United Online (NASDAQ: UNTD) shares gained 41.93% to touch a new 52-week high of $12.27 after the company completed the tax-free spin off of FTD Companies.
Bottomline Technologies (de) (NASDAQ: EPAY) shares gained 12.03% to touch a new 52-week high of $35.20 after the company reported upbeat Q1 results.
Trimble Navigation (NASDAQ: TRMB) shares gained 17.44% to reach a new 52-week high of $33.50 after the company issued a strong Q4 outlook.
Digirad (NASDAQ: DRAD) shares created a new 52-week high of $3.989 on Q3 results.
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Around the Web, We're Loving... Learn to Use Trading Platforms Like Hedge Fund Traders do Rumsfeld: Denial of Benefits to Fallen Soldiers' Families 'Inexcusable'Top International Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.(QCOR)
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, provides prescription drugs for the treatment of auto-immune diseases. The company?s primary product is H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection), an injectable drug for the treatment of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis; infantile spasms in infants and children under two years of age; nephrotic syndrome; and Lupus. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Keith Speights]
1. Questcor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: QCOR )
The No. 1 spot belongs to Questcor. The biotech's one-year ROIC is a whopping 85.19%. Over the last five years, Questcor's average ROIC stands at 55.8%. That's quite impressive.� - [By Keith Speights]
Questcor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: QCOR ) reported first-quarter results after the market closed on Tuesday -- and they didn't look great. Shares fell 3% in after-hours trading, but were things really as bad for Questcor as they might seem? Let's take a look.
Top Healthcare Technology Stocks To Own Right Now: Oceaneering International Inc.(OII)
Oceaneering International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered products and services primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry with a focus on deepwater applications. The company?s Remotely Operated Vehicles segment provides submersible vehicles operated from the surface to support offshore oil and gas exploration, production, and construction activities. Its Subsea Products segment supplies various built-to-order specialty subsea hardware products. The company?s Subsea Projects segment provides multiservice vessels, oilfield diving, and support vessel operations, which are used primarily in inspection, repair, and maintenance and installation activities; and mobile offshore production systems. Its Inspection segment offers customers with a range of third-party inspection services to satisfy contractual structural specifications, internal safety standards, and regulatory requirements. The company?s Advanced Technologies segment offers project management, and engineering services and equipment for applications in non-oilfield markets. Oceaneering International, Inc. also serves defense and aerospace industries. It operates primarily in west Africa, Norway, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, Brazil, and the United States. The company was founded in 1965 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jeremy Bowman]
What: Shares of Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII ) were rising with the tide today, gaining as much as 10% after delivering a strong quarter and a healthy dividend hike.
- [By David Smith]
Oceaneering International� (NYSE: OII )
Once a diving company,�Oceaneering now operates�through four separate segments: subsea projects, subsea products, asset integrity, and remotely operated vehicles. The company remains the only manufacturer of a full range of subsea umbilical systems. But it's the ROV unit that garners much of the attention for Oceaneering today. - [By Taylor Muckerman and Joel South]
Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII ) is a pure play on the deepwater space with its remotely operated vehicles and other subsea equipment. Both it and its similarly priced peer, FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI ) , compete for headlines tomorrow during earnings season. While guidance hasn't changed since last week, the market will almost certainly be looking for results on the high side or even expectation-beating numbers. What do Motley Fool analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman expect from these companies tomorrow?
- [By David Sterman]
I took a close look at all of the companies that appeared in the first part of this series, and there were some great companies in the mix. If price were no object, I'd be a huge fan of:
Oceaneering (NYSE: OII), which is prospering form the ongoing trends toward undersea naval warfare and undersea oil drilling. Oceaneering is poised to grow at a sustained double-digit pace, which is something few other defense contractors can say. Cree (Nasdaq: CREE): LED lighting is a revolutionary game-changer, and Cree's heavy emphasis on R&D is leading the charge towards ever-lower prices for these low-energy light sources that also have remarkable longevity compared to regular bulbs. Still, profit margin gains may be tough in a very competitive environment. Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII): If Winnebago's (NYSE: WGO) recreational vehicles are suitable for retirees, Polaris has become the go-to name for activity-oriented vehicles. Notably, it has a revenue base that is four times larger than Winnebago as well. If S&P wants to position for future demographic trends, then Polaris is a great choice.I love these companies, but I don't love their stock prices, and I'd prefer to wait for some sort of pullback before singing their praises. That said, there are two investment ideas that hold great appeal on their own. If they get added to the S&P 500, then they are also set up for a timely trade.
Top Healthcare Technology Stocks To Own Right Now: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.(WWE)
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., an integrated media and entertainment company, engages in the sports entertainment business. The company develops content centered around its talent, and presents at its live and televised events featuring World Wrestling Entertainment. It operates through four segments: Live and Televised Entertainment, Consumer Products, Digital Media, and WWE Studios. The Live and Televised Entertainment segment conducts live events; produces television shows; sells merchandise at its live events; provides sponsorships, such as various promotional vehicles, including Internet and print advertising, arena signage, on-air announcements, and pay-per-view sponsorships for advertisers; offers television rights; and markets and promotes the storylines associated with pay-per-view events. It also provides WWE Classics On Demand, a subscription video on demand service that offers classic television shows, pay-per-view events, specials, and original programmi ng. This segment distributes its programming in approximately 30 languages and in approximately 145 countries. Its merchandise consists of various WWE-branded products, such as T-shirts, caps, and other novelty items. The Consumer Products segment licenses and sells retail products, including toys, video games, home videos, apparel, and books; and publishes magazines comprising lifestyle publications with native language editions in the UK, Mexico, Greece, and Turkey. The Digital Media segment operates Web sites; provides advertising services; sells merchandise on its Web site at WWEShop Internet storefront; and offers broadband and mobile content. The WWE Studios segment is involved in the distribution of entertainment films. This segment focuses on creating a mix of filmed entertainment. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shauna O'Brien]
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) announced on Monday that it has updated its FY2013 outlook.
The company now expects to see OIBDA between $40 million and $50 million. This new estimate is a result of recent developments that caused a 5% decline in second half revenue estimates.
George Barrios, CFO of WWE commented: “Our revised 2013 Outlook reflects a relatively moderate change in our second half revenue expectations and our continued investment in the WWE brand and our content.”
“Given the rising value of content in the market place, we believe these investments will maximize WWE�� future earnings as we renegotiate our four largest television distribution agreements and potentially launch a WWE Network,” Barrios added.
World Wrestling Entertainment shares were down 13 cents, or 1.28%, during pre-market trading Monday. The stock is up 29% YTD.
- [By DAILYFINANCE]
Courtesy: WWE ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bodies crashing to the ground and being slung against the springy ropes of the ring. The slapping of skin as hulking men and women grapple and hurl blows at one another. The clink of free weights and the roar of broadcasters practicing to get it just right for the cameras. Welcome to World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Performance Center, a $2.5 million, 26,000-square foot facility that opened last month, replacing a much smaller and antiquated facility in Tampa. It's both a graduate school of sorts for the WWE's next generation of talent and a training and rehabilitation center for its top-tier pro wrestlers, called "Superstars" and "Divas." "Most kids grow up and at least at some point in their lives want to be a fireman or a cop. I've always wanted to be a pro wrestler since I was a little kid," said 29-year-old Corey Graves, one of the 75 aspiring wrestlers based at the center. The largest part of the facility is a vast space featuring seven wrestling rings that makes the new Orlando facility the largest training facility WWE has ever built. Wrestler Xavier Woods, 26, said it's the kind of environment he always hoped to train in. "When I first started, the guy that was training us rented out the back of a storage unit, just a tight little space with bugs and everything. It was like the lowest-level thing you could do," Woods said. "So to be in a place like this ... it's literally unreal." Aspiring wrestlers currently in training range from former NFL players and Olympians to a former beauty pageant contestant. They signed contracts allowing them to work solely on becoming wrestlers. "One hundred percent, this is their jobs," said Jane Geddes, WWE senior vice president of talent and development. Courtesy: WWE Geddes said the WWE built the center envisioning a place where up-and-comers could train alongside established professionals. WWE is the major leagues of pro wrestling, with a half-billion dollars in annual reven
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Stocks have battled back to little changed after falling this morning, as stocks like World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Oshkosh (OSK) make big moves.
- [By Jayson Derrick]
Analysts at Needham initiated coverage of World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) with a Buy rating and $30 price target. Shares gained 3.75 percent, closing at $20.74.
Top Healthcare Technology Stocks To Own Right Now: Allegiant Travel Co (ALGT)
Allegiant Travel Company, incorporated on April 4, 2006, is a leisure travel company focused on providing travel services and products to residents of small, underserved cities in the United States. The Company operates a passenger airline marketed primarily to leisure travelers in small cities, allowing it to sell air transportation both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with the sale of air-related and third party services and products. In addition, it provides air transportation under fixed fee flying arrangements. The Company provides scheduled air transportation on limited frequency nonstop flights between small city markets and leisure destinations. As of February 1, 2013, its operating fleet consisted of 58 MD-80 aircraft and six Boeing 757-200 aircraft providing service on 191 routes to 85 cities including 13 leisure destinations and 72 small cities and including cities served seasonally. In January 2012, the Company took ownership of two MD-80 aircraft. In October 2012, the Company announced the formation of Allegiant Systems, a joint venture with AvIntel and Lixar IT.
The Company provides unbundled air-related services and products in conjunction with air transportation for an additional cost to customers. These optional air-related services and products include use of its Website for purchases, use of its call center for purchases, advance seat assignment, baggage fees, priority boarding, its own travel protection product, change fees, food and beverage purchases on board and other air-related services. The Company offers third party travel products, such as hotel rooms, ground transportation (rental cars and hotel shuttle products) and attractions (show tickets) bundled with the purchase of its air transportation.
The Company provides air transportation through fixed fee agreements and charter service on a seasonal and ad-hoc basis for other customers. As of February 1, 2013, its operating aircraft consisted of 58 MD-80 aircraft and six Boeing 757-200 aircraft. D! uring the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company has entered into purchase agreements to acquire seven Airbus A320 aircraft and operating lease agreements for an additional nine Airbus A319 aircraft.
The Company competes with AirTran, Frontier, Spirit, Southwest, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Delta, Xtra, United and American.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ben Levisohn]
We believe a continuation of healthy earnings and cash flow should create greater opportunities to further shareholder-friendly agendas, as we expect a number of US carriers to either augment or introduce shareholder capital return programs (through dividends and/or share repurchases) within the next several quarters (namely [American Airlines, Alegiant Travel (ALGT), Alaska Air, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines)…we think the stocks will continue to perform well throughout the remainder of year.
Top Healthcare Technology Stocks To Own Right Now: St. Jude Medical Inc.(STJ)
St. Jude Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes cardiovascular and implantable neurostimulation medical devices worldwide. It operates in four segments: Cardiac Rhythm Management, Cardiovascular, Atrial Fibrillation, and Neuromodulation. The Cardiac Rhythm Management segment offers products for cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heart beats. Its products include tachycardia implantable cardioverter defibrillator systems to provide therapy to patients suffering from lethal heart conditions, such as sudden cardiac arrest; cardiac resynchronization therapy devices to treat heart failure patients; pacemakers to help people whose hearts beat too slowly or who suffer from other cardiac arrhythmias; and leads, which connect devices to the heart and carry the electrical impulses to the heart and information from the heart to the device. The Cardiovascular segment offers mechanical and tissue replacement heart valves, as well as heart valve repair products. It also pr ovides disposable interventional devices, including vascular closure devices, compression assist devices, percutaneous catheter introducers, diagnostic guidewires, and temporary bipolar pacing catheters, as well as diagnostic coronary imaging technology. The Atrial Fibrillation segment offers a system of products for access, diagnosis, visualization, and ablation that assist physicians in diagnosing and treating various irregular heart rhythms used in the electrophysiology lab and cardiac surgery. It provides electrophysiology introducers and catheters, cardiac mapping, navigation and recording systems, and ablation systems. The Neuromodulation segment offers a range of neurostimulation systems, such as rechargeable implantable pulse generators, primary cell implantable pulse generators, and radio frequency powered systems. St. Jude Medical markets its products through a direct sales force and independent distributors. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Smith]
The most common neuromodulation therapy is spinal cord stimulation.�California's privately owned Spinal Modulation has developed a new pain management option for patients with chronic, intractable pain -- the Axium Neurostimulator System, which targets the dorsal root ganglion of the spinal cord and consists of a specialized lead, delivery platform, and electrical stimulator.
St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ ) �announced�Friday that it has entered into a series of agreements whereby St. Jude will invest $40 million in SM. The agreement provides St. Jude with an exclusive option to distribute the Axium Neurostimulator in international markets in which it is approved for sale. St. Jude will also have the exclusive option to acquire all of SM for up to $300 million, plus payment of certain revenue-based milestones, following U.S. commercialization of the product.� - [By Sue Chang and William L. Watts]
St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) �shares advanced 3.3%. Analysts at Leerink Swann Research said Friday Food and Drug Administration�� briefing documents suggest support for approval of CardioMEMS/Champion Heart Failure monitoring device.
- [By James Brumley]
In this new era of stingier insurers and pickier patients, the importance of such procedures can’t be overstated.
Medical Devices: St. Jude Medical (STJ)While St. Jude Medical (STJ) might not have a flagship product that turns heads every time it’s mentioned, it more than makes up for a lack of pizzazz with a large library of highly marketable and consistently-selling medical devices. And, jiving with that broad observation is last quarter’s 2.5% improvement in the bottom line, and a 2014 outlook that affirmed the company’s expectation for a return of earnings and revenue growth.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Stocks couldn’t fly high enough to get over�yesterday’s record high*, as shares of�McDonald’s�(MCD) and Allergan (AGN) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) dropped, while St. Jude Medical (STJ) and Stryker (SYK) have gained.
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