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MIPS, APPY, RFMD, SHMN – Buzz Stocks With Big Gains This Week

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Several of this week’s Buzz Stocks have had a string of days with solid gains:

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) – Shares of MIPS Technologies increased almost 24 percent from Monday’s closing price in morning trading on Tuesday after the chip maker announced first quarter profit of $7.6 million, or 16 cents per share, compared with $595,000, or a penny per share, a year earlier. Shares closed on Tuesday at $14.12, after rallying as high as $14.18. The next day, shares spiked to $14.65, before closing at $14.34. Shares of MIPS Technologies have are up about 40 percent since Monday.

AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY) – Shares of diagnostic products maker, AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY) were up as much as 71 percent from Monday’s closing price, in morning trading on Tuesday after the company announced that it initiated manufacturing on its AppyScore™ cassette-based test system, and added personnel to handle its clinical, regulatory and commercial planning efforts. Shares traded as high as 98 cents, before closing at 71 cents on Tuesday. Shares traded between 80 cents 61 cents on Wednesday and Thursday, and were trading at 69 cents in mid-day trading on Friday. Shares of AspenBio Pharma, Inc. are up about 86 percent since Monday.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD) – Shares of RFMD were up 13 percent in morning trading on Wednesday after the company posted revenue of $285.8 million, and EPS of 19 cents for its fiscal second quarter ended October 2. Analysts on average expected EPS of 16 cents, on revenue of $275.9 million. Since then, shares have continually moved higher, trading as high as $7.45 on Thursday. At mid-day Friday, shares of RFMD were trading at $7.39, up about 11 percent since Monday.

SOHM, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SHMN) – The generic drug maker had several news releases this week announcing its intent to capitalize on the market opportunity in India for the company’s products. On Thursday,SOHM announced the addition of six new generic pharmaceutical products targeting asthma and respiratory disease. Shares of SOHM rallied as high as 9 cents on Thursday, before closing at 6 cents per share. Trading volume on Thursday was 10.5 million shares, a significant increase over SOHM’s average three-month trading volume of 165,398 shares. Shares of SHMN are up approximately 60 percent since Monday.

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Top Buzz Stock Gainers (SIMG, NBR, AMLN, CML)

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Silicon Image, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SIMG) Stocks of SIMG are currently trading at $6.29 on massive volume, up more than 38 percent from Tuesday’s closing price of $4.55 SIMG is racing to two-year highs on reported third-quarter sales of $60.5 million, 20% stronger than analyst expectations and  more than three times expected earnings.

Nabors Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NBR) Shares of Bermuda-based Nabors were up 5.02 percent at $20.42, after the company reported a 29-cent per share quarterly profit, which beat Street estimates by 6 cents. Nabors’ revenue of $1.08 billion also came in ahead of the forecast of $963 million. The stock is still down 7 percent so far in 2010.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(Nasdaq: AMLN) soared 11.3 percent to a high of $13.36, on more than four times average volume. Shares skyrocketed after the maker of the diabetes treatment Byetta was raised to “outperform” from “market perform” at Leerink Swann & Co.

Compellent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: CML) Volume skyrocketed to 6.5 million today as shares touched on a 52-week high of $26.44, representing a 32 percent increase over previous day close of $19.70. Compellent Technologies, which sells data storage to large businesses, surged after beating Wall Street expectations in the third quarter, and amid rumors of an acquisition by computer maker Dell Inc. 

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Mid Day Market Movers (LIFE, UHN, ABT)

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Life Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: LIFE) jumped more than 6 percent  to $50.66 from yesterday’s closing price of 47.79, with more than double average volume. The maker of biotech tools reported quarterly net income of $105.5 million, or 56 cents a share, on revenue of $867.1 million, besting analysts’ predictions of 78 cents a share on revenue of $855.2 million. The company also forecast full-year adjusted earnings of $3.48 to $3.52 a share, compared with a Street consensus of $3.42 a share on Tuesday.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE: UNH) dropped more than 5 percent Wednesday touching on a low of $35.70 from the previous days’ close of $37.57 on above-average volume. The stock is still trading very near a 52-week high of $37.95. The company recently reported third quarter increase in net income of 23%, to $1.28 billion, or $1.14 per share, from $1.04 billion, or 89 cents per share, from the same period last year.

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) dipped nearly 3 percent trading on below-average volume, touching on a low of 51.03 from Tuesday’s close of $52.69. The Company recently reported strong third quarter results, notably; earnings-per-share growth of 14.1 percent, worldwide sales increase of 11.8 percent, and promising expansion in emerging markets.

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Wednesday’s Biggest Losers (JNY, CENX, OC)

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Jones New York (JNY)

Jones New York decreased 23.41%, falling to $14.95 after the company reported lower-than-expected third quarter results. The Company reported adjusted earnings per share were $0.54, falling $0.07 cents below analysts’ estimates of $0.61, for the third quarter of 2010, compared to adjusted earnings per share of $0.46 in the same period last year.

Revenue increased 19.4% year over year to $1.2 billion, compared to $856 million for the third quarter of 2009, which was on par with analysts’ estimates.

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX)

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) slipped 5.50% to $12.88 in the pre-market trading after the company reported third quarter losses of $16.8 million, or 18 cents a share, from a profit of $40.1 million, or 45 cents a share a year ago.

Sales grew to $279.2 million from $228.7 million, a year ago. Analysts had estimated profit of 8 cents a share on revenue of $269.47 million.

Management indicated that higher raw material costs, primarily for carbon anodes, much of which is transitional, led to a quarter over quarter decrease in net earnings of about $4 MM, or approximately $0.04 in EPS.

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC)

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is currently trading at 27.10, down nearly 4% from Tuesday’s closing price 28.20. Shares of Owens Corning are on the slide this morning after the company said it earned $58 million, or 46 cents per share, during the third quarter. Excluding one-time items, OC earned 35 cents per share on revenue of $1.19 billion. Analysts had forecast a profit of 37 cents per share on revenue of $1.26 billion.

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Notable Nasdaq Gainers – BSDM, LOJN, SIMG, RFMD

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Shares of BSD Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: BSDM) were up as much as 25 percent from Tuesday’s closing price of $3.94 per share, on Wednesday. Shares traded as high as $4.95 per share with nearly double the company’s average three-month volume. BSD Medical won the Frost & Sullivan “Technology Innovation of the Year Award” in 2005 for its BSD-2000 system. But its biggest money generator is the MicroThermX. BSDM’s patented “phased-array” technology generates heat allows doctors to kill massive clusters of cancer cells. Shares BSDM are up roughly 280 percent since the FDA granted the company clearance to market its MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System (MTX-180) for ablation of soft tissue in August of this year.

Shares of JoJack Corp. (Nasdaq: LOJN) were up more than 34 percent from Tuesday’s closing price, in morning trading on Wednesday on nearly 7x the company’s average three month volume. The car recovery technology developer recently reported a 47 percent increase in third quarter international sales. The company also reported net income of $2.7 million, or 15 cents per share, up from a loss of $13.4 million, or 78 cents per share a year earlier. Consolidated third quarter revenue climbed 7 percent to $38.5 million, from a year ago. Shares of LOJN are up about 47 percent over the past three months.

Shares of chip maker, Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG) were up as much as 44 percent from Tuesday’s closing price, in morning trading on Wednesday. Shares traded as high as $6.57, up from Tuesday’s closing price of $4.55. Silicon Image earned $9.5 million, or 12 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $15.5 million, or 21 cents per share a year ago. Excluding items, the company earned 18 cents per share. Third quarter revenue increased 63 percent to $60.5 million, which included a $7.5 million royalty revenue catch-up. Analysts on average, expected the company to post earnings of a nickel per share (excluding items), on revenue of $49 million. The company sees fourth quarter revenue in the range of $46 million to $48 million, above analysts’ estimates of $45.4 million.

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD) was up 13 percent from Tuesday’s closing price, in morning trading on Wednesday after the company posted revenue of $285.8 million, and EPS of 19 cents for its fiscal second quarter ended October 2. Analysts on average expected EPS of 16 cents, on revenue of $275.9 million. “On the strength of new product launches and diversification efforts, we continue to reduce our exposure at our largest customer while sales to all other customers grew year-over-year by approximately 53%,” said RFMD’s CEO Bob Bruggeworth in a conference call. “s a result, RFMD delivered our sixth consecutive quarter of expanding operating income with the September quarter representing another company record.” Shares of RFMD are up as much as 61 percent over the past three months.

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