given up some of their early gains, but remain positive right now. The Dow is up 40 points, the Nasdaq is up 17 points and the S&P 500 is up 7 points.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN) is down 14.90% this morning at $9.25. DNDN has traded 13.1 million shares so far today, 3 million shares more than its daily average. DNDN shares are taking a hit today after its rival Johnson & Johnson’s prostate drug beats placebo in trial. The company has a market cap of 1.35 billion. [Read more...]

After Hours Winners and Losers: NTAP, TSLA, GMCR, HDY, HBI, SKX

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) is up 8.05% in after hours trading at $43.09. NTAP closed the day up about 2% at $39.88 with 11.8 million shares traded. NetApp announced third quarter results after market close today. Results were in-line with estimates. The company reported revenue of $1.566 with non-GAAP profits of $0.58. Wall Street was expecting revenue of $1.56 billion with profits of $0.58 per share. For the next quarter, NetApp is expecting revenue of $1.645 billion to $1.68 billion with non-GAAP profits of $0.60 to $0.65 per share. The company has a market cap of 14.30 billion.

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is up 1.64% in after hours trading at $34.15. Tesla announced fourth quarter results a short time ago. Tesla reported a loss of $0.69 per share, analysts were expecting a loss of $0.63 per share. Revenue was $39.4 million, beating estimates of $38.45 million. Tesla is expecting fiscal year 2012 revenue of $550-$600 million, ahead of estimates of $521 million. The company has a market cap of 3.50 billion. [Read more...]

Active Stocks At Midday: ZNGA, CX, SD, GMCR, DVAX, ATVI

The market continues to trade mixed in midday trading. A positive jobs report sent stocks slightly higher this morning, but soon retreated after mixed earnings and Ben Bernanke’s remarks. Ben Bernanke told law makers earlier today that the economic recovery is “frustratingly slow.” He also urged law makers not to cut spending in policies that could help strengthen the economy. The Dow is down 18 points, the Nasdaq is up 7 points and the S&P is up 1 point.

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is up 15.19% today at $12.21. ZNGA is continuing its rally over the past week or so as Facebook’s IPO filing is sending numerous companies in that sector up. Zynga’s success is directly tied into Facebook’s success. ZNGA is up on extremely large volume with nearly 40 million shares traded. The stock trades 10 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 8.50 billion.

Cemex, S.A.B. (NYSE:CX) is up 6.75% in midday trading at $7.58. CX has traded 31.8 million shares so far today, more than double its daily average. CX shares are up today after the company announced fourth quarter results. CX saw consolidated net sales increase by 6% in the fourth quarter to $3.7 billion and increased 8 for the full year. The company has a market cap of 7.93 billion.

Sandridge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) is down 10.22% today at $7.03. SD has traded 50.1 million shares today, five times its daily average. SD was downgraded today by multiple analysts. Tudor Picering downgraded the stock to hold from accumulate and Howard Weil downgraded to market perform from market outperform. Sandridge also announced the purchase of Dynamic Offshore for $1.27 billion yesterday. The company has a market cap of 2.82 billion.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is up 22.02% in midday trading at $65.44. GMCR is rallying today after crushing analysts’ estimates for first quarter results. Revenue more than doubled to $1.16 billion and net income rose to $104 million. First quarter adjusted EPS was $0.60 compared to the consensus of $0.36. GMCR has traded 18.2 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 7.2 million shares. The company has a market cap of 10.12 billion.

Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX) is up 8.91% today at $4.01. DVAX has traded 7.3 million shares today, more than 5 times its daily average. DVAX shares are up today after it reported on Heplisav Pre-BLA meeting with FDA. The company has a market cap of 513.57 million.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) is down 0.74% in midday trading at $12.08. ATVI has traded 7 million shares so far today and trades 10.6 million shares a day on average. One of Activision’s biggest competitors, Electronic Arts, released their earnings yesterday. EA saw its Star Wars title perform very well with 2 million copies sold. Activision will announce their earnings on February 9. The company has a market cap of 13.80 billion.

Futures Look Toward Bernanke. Stocks to Watch: GMCR, ZNGA, QCOM, RENN, VIAB, EA, AOL

The market is in a wait and see mode this morning as investors wait for Bernanke’s testimony on the Hill. Currently Dow futures are down 9 points to 12,644. Nasdaq 100 futures are following that lead, down 2.75 points to 2,485. S&P 500 futures are rounding out the decline, off 1.50 points to 1,318.25.

Bernanke’s testimony to the House Budget Committee is expected to be the highlight of the day. With the election cycle almost in full swing, it is almost guaranteed to contain a few fireworks. His comments on the economy will be carefully watched. Anything outside of his normally measured tone can move the market violently in either direction. So expect the market pundits to be parsing what exactly he means by ‘is’.

Jobless claims that just released were slightly better than expected. Weekly claims fell 12,000 to 367,000.

Earnings season continues to be in full swing. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) reported a net loss and that sent shares tumbling in pre-market by nearly 4%.

Drug maker AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN) is off over 3% this morning after they announced a round of job cuts in order to trim costs. The company is expecting a dip in earnings this year due to patent expirations.

In Europe the markets gyrated between small gains and losses as investors still wait for a resolution to the Greece crisis. There is a possible big merger in the works that is helping boost the market. Xstrata PLC is in talks with Glencore International about a merger of equals.

In Span the government conducted a bond auction that saw yields fall as compared to previous auctions. A French bond auction was also successful, selling 7.96 billion in government bonds.

A bigger-than-expected rise in inventories is sending oil lower on the day. Nymex crude futures are currently down 66 cents to $96.95 per barrel.

Stocks to watch today include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN), Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL)

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is up 21.57% in pre market trading at $65.26. GMCR shares are rallying big after the company announced fiscal first quarter results yesterday. Green Mountain had an adjusted EPS of $0.60 for its first quarter, way above analysts consensus of $0.36. Sales were at $1.16 billion, beating estimates of $1.06 billion. For its second quarter, Green Mountain is expecting adjusted profit of $0.60 to $0.65 per share, lower than analyst estimates of $0.73 a share. GMRC will likely trade above its average volume of 7.2 million shares today on this news. The company has a market cap of 8.29 billion.

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) is up 3.77% in pre market trading at $11.00. ZNGA has been trending higher this month as news of a Facebook IPO has sent companies related to the social media sector higher. ZNGA typically trades about 10 million shares a day on average and has a market cap of 7.41 billion.

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is up 4.16% in pre market trading at $62.04. QCOM shares are rising this morning after the company’s first quarter net income beat expectations. Adjusted net income was $0.97 for the first quarter, higher than estimates of $0.90. Revenue for the quarter was $4.68 billion. The company forecasted revenue for the current quarter to be between $4.6 billion and $5 billion with adjusted net income between $0.91 and $0.97 per share. Analysts were expecting $0.89 per share with $4.49 billion in revenue. The company has a market cap of 100.12 billion.

Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN) is up 3.79% in pre market trading at $5.20. RENN along with many companies dealing in the social media space have been rallying over the past week now has Facebook IPO fever has swept Wall Street. RENN shares have seen a pull back in the past two days after rallying more than 50% earlier in the week. The company has a market cap of 1.96 billion.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) is down 6.86% in pre market trading at $46.97. VIAB shares are down after the company announced first quarter results. Profit for the quarter fell to $212 million or $0.39 a share, down from $610 million, or $1.01 a share a year ago. Viacom did beat on adjusted profit with $1.06 for the quarter, beating estimates by $0.01. VIAB trades 4.4 million shares a day on average.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) is up 5.75% in pre market trading at $19.50. EA shares are higher following yesterday’s earnings. Its third quarter earnings were strong thanks to its holiday game releases “Batlefield 3” and “Star Wars: The Old Republic.” EA said it sold 2 million units of Star Wars and has 1.7 million daily active subscribers. The company has a market cap of 6.11 billion.

AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) is trading down 2.70% in pre market trading at $17.28. AOL released its fourth quarter earnings late yesterday. While its net income fell 66%, the results still beat estimates. Total revenue for the quarter came in at $576.8 million while net income was $22.8 million. AOL trades 1.5 million shares a day on average and has a market cap of 1.73 billion.

After Hours Gainers and Losers: GMCR, QCOM, JDSU, SD, SFLY

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ:GMCR) is up 13.42% in after hours trading at $60.68. GMCR shares are popping after the company announced quarterly results. First quarter EPS came in at $0.60, beating consensus of $0.36. Sales were $1.16 billion versus the estimated $1.06 billion. The company has a market cap of 8.29 billion.

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is up 5.88% in after hours trading at $63.11. QCOM shares jump as earnings beat estimates and the company raises its outlook. Earnings increased 20% in the fourth quarter and the company expects first quarter EPS to be between $0.91-$0.97. Analysts were expecting $0.89. The company has a market cap of 100.12 billion.

JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU) is up 4.72% in after hours trading at $13.70. JDS Uniphase posted a loss in its fiscal second quarter results but their results beat analyst expectations. Excluding one-time items JDS Uniphase would have earned $0.15 a share. Analysts were expecting $0.10 a share. The company has a market cap of 3.01 billion.

Sandridge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) is down 11.75% in after hours at $6.91. SD shares are down right now following news that Sandridge will buy Dynamic Offshore for $1.28 billion. The deal will be $680 million in cash and 74 million in Sandridge stock. The company has a market cap of 3.13 billion.

Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY) is down 12.50% in after hours trading at $21.98. SFLY shares are falling as initial reactions from investors on its fourth quarter results are negative. Shutterfly reported adjusted net income of $1.48 per share, beating estimates of $0.82. The company is expecting between $0.31 to $0.43 for the first quarter. Analysts’ estimates for the first quarter are between $0.32 and $0.52. The company has a market cap of 870.94 million.

Biggest Losers In Midday Trading: SQNS, HDY, SGI, AEN, GMCR

Stocks continue to head lower in early trading as Europe dominates the minds of traders. OPEC also announced it has agreed to limit oil output. The organization agreed to a new supply target of 30 million barrels daily. As of 11:22 am EST the Dow is down 116 points, the Nadsaq is down 44 points and the S&P is down 14 points.

Let’s take a look at a few stocks following the market down in midday trading.

Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) is down 29.58% at $2.50 this morning. SQNS has traded 647 thousand shares in midday trading and averages 689 thousand shares a day. An update to the company’s fourth quarter expectations sent the stock lower today. The company’s largest customer reduced shipments in the fourth quarter. Sequans has a market cap for 85.72 million.

Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY) is down 20.52% today at $2.13. HDY has traded 4.4 million shares so far today, twice its daily average. HDY has been falling all week and is down more than $0.80 since Monday. Hyperdynamics has a market cap of 341.83 million.

Silicon Graphics International Corp. (NASDAQ:SGI) is down 15.68% today at $11.83. SGI has traded 2.3 million shares in midday trading, 4 times its daily average. SGI is down today after the company’s CEO resigned effective January 1, 2012. The company has a market cap of 381.04 million.

Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:AEN) is down 7.86% at $1.29. AEN has traded 400 thousand shares so far today, nearly twice its daily average volume. AEN has recovered slightly from its intraday low of $1.16. The company has a current market cap of 34.03 million.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is down 11.39% at $44.26. GMCR is falling today after Stifel Nicolaus & Co. said demand is weakening for the company’s Keurig single-serve coffee machines. GMCR is down on heavy volume with 8 million shares traded so far today. The stock trades 8.1 million shares a day on average. Green Mountain Coffee has a current market cap of 6.79 billion.

Stocks With Bullish Engulfing Candlestick Pattern: NVDA, DELL, JEF, ETFC, M, GMCR, CHS, V

Stocks are recovering slightly in late-day trading with the Dow losing 209 points, the Nasdaq losing 39 points and the S&P is losing 18 points. Let’s take a look at a few stocks in a bullish engulfing candlestick pattern. The bullish engulfing candlestick pattern is a bullish signal that occurs when the candlestick for today completely engulfs or covers up the previous day’s candlestick.

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is up 5.60% at $14.71 in late day trading. NVDA has traded 25 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 19.8 million shares. NVDA started the day down and is looking good heading into the closing bell. The stock had dipped from nearly $15 on Wednesday to under $13.60 today before rallying. The company has a current market cap of $8.93 billion.

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is up 0.34% today at $14.95 today. DELL has traded 22.8 million shares so far today, 2 million less than its daily average. DELL looks to close the day slightly higher after being as low as $14.63 this morning. The company has a current market cap of 27.12 billion.

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE:JEF) is up 0.98% at $10.26 today. JEF has traded 15.4 million shares, 3 times its daily average. Jefferies Group has been reducing their exposure in Europe even more today. The company has a current market cap of 2.27 billion.

E*Trade Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) is up 2.43% at $8.43 in late-day trading. ETFC has traded 9.2 million shares so far today, 2 million more than its daily average. ETFC is bouncing today after trading lower the previous 4 trading sessions. The company has a current market cap of 2.40 billion.

Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) is up 2.44% at $31.10 today. M has traded 8.4 million shares today, about 800 thousand shares short of its daily average. A lot of retailers are bracing for Black Friday sales and are hoping for a good showing. The company has a current market cap of 13.06 billion.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is up 4.74% today at $52.84. GMCR has traded 6.7 million shares today. This is short of its daily average of 7.5 million shares. GMCR has been bouncing back the past week after dipping big following earnings. The company has a current market cap of 8.19 billion.

Chico’s FAS Inc. (NYSE:CHS) is up 2.78% today at $11.66. CHS has traded. 5.2 million shares today, 2 million shares more than its daily average. CHS is up ahead of the company’s earnings reported which is expected tomorrow. The company has a current market cap of 2.01 billion.

Visa, Inc. (NYSE:V) is up 0.46% today at $91.23. V has traded 3.1 million shares today, 2 million shares short of its daily average volume of 5.1 million shares. V is recovering slightly today after having three straight red trading sessions. The company has a current market cap of 62.90 billion.

Early Morning Gainers: TSRA, NG, PEIX, PCRX, GMCR

The markets opened down today as Europe continues to weigh heavily on the markets. Signs that the euro debt crisis is spreading showed up today as the yield spread of 10-year French bonds over the German ones reached a euro-era high. The crisis has global reach as the Bank of Japan Governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, said the euro debt crisis is affecting Japan in multiple ways.

On the commodities side, oil prices hit $100 today and are currently trading at 101.43. This is ironic since the consumer price index dropped slightly in October and was attributed to lower gas prices. That won’t last long if oil prices continue higher.

Let’s take a look at a few companies bucking the overall down market trend.

Tessera Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) is up $3.14 at $17.61, a gain of 21.7% this morning. Earlier today, Tessera said Samsung extended its patent licensing agreement with the company through May 2017. TSRA has traded 1.3 million shares this morning, nearly triple its daily average volume. Tessera Technologies has a current market cap of 917.27 million.

NovaGold Resources Inc. (AMEX:NG) is up 12% this morning at $9.87. NovaGold announced a new CEO today and also announced billionaire, Thomas Kaplan, will become the company’s chariman. This is the one bright spot in gold today as gold prices are trading lower this morning. NG has traded 2.5 million shares so far today and should have no problem beating its daily average volume of 3.1 million shares. The company has a current market cap of 2.37 billion.

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX) is up 16.54% today at $1.55. Pacific Ethanol announced today it has retired in full its $35 million senior convertible notes on Nov. 15. As of Nov. 15, the company has 77.5 million outstanding shares. PEIX has traded 10.9 million shares this morning, already double its daily average. The company has a current market cap of 112.57 million.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCX) is up 9.74% this morning at $7.55. The company announced the pricing of its public offering of 7 million shares at $6.50/share. PRCX has traded 1.6 million shares this morning, well above its daily average volume of 168 thousand shares. Pacira has a current market cap of 134.38 million.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) is up 6% at $50.43. GMCR is trying to bounce back after dropping from $70 to $40 in one day following poor earnings. GMCR has traded 6.3 million shares today and will beat its daily average of 7 million shares. The company has current market cap of 7.81 billion.

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