Archive for the ‘Industrial Stocks’ Category

SRNG springs, JUNP jumps, MWWC hits speed bump

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Shelron Group Inc. (OTCBB: SRNG) surged an incredible 900 percent late Monday to 2.5 cents. Volume for the stock was 40,920 shares, compared to a daily average of 12,527. SLNG is a company that develops and markets e-commerce advertising and comparative shopping software products and services.

Juniper Group Inc. (OTCBB: JUNP) was a volume leader among micro-caps Monday, buying and selling in 49.8 million shares, or nearly seven times its usual daily average. JUNP specializes in the wireless infrastructure service industry.

Marketing Worldwide Corp. (OTCBB: MWWC) halved its price Monday to two cents, on volume of 50,000 shares, more than double usual volume of 24,000. Michigan-based MWWC is a global automotive firm providing design and engineering services and manufacturing of accessories to many of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers.

MOBI mobile, INTC has chip damage, CAVO turns tail

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Sky-Mobi Limted (Nasdaq: MOBI) shares soared 12.9 percent to $7.11, on volume of 841,098 shares, just surpassing its daily average of 628,691, on announcing that MOBI and Tencent, one of China’s most popular Internet portals, have formed a strategic partnership.

Intel Inc. (Nasdaq: INTC) was very popular Monday, dealing in 62.7 million shares, beating out its daily volume of 55.2 million. Prices dipped 1.4 percent to $21.15, on news that a design error in one of its chips will cost it $1 billion in missed sales and expenses to fix the flaw.

Cavico Corp. (Nasdaq: CAVO) shares slid 9.7 percent to $1.95 on volume of 175,517 shares, besting its daily average of 108,116.

PLL pulls good numbers, AMD active, CPF slides

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) shares charged ahead 11.9 percent to $54.45, on volume of 4.5 million shares, six times its daily average, after an analyst said the looming retirement of the diversified U.S. manufacturer’s chief executive officer could set the stage for a sale of the company.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) was on a lot of radar screens Monday, dealing in 31.4 million shares, surpassing a daily volume of 22.7 million. Prices improved 5.1 percent to $7.87, on news from Intel Corp. that there was a design error in a component of the latter’s new chip that will cost the company roughly $300 million in lost revenue.

Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF) shares were off 7.1 percent to $1.56 on volume of 406,896 shares, 33.3 percent better than its daily average. Friday, CFP announced it had trimmed its losses to $2.1 million, or 14 cents per diluted share, for the quarter ending Dec. 31.

TER takes off, NOK connected, MMI drops

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) shares soared 11.2 percent to $16.27. Volume for TER was 13.8 million shares, better by more than twice its 5.8-million average, after the maker of semiconductor-testing equipment said its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled and gave an upbeat first-quarter forecast.

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) traded in 41.8 million shares Thursday, more than doubling daily average. Share prices slid, however, 1.2 percent to $10.60, as the company reported a 16-percent drop in fourth-quarter profit and offered a weak outlook.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) shares dipped 11.7 percent to $30.70. Volume was 7.2 million shares, double its daily average, after the wireless-handset maker posted in-line fourth-quarter earnings but noted weaker-than-expected sales of some handsets.

NFLX stars, QCOM a draw, HWKN loses feathers

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) shares surged 13.6 percent to $208.00. Volume for the stock was 11.3 million shares – better than twice its daily average,  after the online DVD and streaming rental provider posted strong fourth-quarter results and gave a better-than-expected first-quarter forecast.

Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) traded in 24.8 million shares Thursday, doubling a typical full-day average of 12 million. Share prices strutted 5.8 percent to $54.84, after QCOM forecast revenue that topped estimates.

Hawkins Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN) shares let go of  17.1 percent to $38.24 Thursday, on volume of 222,880 shares, easily beating its daily average of 41,869. Quarterly sales of HWKN $70.6 million represented an increase of 16.5% from $60.6 million in sales for the same period in the prior fiscal year.