Archive for the 'Daily Picks' Category
Meyer Burger AG: Poised on the ‘Cutting’ Edge of Success
What happens when a highly specialized industry begins to grow very
quickly? Solar ability, one of the fastest growing of alternative energy
sources, relies on a system of very specific machinery to work
successfully. But market growth has lagged behind demand due to a
bottleneck in the manufacturin…
R.R. Donnelley: It Prints Just About Everything, But the Money
Guest blogger: Larry Schutts, vice president of Stockwinners.com and a contributing editor for Theflyonthewall.com. Larry looks for stocks with technical and fundamental characteristics indicating gains in the next 30 days. However, price movements may be volatile. He includes a stop-loss price in e…
Molson Coors Brewing Company: The Buzz is Growing
What happens when two companies construct similar products, sell to similar
customers in a limited marketplace, and use similar raw materials?
Aside from being able to trade on your good name, the real difference
in profit potential within the market leader and the competition is
the size of your op…
Core Laboratories (CLB): Mining for profit
After final week’s pick of SunPower,
a solar energy company, it may seem strange that I’m now talking about
fossil fuels. But there are several different ways to profit from the
high price of oil — and exploring other energy sources is only one of
them.Core Laboratories NV (NYSE:CLB)
is one of the …
3M Company: A Bargain that Good Won’t Stick Around for Long
We all know that diversification is one of the key fundamentals in long-term financial planning. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM),
a nearly century-old technology company that produces everything from
surgical supplies and flat screen TVs to asphalt shingles and that old
dependable Scotch Tape, shows how to pu…
SunPower Corp.: Here Comes the Sun
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that the duration may well be here to
start investing in alternative energy sources. Solar energy, the
cleanest and most renewable source of electrical ability, has faraway been
thought of as a bit of a pipe dream — good in principle but not as
easy to put into p…
Knight Capital Group: Battle Weary?
The year 2007 has been challenging for Knight Capital Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE),
a financial services company that dropped below $12 after trading approach
$22 in January. A recent earnings report for the third quarter probably
won’t do much for the stock price either, as it showed net income down
47…
Schlumberger Limited: A Stumble or a Fall?
When I final wrote about Schlumberger LTD (NYSE:SLB) in January,
the stock was trading at $60 and I predicted it to hit $80 in early
2007. SLB hit $80 around June, and next kept going even stronger than
I’d expected. The stock was up by $110 until Friday, when its
earnings announcement sent the stoc…
Amphenol Corporation: Stock Price Defines a ‘Pennant’
Guest blogger: Larry Schutts, vice president of Stockwinners.com and a contributing editor for Theflyonthewall.com. Larry looks for stocks with technical and fundamental characteristics indicating gains in the next 30 days. However, price movements may be volatile. He includes a stop-loss price in e…
Allegheny Technologies: Steeled for Future Growth
The other day, Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI),
the largest stainless steel producer in the U.S., experienced a steep
decline in share price. that company produces not just stainless steel
but additionally titanium and other materials, as well as develops engineered
products used in cutting t…
UST Inc.: Something to Chew On?
A wise investor never lets a perceived vice get amoung him and a nice
profit. So no matter how you feel personally about booze and chewin’
tobacco, read on. Goldman Sachs just issued a report nowadays upgrading UST Inc. (NYSE:UST)
to a BUY. UST Inc is a holding company not just for U.S. Smokeless
To…
CNX GAS (CXG): that Is the Future — A Stock Ready to Rise
Just by a year ago, I blogged that CNX Gas (NYSE: CXG), a natural gas exploration, development and production company that
liberates the methane in coal beds and develops it into natural gas,
was a stock pick with a strong future.The release of methane
from coal mines began as a safety degree …
Pinnacle West (PNW): To Every Trend, There Is an Equal and Opposite Trend
This is the ninth in a series of trend-spotting tips from Hilary Kramer’s newly-released book, Ahead of the Curve.For
the past several days, I’ve been giving tips about how to predict
trends and ride them to profits. My final tip is that sometimes you can
build money by taking a clear trend — and n…
Republic Airways: Flying High…For Now
While the airports are still dominated by the big players, a company like Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET) offers fundamental services that manufacture that company a real winner for investors. Republic
is the fastest-growing regional airline in America, with its lines
(Chautauqua, Repu…
