Stock Guru Market Alerts and Information

Stock Market Alert - BCSI was one of the big winners in the stock market on Friday, trading up over 11% to close the regular session at $35.95 after the company announced stronger than expected Q3 earnings and a forecast above Wall Street’s projection. For Q3, the company reported revenues of over $47 million dollars, compared to analyst estimates of $45.5 million dollars. For Q4, the company said that it was likely to bring in between $51-$54 million dollars in revenues, higher than analyst estimates of $47.8 million dollars. BCSI touched a new 52 week high of $36.89 on the news.

Stock Market Alert - Cramer was right about JSDA; the company was a good investment. The stock traded up over 22% to close the regular session at $17.13 on Friday, touching a new 52 week high of $17.36 before pulling back slightly and closing at $17.13. The stock was up after a strong Q4, and seems to be poised for continued growth after the company announced an impressive list of companies that will offer their canned pop. Volume was heavy on the session, with volume of over 7 million shares traded, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 655k shares traded.

Stock Market Alert - CHTR took a beating along with the rest of the market on Tuesday, trading down over 6% to close the regular session at $3.02. Volume was much heavier than normal, with over 27 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 12 million shares traded. The stock was down due to the fact that the North American markets in general were savaged, and should rise or fall depending on how the Dow and Nasdaq do on Wednesday.

Stock Market Alert - BRCM suffered the same fate as many other stocks on Tuesday, trading down over 3% on the session to close at $34.88. Volume was heavier than normal, with over 18 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 14.2 million shares traded. The stock was down due to the fact that the general markets in North America and Asia were savaged, suffering their biggest losses in almost six years. Look for BRCM to continue to follow the markets on Wednesday.

Stock Market Alert - A black day for the stock markets got a little darker after SHFL reported their Q1 earnings report and issued a profit warning. SHFL fell over 14% on the session to close the regular session at $21.02. Volume was heavy, with over 11 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 950k shares traded. SHFL set a new 52 week low on the news, touching a low of $20.04 before bouncing back slightly and closing at $21.02.

Stock Market Alert - SWKS suffered the same fate as many other stocks on Tuesday, trading down over 5% to close the regular session at $6.68. Volume was much heavier than normal as the company priced a notes offering, with over 22 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 4.3 million shares traded. If the markets rebound throughout this week, I would expect SWKS to follow suit, as stocks typically tend to bounce back slightly after any kind of an offering.

Stock Market Alert - CMGI traded down almost 11% on Tuesday after the company reported their Q2 earnings. Volume was extremely heavy on the session, with over 15 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 5 million shares traded. The stock was not helped out by the weak markets in general, as the Nasdaq and Dow both got slammed. As of the close of trading on Tuesday, CMGI had a market cap of just over $670 million dollars.

Stock Market Alert - An already ugly day for the stock market was made uglier by news that the FRA had rejected a loan application to rehabilitate over 800 miles of railroads. FSTR dropped sharply on the news, losing 21% to close the regular session at $20.20. Volume was heavy on the day, with 820k shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 60k shares traded. As of Tuesday’s close, FSTR had a market cap of just over 212 million dollars.

Stock Market Alert - Blame it on the markets. BIDU traded down over 6% to close the regular session at $104.76, after both Asian markets and the markets in North America plummeted on Tuesday. Volume was moderate for BIDU on Tuesday, with just over 3.3 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average of just over 2.8 million shares traded. Look to the Asian markets tonight to see how BIDU will trade tomorrow. If the Asian markets continue to slip, then BIDU should see some continued weakness on Wednesday.

Stock Market Alert - NT fell over 1.37% in the regular session on Monday and lost an additional 2.3%, despite being written up favorably in Barron’s over the weekend. Volume was moderate on the day, with 4.6 million shares of the stock changing hands, compared to a normal daily average volume of just over 5.4 million shares traded. As of the close of trading on Monday, NT had a market cap of just over $13 billion dollars, a far cry from its frothy days of 2000 - 2001.