Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – May 12, 2008 – Oil, Tech, and Retail

Adami:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
INTC – Intel – Buy
CSCO – Cisco – Buy – “Final Trade”
IBM – IBM – Buy
FLR – Fluor Corp – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy with a 60-handle
DRYS – DryShips Inc – Buy, but know that it’s volatile
ZMH – Zimmer Holding – Buy

Najarian:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
TSO – Tesoro – Buy
VLO – Valero – Buy
TGT – Target – Buy
HNSN – Hansen Medical – Buy
ISRG – Intuitive – Buy
ARAY – Accuray – Buy
AMAT – Applied Material – Buy – “Final Trade”
AMLN – Amylin – Buy for CNBC’s Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge game

Seymour:
FXE – CurrencyShares Euro Trust – Short
FXY – CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust – Short
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
BIDU – Baidu.com – Buy
SOHU – Sohu.com – Buy
GA – Giant Interactive – Buy
TKC – Turkcell – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy on any dip – “Final Trade”
DRYS – DryShips Ince – Let it come down before you jump in
BBI – Blockbuster – Buy for CNBC’s Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge, but it’s too risky for real money

Jon Merriman of Merriman, Curhan & Ford:
ENER – Energy Conversion Devices – Buy
EMKR – EMCORE Corp – Buy

John Roque, Natexis Bleichroeder Technical Analyst:
DRYS – DryShips Inc – Buy
EP – El Paso Corp – Buy
OII – Oceaneering International – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AA – Alcoa (7%) – Adami: I like this stock
BBI – Blockbuster (5%) – Macke: I love this stock right now, but only for the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge
VLO – Valero (6%) – Seymour: This trade looks sick to me
DE – Deere & Co (4%) – Adami: This stock could trade at $100
PPS – Collective Brands (17%) – Macke: The only people who win in court are the lawyers; it’s not reason to buy this stock
HOC – Holly Corp (8%) – Najarian: Oil needs to go down for this stock to really work
FIG – Fortress Investment Group (9%) – Little news other than word the brokerage sold the loan on Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to a private equity group, preventing it from going into foreclosure
ANN – AnnTaylor Stores (16%) – Macke: I don’t see a trade here
COGT – Cogent (12%) – Forecast full-year profits and sales above expectations
EJ – E-House (5%) – Seymour: They’re growing their earnings but I wouldn’t say it’s a buy

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
CLWR – Clearwire (10%) – Najarian: I don’t know about this stock
VIP – Vimplecom (3%) – Seymour: I’m bullish

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Fast Money Stock Picks – May 9, 2008 – Tech and Credit Cards

Adami:
UPS – UPS – Sell
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Buy
C – Citigroup – Buy
DE – Deere – Buy on a pullback
TSO – Tesoro – Buy

Najarian:
V – Visa – Buy
MA – Mastercard – Buy
AXP – American Express – Buy
YHOO – Yahoo – Maintain a position
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Buy – “Final Trade”
C – Citigroup – Buy

Macke:
YHOO – Yahoo – Get out
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Buy
WWE – World Wrestling Entertainment – Buy
UPS – UPS – Buy on a dip if FedEx drags it down

Finerman:
VLO – Valero – Buy

Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research:
CAT – Caterpillar – Buy
MTW – Manitowoc – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
S – Sprint (20%) – Najarian: Wait and see
AA – Alcoa (8%) – Adami: I like this stock
HRB – H&R Block (5%) – Najarian: I’m not excited
AMD – Applied Micro Devices (13%) – Adami: I’m not a fan
TRLG – True Religion Apparel (16%) – Macke: I think it’s a sell
PCLN – Priceline.com (10%) – Raised its forecast
EL – Estee Lauder (8%) – Increased full-year forecast

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
CCU – Clear Channel Communications (4%) – Concerns over buyout deal with Bain and Thomas H. Lee partners
BID – Sotheby’s (13%) – Finerman: The expenses are out of line
KNOT – The Knot (15%) – Macke: Not yet
TSO – Tesoro (14%) – Finerman: Imagine oil as a problem
GM – General Motors (12%) – Workers at a Kansas plant walked off the job over a labor dispute and disrupted production of the popular Chevy Malibu