NASDAQ:SWKS

Hot Stocks to Watch: CRAY, JAZZ, HUSA, ARNA, OWW, SWKS

April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NYSE StocksIt is a tug of war on the market today after Amazon and Ford beat expectations , but GDP numbers showed slowing growth. The conflicting data has the market whipsawing between modest gains and losses. Plus it is Friday which has everyone looking for the weekend so volume is lacking conviction in either direction.

Europe continues to be on the minds of investors after Spain earned a downgrade from S&P after the close yesterday. The concern there is that they may have issues servicing debt going forward, and may have to intervene further with their financial institutions.

Overall the markets seem to be tempering their unbridled optimism of the first quarter into something a bit more realistic and cautious. Currently the major 3 indices are posting modest gains. The Dow is up 17, the Nasdaq is up 6 and the S&P is up fractionally. The S&P 500 is shooting for a close over 1400. [Read more...]

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After Hours Trading Report for April 18

April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Wall StreetThe market sell off intensified in the last half hour of trading as eurozone concerns rule over the market again. Investors continue to be disappointed as central bank officials are not supportive of another round of QE. The latest officials to be against come from the minutes out of the Bank of England. Out of all the officials on the Monetary Policy Committee, only one supports another round of quantitative easing.

The Dow ended the day down more than 80 points, the Nasdaq fell 11 points and the S&P 500 dropped 5 points. [Read more...]

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After Hours Winners & Losers: CA, NUAN, BMC, SWKS, FIO, ENER, AMD

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

CA Inc. (NASDAQ:CA) is up 16.13% in after hours trading at $26.50. CA shares are rallying big stronger than expected fiscal third quarter results. Revenue jumped 10% from a year ago to $1.263 billion. Non-GAAP profits were $0.65 a share beating Wall Street’s expectations of $0.54 a share. The company has a market cap of 11.26 billion.

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) is up 5.04% in after hours trading at $29.40. The Apple supplier is up following Apple’s stellar quarterly results. The company has a market cap of 8.42 blilion.

BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC) is up 3.84% in after hours trading at $36.00. BMC shares have continued to rise today and have rallied more than $4 a share since Jan. 9. The company has a market cap of 5.90 billion. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) is up 3.73% in after hours at $22.36. SWKS shares have jumped more than $2 a share since last Friday after announcing positive quarterly results. The company has a market cap of 3.97 billion.

Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE:FIO) is down 13.84% in after hours trading at $26.14. FIO announced fiscal second quarter results this afternoon. Revenue and profit both beat expectations and forecasts for this quarter’s revenue also beat expectations. The company has a market cap of 2.53 billion.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) is down 5.08% in after hours trading at $0.9320. ENER is in a downward trend right now after rallying more than 200% earlier this month. The company has a market cap of 52.21 million. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) is down 1.99% in after hours at $6.40. AMD shares fell this afternoon after the company posts a fourth quarter loss on GlobalFoundries investment and restructuring costs. The company has a market cap of 4.55 billion.

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Early Stock Gainers: INSM, KUTV, SHLD, OREX, DRL, SWKS

January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stocks are starting the day mixed as positive earnings have helped send the Dow Jones Industrials, but concerns over debt talks in Greece are weighing down the market. Microsoft and IBM both posted strong earnings after market close yesterday. Google shares have been getting hammered today and are down nearly 8% after their earnings missed expectations. Talks between Greece and its creditors continue as it appears they are nearing a deal which would see private bondholders take a 70% loss. Greece is running out of time and hopes to have an agreement in place by Monday in order to get another aid package before its bond repayments in March. As of 10:30 am EST the Dow is up 64 points while the Nasdaq and S&P are both down 2 points.

Insmed, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSM) is up 30.26% in early trading today at $4.97. INSM is up on heavy volume after the FDA lifted the clinical hold on its drug Arkiface. The stock has traded 2.1 million shares so far this morning, way above its daily average of 82 thousand shares. The company has a current market cap of 122.68 million.

Ku6 Media Co., Ltd (NASDAQ:KUTV) is up 10.72% today at $2.3030. KUTV is bouncing back today after dipping the previous two trading sessions. On Jan. 17, Ku6 announced a partnership with Youtube which sent shares up from around $1.50 to over $4 in one day. The stock then dipped the next two days before bouncing back this morning. KUTV has traded 757 thousand shares already today, more than five times its daily average. The company has a market cap of 114.95 million.

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is up 9.115 this morning at $47.22. SHLD is up on above average volume today with 1.6 million shares traded. The stock typically trades 1.5 million shares a day. SHLD shares are up today on speculation that majority investor Eddie Lampert will take the company private. The company has a market cap of 5.09 billion.

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) is up 10% in early trading at $2.31. OREX has traded 882 thousand shares today, already double its daily average. OREX shares are up more than $0.60 a share since the start of the new year. No recent news for the company, but they do have an obesity drug in the pipeline. The company has a market cap of 109.87 million.

Doral Financial Corporation (NYSE:DRL) is up 8.46% today at $1.41. DRL has traded 700 thousand shares today and trades 925 thousand shares a day on average. DRL announced its most recent quarterly results yesterday and saw net interest income increase more than $1 million from the previous year’s quarter. The company has a market cap of 182.03 million.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) is up 8.42% this morning at $20.85. SWKS shares are up today after reported earnings beat estimates. The company reported revenue of $394 million, beating analysts estimates of $390 million. Skyworks saw sales jump 17% compared to the same quarter a year ago. SWKS has traded 5.7 million shares so far today, up from its average of 5.2 million shares. The company has a market cap of 3.92 billion.

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After Hours Winners: SWKS, AMAT, TQNT, BVSN, LRCX

January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) is up 5.62% in after hours trading at $20.31. Skyworks released their first quarter earnings today and beat estimates. Revenue came in at $393.7 million beating expectations of $389.6 million. Adjusted EPS came in at $0.51, $0.01 higher than estimates. The company is expecting to see adjusted EPS of $0.40 in the second quarter and revenue of $360 million, both higher than estimates. The company has a market cap of 3.61 billion.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is up 2.84% in after hours trading at $12.66. AMAT traded 15.4 million shares today, slightly higher than its daily average. AMAT shares followed other semiconductor equipment stocks in late trading today after Intel said it would boost capital spending for 2012. The company has a market cap of 16.07 billion.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TQNT) is up 2.06% in after hours trading at $5.95. TQNT traded 3.4 million shares today and trades 4.8 million shares a day on average. TQNT shares have jumped up more than $0.40 in the past two trading days. The company has a market cap of 969.10 million.

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN) is up 1.16% in after hours trading at $24.45. BVSN jumped another 12.37% today and is up 100% since the start of the new year. According to Timothy Sykes, BVSN is the latest pump and dump by a convicted penny stock manipulator. If true an inevitable dump will come so be wary. The company has a market cap of 109.13 million.

Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) is up 2.32% in after hours trading at $43.30. LRCX traded 6.7 million shares today, double its average volume. LRCX was one of the semiconductor equipment stocks that jumped with AMAT today. The company has a market cap of 5.06 billion.

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