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(NKE) - buy
Nike CEO sees big jump in online sales. "We've seen a dramatic increase in online sales," Mark Parker told a panel at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
(BBT) - buy
BB&T Corp. is not paying an annual bonus to its executive-management team for the second time since 2003 even though the bank outperformed most of its rivals during a down year for the industry. The 10 executives will not receive money from BB&T's short-term incentive plan for 2008 even though the bank posted a $1.5 billion profit in 2008.
(DNA) - buy
Roche Holding, took its bid for Genentech Inc. directly to shareholders, offering about $42.1 billion. Roche is now offering $86.50 a share for Genentech.
(PFE) - short
Pfizer Inc, announced late Friday the discontinuation of a Phase III study of its investigational agent axitinib for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer.
(PC) - short
Panasonic Corp, will report a consolidated net loss after tax of about 350 billion yen ($3.89 billion) in fiscal 2008/09 due to restructuring charges and weak sales of consumer electronics, a Japanese daily said on Sunday.
(APC) - buy
Anadarko 4Q profit more than triples. Co said it earned $824 million, or $1.79 a share, versus $264 million, or 56 cents a share, a year ago.
(RCII) - buy
Rent-A-Center Inc, the nation's largest rent-to-own operator, said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit. The company posted a profit of $36.1 million, or 54 cents per share, compared with a loss of $5.4 million, or a loss of 8 cents per share, a year ago.
(OSIP) - buy
Avastin, Tarceva combo delays lung cancer advance. A late-stage trial found that combining Genentech Inc's Avastin with cancer pill Tarceva, which is co-marketed with OSIP extended the time patients with advanced lung cancer.
(SNDK) - short
SanDisk Corp. posted a huge fourth-quarter net loss, weighed down by nearly $2 billion in one-time charges, weak consumer spending and pricing pressures in the memory chip market.
(PRE) - short
PartnerRe Ltd, posted a 79 percent fall in operating earnings for the fourth quarter. Operating earnings, fell to $53.9 million, or 95 cents per share, compared with operating earnings of $257.4 million, or $4.55 per share, a year earlier.
(ADS) - buy
Alliance Data Systems 4Q profit surges 53 percent. Company posted earnings of $51.9 million, or 79 cents per share, up 53 percent from $33.9 million, or 42 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
(EW) - buy
Edwards Lifesciences Corp, Q4 net more than doubles. Net income rose to $38.1 million, or 66 cents a share, from $15.8 million, or 27 cents a share, a year ago.
(BHP) - short
BHP Billiton Ltd, misses forecasts. Co said its first half net profit fell 56.5% on year to $2.62 bln from $6.02 bln in the same period a year earlier.
(ACE) - short
Ace Ltd. said that fourth-quarter net income came in at $20 million, down 97% from a year earlier when the insurance and reinsurance company made $572 million.
(AJG) - short
Arthur J Gallagher Q4 profit from cont ops falls 67 pct. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $11.7 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with $35.1 million, or 37 cents a share, a year earlier.
(BMC) - buy
BMC Software raises 2009 profit outlook following positive 3rd-quarter results.
(V) - buy
Visa Inc. reported a 35% jump in fiscal first-quarter net income amid strong increases in payments volume and processed transactions.
(WGL) - buy
WGL Holdings Inc, raises fiscal year 2009 guidance. Co issues upside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $2.41-2.53, vs. $2.34 consensus, up from prior $2.27-2.39.
(PRU) - short
Prudential posts big fourth quarter net loss. Co posted a $1.64 billion quarterly loss, hurt by investment write downs.
(EXBD) - short
Corporate Executive Board, swings to loss. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $1.30-1.60 vs. $2.13 consensus; sees FY09 revs of $445-475 mln vs. $567.78 mln consensus.
(DKS) - buy
Dick's Sporting sees 4Q profit above Street view.
(RMD) - buy
ResMed quarterly profit rises 26 pct. The company posted a net profit of $33.9 million, or 44 cents per share, for its fiscal second quarter, compared with a profit of $26.9 million, or 34 cents per share, a year.
(HIG) - short
Hartford posts large Q4 net loss, to cut div. The huge net loss totaled $806 million, or $2.71 a share, compared with a profit of $595 million, or $1.88 a share, in the year-earlier quarter.
(MTD) - short
Mettler-Toledo International, sees a very weak 2009. Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.80-0.90 vs. $1.09 consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $4.80-5.30 vs. $5.96 consensus.
(PBI) - short
Pitney Bowes sees a weak 2009. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $2.55-2.75, vs. $2.83 consensus; sees FY09 revs at $5.82-6.01 bln vs. $6.38 bln consensus.
(X) - buy
United States Steel Corp, says 500 employees opt to retire early, which will save the Co $50 million a year.
(GMXR) - buy
With plans to increase production by 98% during 2009 accompanied by the rising price of Crude Oil, look for a steady rise in the price per share of GMX Resources.
(EMR) - short
Emerson Electric Co, to cut up to 14,000 jobs. Earlier last week, Co cut its full-year profit forecast and said 2009 sales could decline by up to 8 percent from last year's levels, citing recent order patterns.
(BXP) - short
Boston Properties Inc, an owner and developer of office buildings in key U.S. cities, said it was suspending development of a Manhattan skyscraper after a potential major tenant backed out.
(UBS) - short
Credit Suisse, on Sunday reported a loss of $25 billion. Co is also planning to cut 5,000 to 8,000 jobs.
(AFG) - buy
American Fincl, guides FY09 EPS above consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $3.70-4.00 vs. $3.55 consensus. "Looking into 2009, we expect to strong profits, and forecast an overall combined ratio in the 88% to 91% range.
(BEC) - buy
Beckman Coulter 4Q profit surges 72 percent. Co reported net income of $77.2 million, or $1.21 per share, up from $44.8 million, or 69 cents per share, a year earlier.
(PFG) - short
Principal Financial Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income fell 98%.
(AXS) - short
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd, posted a 57 pct drop in fourth-quarter profit. The company earned $131 million, or 88 cents a share, compared with $306 million, or $1.89 a share, a year earlier.
(LNCR) - short
Lincare sees 2009 results hurt by Medicare changes.
(CF) - buy
CF Industries, 4th-qtr profits blew away Wall St view. Co’s Q4 EPS came in at $3.59 vs Wall St view of $2.34. Revenues rose 25.5% year/year to $1.07 bln vs the $0.89 bln consensus.
(GXP) - short
Great Plains, 4Q profit plunged. Co says fourth-quarter profit fell 86 percent. The company also lowered its 2009 earnings outlook and cut its quarterly dividend.
(VFC) - short
VF Corp, 4th-quarter profit falls. Co’s net income fell to $115.9 mil, or $1.05 per share, from $164.4 mil, or $1.46 per share, for the same quarter last year. Co also issues downside guidance for Q1.
(HS) - short
HealthSpring, sets 2009 outlook below estimates.
(CSC) - short
Computer Sciences Corp, says fiscal 2009 third-quarter profit fell 10 percent on sales slide.
(ASIA) - buy
AsiaInfo Holdings Inc, Co issues upside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.12-0.13 vs. $0.11 consensus; sees Q1 revs of $43-45 mln vs. $40.67 mln consensus.
(BWLD) - buy
Buffalo Wild Wings, profit jumps 29% in 4th quarter, beating Wall Street expectations. Co said it earned $7.7 mil, or 43 cents per share, up from $6 mil, or 34 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue increased 32.6% to $121.2 mil from $91.4 mil.
(AIPC) - buy
American Italian Pasta, 1Q profit surges on sales. The company reported earning $26 million, or $1.23 per share, compared to $1.4 million, or 7 cents per share, during the same period a year ago.
(STR) - short
Questar Corp, issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $2.50-2.70 vs. $3.13 consensus, down from previous guidance of $3.05-3.25.
(TEX) - short
Terex Corp, reported a fourth quarter net loss and warned that it could violate a credit covenant before the end of the current quarter. Co also issues downside guidance for FY09, sees FY09 revs declining 30-35%, which equates to $6.43-6.92 bln vs. $8.14 bln consensus.
(MFE) - buy
McAfee profit tops Street forecasts. Net income increased to $45.4 mil, or 29 cents per share, from $12.2 mil, or 7 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
(CSTR) - buy
Coinstar Inc. issues upside guidance for FY09, sees revs of $1.2-1.3 bln vs. $1 bln consensus.
(GDI) - short
Gardner Denver Inc, is forecasting a weak first-quarter profit as it sees no improvement in demand for its products. For the fourth quarter, net income fell 52 percent to $30.9 mil, or 60 cents a share, from $63.9 mil, or $1.18 a share, a year ago.
(CEPH) - short
Cephalon Inc. 4Q profit plunges. Co earned $11.6 mil, or 15 cents per share, down from profit of $41.8 mil, or 53 cents per share, during the same period a year earlier.
(CAKE) - short
Cheesecake Factory Inc. said its fourth-quarter profit fell 46 percent on lower sales. Co posted earnings of $7.1 mil, or 12 cents a share, compared with $13.3 mil, or 19 cents a share, a year earlier.
