Zacks Investment Research - Zacks Tale of the Tape back issues from March 2009:
Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009 ...Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Zacks Tale of the Tape Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Abraxas Petroleum Corp. ( AXAS ) ...
The Rapid Pace of Deterioration - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...The Rapid Pace of Deterioration - Zacks Tale of the Tape Every month, I write a guest column for SFO Magazine's web site.This month's column discusses the rapid ...
Optimer Pharma Beats 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...Optimer Pharma Beats 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeOptimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( OPTR ) jumped 4% on Monday to trade above a short-term level of resistance at $10.51 after the company said ...
Western Refining Near Support - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...Western Refining Near Support - Zacks Tale of the TapeWestern Refining Inc. ( WNR ) was trading near its 200-day moving average of $9.39 this morning. WNR shares have gained nearly 34% year to ...
OMI's Shares down on Low Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...OMI's Shares down on Low Volume - Zacks Tale of the TapeOwens & Minor Inc ( OMI ) shares registered ...
Strong Volume for HMSY - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...Strong Volume for HMSY - Zacks Tale of the TapeHMS Holdings Corp ( HMSY ) shares are ...
RRI Swings to a 4Q Loss - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...RRI Swings to a 4Q Loss - Zacks Tale of the TapeReliant Energy Inc. ( RRI ) reported a fourth-quarter loss per share that fell well short of the year-ago result. The company also declared that it would sell its ...
IP Cuts Dividend by 90% - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...IP Cuts Dividend by 90% - Zacks Tale of the TapeInternational Paper Co. ( IP ) declared that it will cut its dividend by 90%, aimed at saving about $400 million a year. The leading U.S. paper and packaging manufacturer ...
Watson Wyatt Pressuring 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...Watson Wyatt Pressuring 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeWatson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. ( WW ) rose slightly in afternoon trading to pressure its 200-day moving average of $49.37. This Zacks#2 Rank ...
FLO Near 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...FLO Near 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeFlowers Foods Inc. ( FLO ) advanced nearly 2% on Monday noon and was trading close to a short-term level of resistance at $23.13. FLO is a Zacks#1 Rank ...
EIX Profit Rises in Q4, but Shares Decline - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...EIX Profit Rises in Q4, but Shares Decline - Zacks Tale of the TapeEdison International ( EIX ) announced fourth-quarter earnings per share of 66 cents earlier today, which inched past both the analyst consensus and ...
AFG's Volume under Average - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...AFG's Volume under Average - Zacks Tale of the TapeAmerican Financial Group ( AFG ) shares recorded an unusually low trading ...
LHCG Trading on a Heavy Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...LHCG Trading on a Heavy Volume - Zacks Tale of the TapeLHC Group Inc ( LHCG ) shares are experiencing ...
Hutchison Soars on Spin-Off Speculation - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...Hutchison Soars on Spin-Off Speculation - Zacks Tale of the TapeHutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. ( HTX ) rose more than 10% today on reports that the company was planning to raise ...
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. - Zacks Tale of the TapeClear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. ( CCO ) sank to a new year-low as the billboard giant reported a quarterly loss on a $3.2 billion ...
ACAS Falls on Q4 - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 02, 2009; ...ACAS Falls on Q4 - Zacks Tale of the TapeAmerican Capital ( ACAS ), which is grappling with this "severe recession of unknown dimensions", reported earlier today that its fourth-quarter loss widened while its EPS ...
Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009 ...Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Zacks Tale of the Tape Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Aaron Rents Inc ( RNT )Acxiom ...
TECD's EPS Beats; Sees 20% Fall in 1Q Sales - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...TECD's EPS Beats; Sees 20% Fall in 1Q Sales - Zacks Tale of the TapeTech Data Corp. 's ( TECD ) fiscal fourth-quarter profit topped estimates as the IT products, distributor's gross margin improved. Profit for ...
STAR Trading on Low Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...STAR Trading on Low Volume - Zacks Tale of the TapeStarent Networks Corp ( STAR ) shares experienced an ...
IDCC Down on Higher Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...IDCC Down on Higher Volume - Zacks Tale of the TapeInterDigital Inc ( IDCC ) shares are experiencing unusually high trading volume. InterDigital posted a profit for the ...
TransDigm Pressuring 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...TransDigm Pressuring 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeTransDigm Group Inc. ( TDG ) was trading close to a short-term level of ...
Aqua America above Support - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...Aqua America above Support - Zacks Tale of the TapeAqua America Inc ( WTR ) advanced about 1% this morning to trade above a 200-day moving average of ...
AZO Beats in Q4 and Rises 8% - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...AZO Beats in Q4 and Rises 8% - Zacks Tale of the Tape Drivers may not be buying new cars during this recession, but they are spending money to fix up their old ones - which gave AutoZone ( AZO ) a strong fiscal ...
XLNX Raises Sales Forecast - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...XLNX Raises Sales Forecast - Zacks Tale of the TapeXilinx Inc. ( XLNX ) lifted its sales forecast for the current quarter as the chipmaker sees better-than-expected demand for wireless communications products ....
Low Trading Volume for ALK - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...Low Trading Volume for ALK - Zacks Tale of the TapeAlaska Air Group Inc ( ALK ) shares experienced an abnormally low trading ...
CUB's Volume above Average - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...CUB's Volume above Average - Zacks Tale of the TapeCubic Corp ( CUB ) shares are trading on an unusually ...
Crucell Pressuring 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...Crucell Pressuring 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeCrucell N.V. ( CRXL ) climbed 3% on Tuesday noon to trade near a short-term level of resistance at $19.07. CRXl is a Zacks#1 Rank (?Strong ...
DISCA Near 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...DISCA Near 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeDiscovery Communications Inc. ( DISCA ) rose more than 2% to trade close to its 200-day moving average of $16.38 at noon. This Zacks#1 Rank ...
IGT Cuts Dividend - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...IGT Cuts Dividend - Zacks Tale of the TapeInternational Game Technology ( IGT ) announced today that it would cut its quarterly cash dividend by more than 50% to 6 cents per share from 14.5 cents. Nonetheless, ...
Drug Delay Hurts Genzyme - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...Drug Delay Hurts Genzyme - Zacks Tale of the TapeGenzyme Corp. ( GENZ ) fell the most in at least 3 years after U.S. health regulators turned down the company's application for expanding ...
First Solar Makes Strategic Move - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 03, 2009; ...First Solar Makes Strategic Move - Zacks Tale of the TapeFirst Solar Inc. ( FSLR ) gained more than 10% a day after it announced the acquisition of solar projects and land rights from ...
Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009 ...Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Zacks Tale of the Tape Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Access National Corp ( ANCX ) ...
FDO Trading below Average Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...FDO Trading below Average Volume - Zacks Tale of the TapeFamily Dollar Stores Inc ( FDO ) shares ...
AFAM's Volume Soars Abnormally - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...AFAM's Volume Soars Abnormally - Zacks Tale of the TapeAlmost Family Inc ( AFAM ) shares are experiencing unusually high trading volume. AFAM's ...
TransDigm Above 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...TransDigm Above 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeTransDigm Group Inc. ( TDG ) jumped more than 5% on Wednesday morning to trade above ...
Enersis Inline With 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...Enersis Inline With 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeEnersis S.A. ( ENI ) rose 2% in the morning session to trade inline with a short-term level of resistance at ...
BIG Soars 20% - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...BIG Soars 20% - Zacks Tale of the Tape Shares of Big Lots, Inc. ( BIG ) are surging approximately 20% Wednesday after the broadline closeout retailer reported fiscal fourth-quarter results, which included an encouraging ...
TOL's 1Q Loss Narrows - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...TOL's 1Q Loss Narrows - Zacks Tale of the TapeToll Brothers Inc. 's ( TOL ) first-quarter loss narrowed as the leading builder of luxury homes in the US took fewer write-downs. The Pennsylvania-based company ...
AsiaInfo Beats 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...AsiaInfo Beats 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeAsiaInfo Holdings Inc. ( ASIA ) rose over 5% to trade above a short-term level of resistance at $10.84 on Wednesday ...
DCM Near 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...DCM Near 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeNTT DoCoMo Inc. ( DCM ) advanced more than 1% at noon and was trading close to its 200-day moving average of $16.13. The Japanese company, which is ...
ADCT Reports; Initiates Job Cuts - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...ADCT Reports; Initiates Job Cuts - Zacks Tale of the TapeADC Telecommunications Inc. ( ADCT ) reported first-quarter loss that was narrower than market expectations as it cut costs. Shares of the company are up more ...
COCO's Volume Well below Average - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...COCO's Volume Well below Average - Zacks Tale of the TapeCorinthian Colleges Inc ( COCO ) shares experienced an ...
APOL's Volume Gains Strength - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...APOL's Volume Gains Strength - Zacks Tale of the TapeApollo Group Inc ( APOL ) shares are trading on an ...
BBI Soars; Denies Bankruptcy - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...BBI Soars; Denies Bankruptcy - Zacks Tale of the Tape Shares of Blockbuster Inc. ( BBI ) have doubled in price to 44 cents in afternoon trading as the company denied reports that it was considering ...
ManTech Plunges on COO Resignation - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...ManTech Plunges on COO Resignation - Zacks Tale of the TapeManTech International Corp. ( MANT ) shares fell more than 10% on Wednesday on speculation that the resignation of President and ...
Game Over for MGM Mirage? - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 04, 2009; ...Game Over for MGM Mirage? - Zacks Tale of the TapeMGM Mirage ( MGM ) said it may default on its debt this year if the economy does not rebound and delayed the filing of its annual report ....
Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009 ...Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday - Zacks Tale of the Tape Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: American Public Education Inc ( APEI ) ...
WTW Tops; Issues 09' View - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...WTW Tops; Issues 09' View - Zacks Tale of the TapeWeight Watchers International Inc. 's ( WTW ) fourth-quarter earnings topped the consensus on the back of fewer tax charges in the U.K. Weight Watchers' earnings ...
MMS's Volume under Average - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...MMS's Volume under Average - Zacks Tale of the TapeMAXIMUS Inc ( MMS ) shares recorded an unusually low ...
BKE Trading on a High Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...BKE Trading on a High Volume - Zacks Tale of the TapeThe Buckle Inc ( BKE ) shares are experiencing unusually high trading volume. The Kearney-based ...
XOM Retains Spending Plans - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...XOM Retains Spending Plans - Zacks Tale of the TapeExxon Mobil Corp. ( XOM ) said today that it will stand by its planned capital spending range as it aims to invest between $25 billion and $30 billion annually over ...
URBN Misses; Shares Down 7% - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...URBN Misses; Shares Down 7% - Zacks Tale of the Tape Shares of Urban Outfitters Inc ( URBN ) are down by more than 7% on heavy volume. Fourth-quarter earnings were below expectations. <p ...
GD Lowers 2009 Profit Guidance - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...GD Lowers 2009 Profit Guidance - Zacks Tale of the TapeGeneral Dynamics ( GD ) pulled back on its 2009 earnings guidance as its subsidiary, Gulfstream Aerospace, reduced aircraft-production rates in order to combat a ...
Family Dollar Boosts Guidance - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...Family Dollar Boosts Guidance - Zacks Tale of the TapeFamily Dollar Stores Inc. ( FDO ) shares rose the most in nearly 6 months on Thursday after the discount retailer boosted its second-quarter ...
Mylan Breaks Out - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...Mylan Breaks Out - Zacks Tale of the TapeMylan Inc. ( MYL ) broke out of its price consolidation on Thursday with its 50-day moving average crossing above the 200-day moving average. The Zacks#1 ...
Conn's near 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...Conn's near 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeConn's Inc. ( CONN ) was trading close to its 50-day moving average of $11.50 at noon today. CONN is a Zacks#1 Rank ("Strong buy") stock. The ...
Altria Raises Cigarette Prices - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...Altria Raises Cigarette Prices - Zacks Tale of the TapeAltria Group Inc. ( MO ) advanced nearly 5% on Thursday as investors thought the company's decision to raise the price of Marlboro and other ...
ADBE Rises on Outlook - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 05, 2009; ...ADBE Rises on Outlook - Zacks Tale of the TapeAdobe Systems Inc. ( ADBE ) finished Thursday's session in positive territory by about 3.7%, as investors reacted to the company's preliminary fiscal first-quarter ...
Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009 ...Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Friday - Zacks Tale of the Tape Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Acxiom Corp ( ACXM ) ...
ALGT's Volume Drops Further - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009; ...ALGT's Volume Drops Further - Zacks Tale of the TapeAllegiant Travel Co ( ALGT ) shares registered an unusually low trading ...
Dr. Copper Sends Signals - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009; ...Dr. Copper Sends Signals - Zacks Tale of the Tape Copper is often referred to as the "smart" metal because of its ability to be forward-looking due to its industrial uses in power and residential and commercial construction. Copper reached record highs in July ...
FSYS Collapses on Heavy Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009; ...FSYS Collapses on Heavy Volume - Zacks Tale of the Tape Shares of Fuel Systems Solutions Inc ( FSYS ) are plunging 27% on heavy volume following a surprisingly bad earnings report. <p ...
HMSY Approaching 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009; ...HMSY Approaching 50-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeHMS Holdings Corp. ( HMSY ) was pressuring a short-term level of ...
Tredegar Near 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009; ...Tredegar Near 200-day MA - Zacks Tale of the TapeTredegar Corp. ( TG ) gained more than 3% in morning trade, a day after the company declared a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per share. The Zacks#1 ...
COO's 1Q Profit Beats; Re-affirms FY09 View - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Mar 06, 2009; ...COO's 1Q Profit Beats; Re-affirms FY09 View - Zacks Tale of the TapeCooper Cos Inc. 's ( COO ) fiscal first-quarter profit exceeded analysts' expectations, as the eye-care company enjoyed increased sales from its core ...