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6 NYSE Stocks Trading Lower This Morning: TIF, SIG, LDK, PCX, LNKD, STP

May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Traders at the NYSETiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) is down 8.95% this morning at $56.27. TIF has traded 6.6 million shares so far today, 3 times its average volume. TIF shares are lower today after the company cut its outlook due to slowing demand. The company has a market cap of 7.09 billion.

Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) is down 9.05% today at $43.42. SIG has traded 2.2 million shares so far today, 3 times its average volume. SIG shares are down today due to Signet lowering its second quarter profit forecast to $0.78 to $0.84 a share, less than expectations of $0.89 a share. The company has a market cap of 3.80 billion. [Read more...]

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Insiders Trading Report for April 13

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Traders at the NYSEFutures are trimming some of their losses today as the market is looking like it is heading for a slight pullback after a major rally most of the week. Earnings news out the the major banks like JPMorgan and Wells Fargo is helping the market recover. The slip in the major indices this morning was due to Chinese GDP data that showed the country was not growing as fast as expected. 8.1% vs 8.3% was the number that came in overnight.

Yesterday saw the Dow have one of its best days of the year thanks to earnings news. The Dow closed up 181, the Nasdaq 39 and the S&P added 19. [Read more...]

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Insiders Trading Report for Apr. 3

April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Traders at the NYSEIf traders were looking for a sign of QE3 yesterday they were sorely disappointed. The release of the FOMC minutes showed that the Fed would exercise caution in regards to further easing. The release of minutes sent the precious metals market tumbling and snapped the Dow’s three-day winning streak.

The Dow closed down 65 points to 13,200. Tech stocks fared better with the Nasdaq only down 6 points at the close, and the S&P matched those declines.

Opko Health, Inc. (NYSE:OPK) closed Tuesday down 1.03% at $4.81. OPK saw above average volume today with over 2 million shares traded. Phillip Frost (CEO & Chairman) bought 45,000 shares at $4.68 on April 2. [Read more...]

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Insiders Trading Report for March 30

April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Traders at the NYSEModeration is expected to be the key word in the coming market week. Most economists see the jobs numbers moderating and unemployment staying at 8.3%. Expectations are that the few layoffs in the winter will lead to slower hiring in the spring. No reversal of the overall hiring trend it expected, more of a moderating influence as companies look towards summer.

Also investors will be gearing up see what the start of earnings season brings. Plus a Fed meeting later this month will be speculated on ad nauseum.

Opko Health, Inc. (NYSE:OPK) closed Friday up 0.85% at $4.73. OPK traded 1.3 million shares on Friday and trades 1.7 million shares a day on average. Steven Rubin (Executive VP) bought 2,000 shares at $4.68 on March 29. Jan Hsiao (Vice Chairman) bought 10,000 shares at $4.70 on March 29.

Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) finished up 1.03% on Friday at $92.48. HUM traded 2.5 million shares on Friday, well above its daily average of 1.9 million shares. David Nash (Director) bought 112 shares at $87.93 on March 29. [Read more...]

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Insiders Trading Report for March 29

March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Traders at the NYSEYesterday’s whipsawing action on the domestic markets may be a sign of a slow down looming. Europe is looking like it wants to turn its sovereign debt crisis into a never ending mini-series. The Dow managed to recover all of its losses on the day and closed up 19 points. The Nasdaq and S&P remained in negative territory, dropping 10 and 2 points respectively.

Jobless data yesterday was massaged by revisions to make it appear as a drop in claims. The print from the week previous was revised upwards to 364k. Created a better looking headline of a 5k drop in claims. Will be interesting to see when earnings season starts anew in the coming weeks, plus the late April Fed meeting. [Read more...]

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Stocks With Unusually High Volume: SNDA, HAIN, ASPS, SIG, BYI

November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ:SNDA) is up 2.44% at $40.35 in afternoon trading. SNDA has traded 642 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 176 thousand shares. The Chinese online gaming company goes private after agreeing to a deal that values the company at $2.3 billion. Shanda Interactive recieved the buyout proposal back in October and was from a group led by its president and CEO, Tianqiao Chen. The company has a current market cap of 2.28 billion.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAIN) is up 3.45% at $36.60 today. HAIN has traded 447 thousand shares so far today, 100 thousand more than its daily average. The stock is up today after the company announced it will present at J.P. Morgan SMid Cap Conference. The company has a current market cap of 1.61 billion.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions (NASDAQ:ASPS) is up 2.12% at $46.29 today. ASPS has traded 86 thousand shares today. This is above its daily average of 78 thousand shares. ASPS has been in steadily climbing since September when it was trading around $34. The company has a current market cap of 1.11 billion.

Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG) is up 1.22% at $44.07 today. SIG has traded 1.1 million shares so far today and is just below its daily average of 1.2 million shares. Signet released quarter results today that beat analysts expectations by $0.10 and beat on revenue. Same store sales were up 10.6% year over year. The company has a current market cap of 3.81 billion.

Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BYI) is up 2.16% at $37.80. BYI has traded 547 thousand shares so far today and should have no problem going over its daily average of 606 thousand shares. BYI has been trading in the range of $36 to $37 for most of the month before breaking above $37 today. The company has a current market cap of 1.64 billion.

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Stocks With Unusual Volume in Midday Trading: RAX, SIG, HMSY, FTEK, MTG

November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Many stocks are seeing big volume increases today as earnings season continues.

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX) is up $1.84 at $43.59 today, a gain of 4.41%. RAX has traded 2 million shares already today, 400 thousand more shares than it usually trades in a whole day. Rackspace announced Q3 earnings yesterday and met Wall Street’s expectations of EPS $0.14 and saw slightly higher than expected revenue of $265 million. The company’s server count rose by 6% in the third quarter. Rackspace Hosting has a current market cap of 5.73 billion.

Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) is up 5.50% today at $45.04. The S&P announced yesterday Signet will be replacing Varian in the S&P MidCap 400 on November 10. SIG has is up on 50% higher volume with 1.5 million shares traded. The stock trades 982 thousand shares on average.The company has a current market cap of 3.87 billion.

HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) is up $1.25 at $29.98, up 4.35%. HMSY has traded 937 thousand shares so far today after the company announced on November 7 it will purchase HealthDataInsights, Inc. for $400 million. The stock has a daily average volume of 691 thousand shares. The company has a current market cap of 2.56 billion.

Fuel-Tech Inc. (NASDAQ:FTEK) is up 22.28% today at $6.64. FTEK has traded 175 thousand shares today, already above its daily average of 158 thousand shares. Fuel Tech announced this morning they were awarded air pollution control orders worth $3.2 million. The company has a current market cap of 157.68 million.

MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) is up $0.27 at $3.19, a gain of 8.5%. MTG released operating statistics for October this morning. MTG has traded 10.8 million shares so far today, 2 million more than its daily average volume. The company has a current market cap of 637.27 million.

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