Archive for the ‘Consumer Discretionary Stocks’ Category

GT hits the road, INTC active, TBI gets the blues

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) shares rose 11.4% to $13.94. Volume of 20.8 million shares quadrupled its daily average, after the country’s largest tire maker reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations.

Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) was a volume leader Thursday, trading in 43.8 million shares, shy of its average daily volume of nearly 60 million. Share prices gained 1.8% to $21.80.

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) shares lost 10.9% to $16.84, on volume of 1.2 million shares, nearly six times its daily average, a day after the provider of temporary labor reported fourth-quarter profits below analysts’ estimates.

SFSF succeeds, F rolls off lot, ATVI snowed under

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Success Factors Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF) proved as good as its name Thursday, which shares powering ahead 15.6% to $34.78 Thursday, on volumes of 3.8 million shares, nearly four times its daily average, after the business software maker announced results showing Q4 revenue and 2011 guidance well above consensus.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) traded in 43.7 million shares Thursday, well below its daily average of 91.6 million. Prices dipped 0.7% , however, to $15.98. F Thursday announced it was showcasing ads for the new Explorer pickup during this month’s Grammy Awards telecast.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) shares were down 8.2% to $10.74, with volume of 40.2 million shares, compared to a daily average of 9.4 million, after the video-game publisher late Wednesday projected first-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street estimates and said it would shutter the unit that makes “Guitar Hero” games.

CRBN in orbit, HLWX catches winning wind, FEEL shoots bogey

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Counsel RB Capital Inc. (OTCBB: CRBN) flew 284.6% Thursday to transport its price to 50 cents. Volume was just below 28,000 shares, or more than nine times what it usually trades. The former C2 Global Technologies is a leader in capital asset solutions – finding, acquiring and monetizing distressed and surplus capital assets.

Helix Wind Corp. (OTCBB: HLXW) traded in 161.9 million shares Thursday, compared to a daily average of 49.5 million. Share prices climbed 33.3% to eight-100ths of a cent. Poway, Calif.-based HLWX is a renewable energy company.

Feel Golf Co. Inc. (Pink Sheets: FEEL) got trounced 11.5% Thursday to 23-100ths of a cent, on volume of 20.4 million, or better than four times its volume average. Monterrey, Calif-based FEEL is well-known for its award-winning wedges, premium golf clubs and innovative, reverse taper golf grips.

GLER expresses glee; ELCR steps on gas, TEGY trips

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Global Earth Energy Inc. (OTCBB: GLER) shares climbed 120% to 1.1 cents Thursday. Volume for the stock topped 31 million shares, or about 15 times its normal share volume, after the company entered a coal mining joint venture worth about $500 million.

Electric Car Company Inc. (OTCBB: ELCR) traded in 194.4 million shares Thursday, surpassing an all-day average of 86.4 million. Prices for ELCR were flat, though, at one-100th of a cent.

Transact Energy Corp. (OTCBB: TEGY) dumped 37.5% of its price to five cents Thursday, on volume of 74,100 shares, 50% better than its daily average. The San Antonio-based TEGY’s business is the development, production, management and conservation of electricity through sustainable electricity projects.

WFMI comes to eat, C steady CSCO bruised

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Whole Foods Market Inc. (Nasdaq: WFMI) shares gained 11.2% to $59.77, on volumes of 3.4 million shares, already twice its daily average, after the natural-foods grocer late Wednesday hiked its full-year earnings guidance.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) took its place at the head of the volume parade, trading in 112.7 million shares Thursday, making headway on its daily average of 544.3 million. Prices dropped 0.9%, however, to $4.80, after its Securities and Funds arm swore in a new Chief Operating Officer.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) shares declined 12.4% to $19.31. Volumes were 174.1 million shares, obliterating a daily average of 75.4 million, after the networking-equipment giant late Wednesday reported poor quarterly margins.