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Trading Radar for 02/09: Sirius XM (SIRI), PepsiCo (PEP), Expedia (EXPE), Dunkin' Brands (DNKN), Linkedin (LNKD), Activision (ATVI) Report Feb 8, 2012 06:04PM

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:

Before The Market Opens
Economic:
8:30am EST

• Initial Claims - Street sees 370K
  
  
• Continuing Claims - Street sees 3475K

Earnings:

API Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ATNY) - no Street consensus
AbitibiBowater (NYSE: ABH) - consensus EPS $0.50
Aeroflex Holdings (NYSE: ARX) - consensus EPS $0.13
Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS) - no Street consensus
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN) - consensus EPS $0.34
American Superconductor Corp (Nasdaq: AMSC) - consensus loss $0.41
BCE, Inc. (NYSE: BCE) - consensus EPS $0.65
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) - consensus EPS $0.29
Bioclinica, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC) - consensus EPS $0.07
Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) - consensus EPS $1.57
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) - consensus EPS $0.35
China Valves Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVVT) - consensus EPS $0.31
Coca-cola Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CCE) - consensus EPS $0.36
Convio, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNVO) - consensus EPS $0.07
Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO) - consensus EPS $1.08
Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC) - consensus loss $0.19
Dunkin' Brands Group (Nasdaq: DNKN) - consensus EPS $0.28
EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPO) - consensus EPS $0.36
Evolution Petroleum (NYSE: EPM) - consensus EPS $0.05
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) - consensus EPS $0.36
General Cable Corp. (NYSE: BGC) - consensus EPS $0.37
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRE) - consensus EPS $0.41
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) - consensus EPS $0.87
Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY) - consensus EPS $0.24
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) - consensus loss $0.19
Imperial Sugar Company (Nasdaq: IPSU) - no Street consensus
Inland Private Capital Corp (NYSE: IRC) - consensus EPS $0.21
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (NYSE: IFF) - consensus EPS $0.71
KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR) - consensus EPS $0.71
Lorillard (NYSE: LO) - consensus EPS $1.95
Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUFK) - consensus EPS $0.76
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE: CLI) - consensus EPS $0.67
MakeMyTrip Limited (Nasdaq: MMYT) - no Street consensus
Medtox Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTOX) - consensus EPS $0.12
Melco Crown Entertainment (Nasdaq: MPEL) - consensus EPS $0.16
Momenta Phamaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTA) - consensus EPS $0.27
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) - no Street consensus
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) - consensus EPS $1.15
Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACR) - consensus EPS $0.07
Palomar Medical Tech (Nasdaq: PMTI) - consensus loss $0.12
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) - consensus EPS $1.13
Perceptron, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRCP) - consensus EPS $0.13
Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE: PM) - consensus EPS $1.09
Phoenix Cos., Inc. (NYSE: PNX) - consensus EPS $0.12
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PBH) - consensus EPS $0.25
RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) - no Street consensus
RDA Microelectronics, Inc. (NYSE: RDA) - consensus EPS $0.35
Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O) - consensus EPS $0.52
Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) - consensus EPS $0.82
Sealed Air Corp. (NYSE: SEE) - consensus EPS $0.50
Sequans Communications (Nasdaq: SQNS) - consensus loss $0.17
Shire plc (Nasdaq: SHPGY) - consensus EPS $1.37
Sigma-Aldrich Corp (Nasdaq: SIAL) - consensus EPS $0.89
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) - consensus EPS $0.01
Sonoco Products Co. (NYSE: SON) - consensus EPS $0.46
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPR) - consensus EPS $0.51
Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE: TCK) - consensus EPS $1.05
Teradata (NYSE: TDC) - consensus EPS $0.62
Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE: THR) - consensus EPS $0.20
Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) - consensus EPS $0.56
ZBB Energy (NYSE: ZBB) - no Street consensus

Intraday or Not Specified
Economics:
10:00am EST

• Wholesale Inventories - Street sees 0.4%

After the Market Closes
Earnings:

AMYRIS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS) - consensus loss $0.68
Aarons, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) - consensus EPS $0.43
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) - consensus EPS $0.56
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY) - consensus loss $0.32
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASEI) - consensus EPS $0.78
Amtech Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASYS) - consensus loss $0.24
Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH) - consensus EPS $0.22
Aptargroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR) - consensus EPS $0.60
Arrowhead Research Corp. (Nasdaq: ARWR) - no Street consensus
Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) - consensus EPS $0.03
Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) - consensus EPS $0.39
Capstone Turbine Corp (Nasdaq: CPST) - consensus loss $0.02
Carbonite (Nasdaq: CARB) - consensus loss $0.22
Carolina Trust Bank (Nasdaq: CART) - no Street consensus
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (NYSE: CBB) - consensus EPS $0.06
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (Nasdaq: CIDM) - no Street consensus
Cognex Corp (Nasdaq: CGNX) - consensus EPS $0.40
Collectors Universe (Nasdaq: CLCT) - no Street consensus
DCT Industrial Trust (NYSE: DCT) - consensus EPS $0.10
Deltek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PROJ) - consensus EPS $0.14
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIHI) - consensus EPS $0.18
Echelon Corp (Nasdaq: ELON) - consensus loss $0.13
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG) - consensus EPS $0.64
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: ENH) - consensus loss $1.00
Euroseas Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESEA) - consensus EPS $0.03
Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE) - consensus EPS $0.54
FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: FFG) - consensus EPS $0.69
Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) - consensus EPS $1.53
Gleacher & Company, Inc (Nasdaq: GLCH) - consensus EPS $0.03
Hoku Corp (Nasdaq: HOKU) - consensus loss $0.11
Home Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HME) - consensus EPS $0.88
InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) - consensus loss $0.71
Interphase Corp (Nasdaq: INPH) - no Street consensus
Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX) - no Street consensus
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) - consensus EPS $0.42
Linkedin (NYSE: LNKD) - consensus EPS $0.07
Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) - consensus EPS $0.09
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MPWR) - consensus EPS $0.11
Move (Nasdaq: MOVE) - consensus EPS $0.09
Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) - consensus EPS $0.36
Overland Storage, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVRL) - consensus loss $0.24
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (Nasdaq: PFLT) - consensus EPS $0.22
PharMerica (NYSE: PMC) - consensus EPS $0.21
Pros Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) - consensus EPS $0.09
Prospect Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: PSEC) - consensus EPS $0.29
Protective Life Corp. (NYSE: PL) - consensus EPS $0.83
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) - consensus EPS $0.45
Sierra Wireless (Nasdaq: SWIR) - consensus EPS $0.08
Stamps.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: STMP) - consensus EPS $0.25
Synutra International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYUT) - consensus EPS $0.17
Theravance, Inc. (Nasdaq: THRX) - consensus loss $0.39
Thermogenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL) - no Street consensus
Transition Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTHI) - no Street consensus
True Religion Apparel, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRLG) - consensus EPS $0.71
Unilife Corporation (Nasdaq: UNIS) - consensus loss $0.15
Winner Medical Group (Nasdaq: WWIN) - consensus EPS $0.12

Check out our Earnings Insider for news and updates on earnings as they happen!

Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 02/08: (BWLD) (TWX) (AAPL) High; (NSU) (NURO) Low Feb 8, 2012 03:16PM

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today.

52-Week High:

• Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD) high of $81.30. Buffalo Wild Wings moved 18 percent highe Wednesday following strong fourth-quarter numbers issued after the market closed Tuesday. For the quarter, EPS was 73 cents on revenue of $220.5 million, which beat expectations calling for EPS of 67 cents and revenue of about $210 million.
  
  To see what analysts think about the quarter, click here.
  
  
• Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) high of $39.23. Another earnings mover, Time Warner is higher following fourth-quarter results. Earnigns were 94 cents on revenue of $8.19 billion, versus expectations for EPS of 87 cents and revs of $8.07 billion. The company also announced a $4 billion buyback plan.
  
  Time Warner moved nearly 3 percent to the new high Wednesday.
  
  
• Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) high of $475.15. Apple is just being Apple today. Sprint (NYSE: S) reported strong iPhone sales of 1.8 million in its fourth-quarter and there were also a couple of positive Apple reports floating around today on valuation. Shares moved about 1.4 percent to the new mark.
  
  
• Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL) high of $178.47. Ralph Lauren is also an earnings mover, after reporting third-quarter EPS of $1.78, which came in 11 cents better than the analyst estimate of $1.67. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.81 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Looking ahead, Ralph Lauren sees fiscal 2012 sales up about 20 percent.

52-Week Low:

• NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) low of $0.94. NeuroMetrix priced at 10.5 million common stock offering at $1 per share. With shares closing at $1.15 Tuesday, that was a 13 percent discount.
  
  
• Nevsun Resources Ltd (AMEX: NSU) low of $4.15. Nevsun got a downgrade at CIBC from Sector Perform to Sector Underperform. The cut today comes following production guidance for 2012 issued on Tuesday. Shares ended yesterday's session over 30 percent lower.

Unusual 11 Midday Movers 02/08: (GUID) (CALX) (FFN) Higher; (SGI) (CDXS) (ONE) Lower Feb 8, 2012 02:51PM

Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID) 37.1% HIGHER; reported Q4 EPS of $0.16, $0.07 better than the analyst estimate of $0.09. Revenue for the quarter came in at $29.9 million versus the consensus estimate of $28.31 million. Sees FY2012 EPS of $0.35-$0.42, versus the consensus of $0.29. Sees FY2012 revenue of $126-$131 million, versus the consensus of $113.28 million.

Calix Networks (NYSE: CALX) 27.4% HIGHER; reported Q4 EPS of $0.08, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.07. Revenue for the quarter came in at $91.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $89.73 million.

Silicon Graphics (NASDAQ: SGI) 23.4% LOWER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.04, $0.21 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.25. Revenue for the quarter came in at $195.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $197.05 million. Sees FY2012 EPS of $0.15-$0.30, versus the consensus of $0.67. Sees FY2012 revenue of $770-$800 million, versus the consensus of $756.29 million.

FriendFinder Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: FFN) 23.8% HIGHER; shares are rising for the second day following reports that Obscene Interactive, the social media division of Obscene Jeans Corp. (OTCBB: OBJE) maybe looking to acquire or enter a joint venture with the company.

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ: MITK) 22.3% HIGHER; reported Q1 EPS of $0.02, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.01. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $3.5 million.

Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) 17.8% HIGHER; reported Q4 EPS of $0.38, $0.22 better than the analyst estimate of $0.16. Revenue for the quarter came in at $185.3 million versus the consensus estimate of $176.97 million.

Agenus (Nasdaq: AGEN) 17.8% HIGHER; after trading very closely to the 200-day SMA through this and last week, the stock is breaking above that technical level today. Shares are over $3 today.

Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS) 16.1% LOWER; reported Q4 EPS of ($0.15), $0.04 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.11). Revenue for the quarter came in at $33.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $32.11 million.

Higher One Holdings (NYSE: ONE) 15.6% LOWER; reported Q4 EPS of $0.21, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.21. Revenue for the quarter came in at $46.46 million versus the consensus estimate of $51.43 million. Sees Q1 2012 EPS of $0.27-$0.30, versus the consensus of $0.30. Sees Q1 2012 revenue of $58-$62 million, versus the consensus of $65.64 million. Sees FY2012 revenue of $215-$230 million, versus the consensus of $234.17 million. The stock was downgraded at Raymond James.

Opnet Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT) 13.8% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.26, $0.03 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.29. Revenue for the quarter came in at $46 million versus the consensus estimate of $46.38 million. Sees FY2012 revenue of $173-$177 million, versus the consensus of $176.68 million.

Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) 12.5% LOWER; announced today that it has priced its follow-on public offering of 15,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at $4.00 per share. The offering is expected to close on February 13, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. Teekay Tankers has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares to cover any over-allotments.

Streetinsider.com's Hot Lunchtime Reads 02/08: (S) (CZR) (DRYS) (SHLD) (BWLD) (DIS) Feb 8, 2012 12:14PM

The following is a list of notable articles to help get you through the lunch hour:

• The Worst $15.5B Ever Spent? (S) -> Read this!
  
  
• Caesars (CZR) IPO Trading Like a Casino -> Read this!
  
  
• DryShips (DRYS), Others Climb as Baltic Dry Index Ticks Higher -> Read this!
  
  
• Berkowitz Says Sears Holdings' (SHLD) Intrinsic Value is a "Pretty Big Number" -> Read this!
  
  
• Deutsche Raises Price Target on Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) Following Strong Upside -> Read this!
  
  
• Nomura Securities Maintains a 'Neutral' on Annaly Capital Management (NLY); First Look - Managing Higher Prepays, Tighter Spreads -> Read this!
  
  
• Wells Fargo Raises Estimates on Walt Disney (DIS); Revenue Was Light, But So Were Expenses -> Read this!

And don't forget to get updated by our other Special Reports. Access those here.

Notable ETF Movers of the Day 02/08: (VXX) (SMH) (FXI) Higher; (USO) (GLD) Lower Feb 8, 2012 12:07PM

Gainers

• iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Fu (NYSE: VXX) up 2.25 percent to $24.49. The CBOE VIX is trading a little higher as uncertainty from Greece grips the market once again. Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and the troika are meeting following delay-after-delay to reach a debt deal with its creditors aimed at securing another round of bailout funds. The VIX is up 3.5 percent Tuesday.
  
  
• Market Vectors Semiconductor (NYSE: SMH) up 0.49 percent to $34.53. Chips could be making a move higher following reports that three large chip makers in Japan might be talks to combine due to pressure from competition. The Japanese government would even be a part of the consolidation deal. Sentiment in companies like Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Samsung might be higher today on the news.
  
  
• iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fun (NYSE: FXI) up 1.18 percent to $40.19. Stocks in China popped following speculation that the slowing economy might prompt lawmakers to ease monetary policy. Also, the Chinese government pledged support to continue helping homebuyers, which is helping out stocks in that sector immensely.

Receders

• United States Oil Fund (NYSE: USO) down 0.24 percent to $37.86. EIA data Wednesday had crude stocks rising by 300,00 barrels, though an indirect measure for demand fell 1.5 percent. Analysts were looking for a larger increase to 2.7 million barrels.
  
  Front month contracts have actually peeked into positive territory, according to Comex data.
  
  
• SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) down 0.67 percent to $168.57. Traders are turning attentions to the euro in favor of gold as Greece nears a bailout deal, prompting sentiment for more risk. Though down about $12.5 per ounce, gold prices are just coming off of 11-week highs.