Posts Tagged ‘nasdaq’

MSHL marches, CSCO deals, GTIMD down

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Marshsall Edwards Inc. (Nasdaq: MSHL) shares spiked 21.8 percent to $2.63, on volume of 114,403 shares, tripling its daily average.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) was among the volume leaders Wednesday, trading in 46.2 million shares compared to a daily average of 72.8 million. Share prices shaved off 0.6 percent to $21.41.

Good Times Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIMD) shares jettisoned 34.3 percent to $3.11 Wednesday, on volume of 186,771 shares, compared to a daily average of 5,000. The Colorado-based restaurant chain said December was its fifth consecutive month of same-store sales increases. It said that same-store sales were up 13.4 percent in the just-completed first quarter of fiscal 2011 from a year earlier.

BKI makes bucks, MSFT dialed in, XIN goes south

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BKI) shares spiked 18.1 percent to $24.94, on volume of 1.6 million shares, beating its daily average of 449,548, on strong quarterly earnings of $17.1 million, or 42 cents a share, on sales of $209.5 million. That compares to net income of $46.3 million, of $1.18 per share, on sales of $183.3 million, a year ago.

Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) was among the volume leaders Wednesday, exchanging 45.7 million shares compared to a daily average of 57.9 million. Share prices improved 1.2 percent to $28.80, on news the software giant shipped two million Windows phones last quarter.

China Xiniya Fashion Inc. (NYSE: XNY) shares tumbled 11.7 percent to $6.50, on volume of 483,556 shares, nearly double its daily average, after renewing its sponsorship agreement with a leading pop star in China

BIOF busy, BAC in trouble, EK out of focus

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

BioFuel Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: BIOF) shares improved 18.1 percent to $1.24, on volume of 384,014 shares, just outdistancing its daily average.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) exchanged 65.7 million shares Wednesday, compared to a daily average of 204.5 million. Share prices improved 0.3 percent to $13.67, after the bank was sued by mortgage investors over what they called “massive fraud”.

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) shares tumbled 16.6 percent to $3.77, on volume of 35.5 million – four times its daily average — after EK reported its quarterly profit plunged 95 percent and revenue tumbled 25 percent on steep declines in its digital business as well as a drop in intellectual-property licensing revenue.

MCBF in green, INTC popular, SLAB slips

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Monarch Community Bancorp (Nasdaq: MCBF) shares skyrocketed 65.4 percent to $2.20, on volume of 153,590 shares, dwarfing a daily average of less than 5,000. Tuesday, the bank returned to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2010, after six successive quarters of losses. Net income for the quarter was $76,934, compared to a loss of $(17.5) million for the same period a year ago.

Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) exchanged 18.8 million shares Wednesday, compared to a daily average of nearly 55 million. Share prices improved 1.2 percent to $21.82, after the company was upgraded at BMO from Market Perform to Outperform.

Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) shares dove 9.1 percent to $43.28, on volume of 1.3 million – nearly three times its daily average — after reporting revenue of $112 million for the fourth quarter and record revenue for the full year of $493 million.

MSTR a master, YHOO trades, RFMD slumps

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Microstrategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) shares vaulted 18.6 percent to $110.32, on volume of 395,309 shares, or better than four times its daily average. The software maker reported third-quarter revenue of $139.11 million, up 32 percent from $105.8 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $17.9 million, or $1.60 per share, compared to $20.5 million, or $1.66 per share in the year-ago period.

YAHOO Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) traded in 16.7 million shares Wednesday, very nearly catching its full-day average of 16.9 million. Share prices for YHOO fell three percent to $15.53, after the company’s first-quarter sales outlook missed analysts’ estimates, dragged down by early results from its search agreement with Microsoft Corp.

RF Micro Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD) shares declined 9.3 percent to $6.95. Volume for the stock was 12.1 million, nearly double its full-day average, after the manufacturer of chips for wireless phones late Tuesday reported third-quarter sales that came in shy of forecasts.