Archive for the ‘Financial Stocks’ Category

KEM spreads wings, C stumbles, REVU reverses

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Kemet Corporation (AMEX: KEM) ballooned in price 206.51 percent to start the week, leaping to $13.18 in the first hour of Monday’s trading. Volume was 77,353 shares, compared to a three-month daily average volume of 603,542 shares. Friday, the company filed an application with the state of Delaware for a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of one-to-three. Kemet, based in Greenville, South Carolina, is a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) slid in price to begin the week, by 0.45 percent in the first hour of Monday’s trading, to $4.45. The banking conglomerate led all volume gainers, however, with128,587,051 shares changing hands, compared to a three-month daily average of 460,630,000. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed a number of former Citigroup brokers, who contend the bank misled investors on risky bond funds.

The Princeton Review, Inc. (NasdaqGM: REVU) plummeted 20 percent in price in Monday’s first hour to $1.24. Volume was 256,776 shares, more than double its three-month daily average. The Framingham, Mass. provider of test preparation, educational support services and online career education services, reported third-quarter revenue increased 59 percent to $54.4 million from$34.3 million in the prior year period. Loss from continuing operations was $8.7 million in the third quarter of 2010, as compared to income of $144,000 in the prior-year period.

IIIIU, CARV end week in orbit, BAC big seller, CO sinks

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Information Services Group Inc. (NasdaqGM: IIIIU) rocketed up 91.45 percent in Friday trading to close at $8.73. Volume was 65,393 shares, although the stock’s three-month daily average was not available at press time. The Stamford, Connecticut-based information-based services company has announced the release of third-quarter financial results, slated for after the close of trading Tuesday, November 9.

Carver Bancorp., Inc. (NasdaqGM: CARV) jumped 64.37 percent to close Friday’s trading at $3.27, on volume of 22,988 shares, towering over its three-month volume average of 1,429.Carver Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank, founded in 1948 to serve African-American communities. Friday, the Company reported a net loss of $23.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 compared to a net loss of $300,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and a loss of $2.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) was among the volume leaders Friday, selling in 404,415,995 shares, compared to its three-month average of 186,392,000 shares. BAC gained a respectable 1.9 percent on the day to close at $12.36. The share volume follows word that BAC and Citigroup Inc. are considering whether to let employees use the Apple Inc. phone as an alternative to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry for corporate e-mail.

China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) hurtled earthward 29.86 percent in price to close Friday at $3.97. Volume was 4,643,558 shares, around 100 times its normal daily volume average. The company, which operates a blood bank in China for umbilical cord blood, announced it was pricing a sale of 8.1 million shares at a steep discount.

BBDA vaults, MNGPY sells like hotcakes, ANTX tanks

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Bebida Beverage Co. (Pink Sheets: BBDA) experienced a 120-percent leap in afternoon trading to 2.2 cents, on 112,209 shares. Average volume was not available at press time. BBDAdevelops, manufactures and markets beverages such Koma Unwind “Chillaxation Drink™,” Koma Unwind Sugar-free “Chillaxation Drink™,” and Koma Unwind “Chillaxation Shot™,” among other drinks.

Man Group Plc (Pink Sheets: MNGPY) had a commanding position among small cap stocks, selling a brisk 1,710,699 shares Friday, even though those shares were flat at $4.80. Over the past 10 years, Man has built a significant managed accounts platform as an investor, in contrast to the flow driven business model of other providers which tend to focus less on the underlying investment management application.

AcuNetx, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ANTX) tumbled 95.96 percent in price, proving the Pink Sheets’ biggest losers, as Friday’s trading came to a close, to 0.0012. Volume was 60,500 shares. The Torrance, California company makes surgical and medical instruments.

WRLS, C climb, DXCM struggles

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Tellular Corpoartion (NasdaqGM: WRLS) roared out of the blocks Friday, gaining 47.41 percent in the first hour of trading to $5.97. Initial volume of 790,060 shares trampled its three-month daily average of 20,212 shares. Excitement followed in the wake of Thursday’s announcement of Q4 revenues and earnings. The Chicago-based wireless concern reported revenue of $12.0 million, up 17 percent year-over-year, and net income before non-cash items of $2 Million.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) led the volume parade in early trading Friday, trading in 274,020,554 shares in just the first hour. Normal volume for a day is around 448,837,000 shares. The banking conglomerate also gained 3.35 percent to $4.47. The news comes in spite of word this morning that several Citigroup, Inc. investors, including Charles Schwab Corp. and hedge fund Cambridge Place Investment Management have sued the bank over its mortgage underwriting processes.

DexCom Inc. (NasdaqGM: DXCM) took a thumping of 19.34 percent in early Friday trading to $11.22. Volume was 3,568,238 shares, dwarfing its three-month daily average of 337,547 shares. The company, which develops and markets continuous glucose monitoring systems for use by diabetics, reported total third-quarter revenue of $11.7 million, up 61 percent from the same quarter in 2009, but a net loss of $13.4 million, down from $13.5 million for the year-ago quarter.

CBKN, WWON, BAC cruise, GCA slumps

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Capital Bank Corporation: (NasdaqGS: CBKN) enjoyed a banner day Thursday, rocketing up in price 52.44 percent to close at $2.50, on unusually active volume of 460,185, more than 11 times its normal daily average The Raleigh-based regional bank announced Thursday it will sell an 85-percent stake in itself to privately-held North American Financial Holdings Inc., a holding company that will invest $181 million in Capital Bank and take over leadership of the 33-branch institution.

Westwood One Inc. (NasdaqGM: WWON) gained 27.82 percent in price Thursday to close at $11.12. Volume was 13,294, slightly below average. WWON supplies radio television stations with information services and programming. The Company, an outsource provider of traffic reporting services, produces and distributes national news, sports, talk, music, and special event programs.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) was also quite the active trader on a very busy Thursday, with 306,970,976 shares changing hands, nearly twice the business it would do on an average day. Besides being one of the leaders in volume, BAC boosted its price 5.3 percent to close at $12.13. Financial stocks in general extended Thursday gains after a report that the government might allow some of the larger institutions to resume dividend payments.

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCA) tumbled 22.87 percent Thursday to close at $2.90, on heavy share volume of 5,448,124, at least nine times its average. The news came just ahead of a third-quarter earnings call, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET, an hour after the market closed. GCA supplies cash access products and related marketing services to the gaming industry.