Home Depot (HD): Q3 EPS of $0.60 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $17.3B (+4.4% year over year) beats by $200M. Comparable store sales growth at 4.2%. Sees FY11 EPS at $2.38.
Number of customer transactions increased 1.2% year over year, while the average ticket was up 3%. The company reaffirms full-year sales growth guidance of 2.5%. Increases its quarterly dividend by 16% to $0.29/share, and sets a 50% dividend payout target.
HD is currently down 0.21 to 38.04
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Kindle Fire starts shipping today...
As Kindle Fire deliveries kick off to enormous consumer buzz (albeit lukewarm reviews), analysts are making optimistic forecasts about the device's long-term impact. JPMorgan's Doug Anmuth expects 20M Fire shipments in 2012, and $8B in total Kindle-related sales in 2013. Anmuth's bullishness on the Fire's adoption has led him to lift his PT for Amazon (AMZN) to $250 from $230.
Credit Card delinquencies rise...
Capital One (COF) says delinquencies rose in October at its U.S. credit card business for the third straight month, to 3.73% from 3.65%. U.S. charge-offs edged up to 3.96% from 3.9%; internationally, charge-offs rose to 6.24% from 5.65%.
Today's Upgrades and Downgrades..
These are some of Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls.
Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Alimera Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALIM) Cut to Neutral with $2 target at Credit Suisse.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ: CWTR) Added to Strong Sell List at Zacks.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Cut to Sell as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) Raised target to $28 from $25 at Argus.
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) named value stock of the day at Zacks.
Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
NSTAR (NYSE: NST) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Reiterated Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE) Initiated as Buy at BofA/ML.
Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Alimera Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALIM) Cut to Neutral with $2 target at Credit Suisse.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ: CWTR) Added to Strong Sell List at Zacks.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Cut to Sell as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) Raised target to $28 from $25 at Argus.
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) named value stock of the day at Zacks.
Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
NSTAR (NYSE: NST) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Reiterated Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE) Initiated as Buy at BofA/ML.
Monday's summary...
Stocks fell Monday as worries over Europe's debt crisis again took center stage. But the low volume softened the blow of the selling.
The S&P 500 lost 1% and the Nasdaq 0.8%. Hurt largely by financials, the NYSE composite dropped 1.1%. The Dow Jones industrial average fell a milder 0.6%, thanks in part to Boeing's (BA) 1.5% gain. The aerospace giant won a record $18 billion passenger jet order from Emirates.
Volume fell, even though Veterans Day kept trading light on Friday. In fact, volume was the lowest of the year on both major exchanges. The low trade helped the market avoid another distribution day, which would signal more institutional selling than has already occurred in recent weeks.
Headlines out of Europe have helped and hurt the market. On Monday, there was a round of bad news. Yields on five-year Italian bonds spiked to new euro-era highs, while 10-year bonds rose to nearly 7%. Spanish bond yields also rose.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Europe is facing its toughest challenge since World War II. Industrial output in the euro zone fell 2% in September — the most since early 2009.
The rocky environment has led to a mixed market and tough trading conditions. The number of distribution days on the market is relatively high. But leading stocks continue to act well. Many leaders from various industries have staged breakouts.
Tibco Software (TIBX) joined the club Monday. It cleared a cup-with-handle base. The stock closed off its session high, but still above the 29.66 buy point.
VMware (VMW) cleared a tight trading area in heavy volume Monday. The stock is shaping a base with a 111.53 buy point. VMware's Relative Strength line is at a new high.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) found support at its 50-day moving average in the heaviest volume in more than a month. The stock breached the line last week, but only moderately and in light volume.
The S&P 500 lost 1% and the Nasdaq 0.8%. Hurt largely by financials, the NYSE composite dropped 1.1%. The Dow Jones industrial average fell a milder 0.6%, thanks in part to Boeing's (BA) 1.5% gain. The aerospace giant won a record $18 billion passenger jet order from Emirates.
Volume fell, even though Veterans Day kept trading light on Friday. In fact, volume was the lowest of the year on both major exchanges. The low trade helped the market avoid another distribution day, which would signal more institutional selling than has already occurred in recent weeks.
Headlines out of Europe have helped and hurt the market. On Monday, there was a round of bad news. Yields on five-year Italian bonds spiked to new euro-era highs, while 10-year bonds rose to nearly 7%. Spanish bond yields also rose.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Europe is facing its toughest challenge since World War II. Industrial output in the euro zone fell 2% in September — the most since early 2009.
The rocky environment has led to a mixed market and tough trading conditions. The number of distribution days on the market is relatively high. But leading stocks continue to act well. Many leaders from various industries have staged breakouts.
Tibco Software (TIBX) joined the club Monday. It cleared a cup-with-handle base. The stock closed off its session high, but still above the 29.66 buy point.
VMware (VMW) cleared a tight trading area in heavy volume Monday. The stock is shaping a base with a 111.53 buy point. VMware's Relative Strength line is at a new high.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) found support at its 50-day moving average in the heaviest volume in more than a month. The stock breached the line last week, but only moderately and in light volume.
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