Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: BEBE +18.5%, PCYC +12.2%, HEAR +11.9%, ELX +11.9%, XENT +10.9%, CTIC +9.1%, SNX +5.7%, ZIXI +5.4%, HXL +4.1%, KGC +2.3%, AA +1.4%, AET +0.5%
Select Brazil related names showing strength: GOL +4.4%, GGB +3.9%, ABGB +3.7%, SID +3.5%, EBR +2.9%, ITUB +2.3%, VALE +2%, BSBR +1.9%
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: AU +3.5%, AEM +2.7%, SLV +2.4%, GDX +1.5%, SLW +1.3%, ABX +1.3%, GG +0.9%
Other news: NLST +53.4% (Federal Court update; advanced trial date up 4 mos), BVX +19% (announced all J-Plasma disposable hand pieces as well as the Bovie Ultimate generator have received CE Mark approval), GEVO +18.7% (co has launched sales of renewable isobutanol to Brenntag Canada), MNGA +13.5% (cont momentum higher following yday's advance), RSH +10.3% (potential $500 mln loan from Salus Capital), TOPS +6% (co entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for two of its vessels: the M/T StenaWeco Energy and the M/T StenaWeco Evolution), PBR +4.4% (announces that total oil and natural gas production in December reached an average of 2.863 mln barrels of oil equivalent per day, representing the best result ever achieved in the history of the co), HXL +4.1% (co initiated a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend; co also provided guidance), AG +4% (production guidance update), RLH +3.7% (co entered into an agreement to sell its hotel in Bellevue, Wash. for $35.4 mln to an affiliate of Wig Properties), ARIA +3.2% (announces key strategic objectives for 2015 ), BLCM +3.1% (Baker Bros. Advisors disclosed 16.3% passive stake in 13G filing), AKS +2.4% (in symp with AA earnings)
Analyst comments: BBY +3% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman), SONC +2.6% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray), SPWR +2.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse), FCAU +1.9% (resumed with an Overweight at Barclays), AMZN +1.5% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup), ALK +1.4% (upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank), AAPL +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse; tgt raised to $130 from $110), TKMR +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Leerink Partners), SWKS +1.1% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: BEBE +18.5%, PCYC +12.2%, HEAR +11.9%, ELX +11.9%, XENT +10.9%, CTIC +9.1%, SNX +5.7%, ZIXI +5.4%, HXL +4.1%, KGC +2.3%, AA +1.4%, AET +0.5%
Select Brazil related names showing strength: GOL +4.4%, GGB +3.9%, ABGB +3.7%, SID +3.5%, EBR +2.9%, ITUB +2.3%, VALE +2%, BSBR +1.9%
Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: AU +3.5%, AEM +2.7%, SLV +2.4%, GDX +1.5%, SLW +1.3%, ABX +1.3%, GG +0.9%
Other news: NLST +53.4% (Federal Court update; advanced trial date up 4 mos), BVX +19% (announced all J-Plasma disposable hand pieces as well as the Bovie Ultimate generator have received CE Mark approval), GEVO +18.7% (co has launched sales of renewable isobutanol to Brenntag Canada), MNGA +13.5% (cont momentum higher following yday's advance), RSH +10.3% (potential $500 mln loan from Salus Capital), TOPS +6% (co entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for two of its vessels: the M/T StenaWeco Energy and the M/T StenaWeco Evolution), PBR +4.4% (announces that total oil and natural gas production in December reached an average of 2.863 mln barrels of oil equivalent per day, representing the best result ever achieved in the history of the co), HXL +4.1% (co initiated a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend; co also provided guidance), AG +4% (production guidance update), RLH +3.7% (co entered into an agreement to sell its hotel in Bellevue, Wash. for $35.4 mln to an affiliate of Wig Properties), ARIA +3.2% (announces key strategic objectives for 2015 ), BLCM +3.1% (Baker Bros. Advisors disclosed 16.3% passive stake in 13G filing), AKS +2.4% (in symp with AA earnings)
Analyst comments: BBY +3% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman), SONC +2.6% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray), SPWR +2.6% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse), FCAU +1.9% (resumed with an Overweight at Barclays), AMZN +1.5% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup), ALK +1.4% (upgraded to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank), AAPL +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse; tgt raised to $130 from $110), TKMR +1.3% (upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at Leerink Partners), SWKS +1.1% (upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets)