Archive for April 21st, 2010

Not-Jumping Juniper (JNPR)

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is down despite the notion that it beat earnings at $0.27 EPS vs. $0.26 estimates but its outlook for the current quarter is only in-line with estimates. Revenue was put at $950 million, plus or minus $20 million, versus expectations of $945 million and earnings were only guided in-line.  So [...]

Vitacost.com Sent to the Showers (VITC)

Vitacost.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITC) is getting hammered and may be the worst performer out there today after it lowered guidance.  The stock has been downgraded everywhere: Jefferies, Benchmark, Needham, and at Roth.  This one has been public for less than a year, so as they tell a rookie pitcher after he gets drummed in his [...]

Canadian Solar Meets a Volcano (CSIQ)

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is getting a smack-down this morning.  The solar company was downgraded this morning to Neutral at Macquarie after the firm lowered its margin forecast and is taking a 1Q forex loss of $18M-$20M.  Shares are down 8.9% at $19.44 as of 8:50 AM EST, but only about 34,000 shares so [...]

Apple Holds All-Time Highs, Sort Of (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) blew out numbers last night with $3.33 EPS and $13.5 billion in revenues; Thomson Reuters had estimates at $2.45 EPS on revenues of $12.04 billion. This was way above its own guidance and it blew out all internal sales estimates for iPod, iPhone, and iMac units.   Of course, Apple sandbagged [...]

Yahoo! Role Reversal (YHOO)

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was looking so promising last night with a headline number way ahead of estimates.  Carol Bartz was about to get so much praise. First-quarter income rose as display ads performed well and a growth in advertisers.  The headline number was $0.22 EPS, although that included items, versus a $0.09 estimate; Ex-TAC, [...]

Banks On Move (MS, WFC, KEY)

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), a bank holding company that is no bank at all, reported $0.82EPS vs. $0.57 expected and revenue was $9.08 billion vs. $7.94 billion.  Shares are up 3.6% at $31.55 on almost 700,000 shares as of 8:35 AM EST.  The 52-week range is $20.69 to $35.78. Average volume is close to 20 [...]