Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 28, 2008 – Food & Natural Resources

Macke:
HPQ – Hewlett-Packard – Buy if you want to get long Dell
USO – U.S. Oil Fund – Buy
GLD – Gold – Buy
S – Sprint Nextel – Sell
INTC – Intel – Stay long
GPS – Gap – Buy
KSS – Kohl’s – It’s not a disaster, but it’s not great
BKC – Burger King – Buy
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy
HRL – Hormel – Buy
CPB – Campbell Soups – Buy
PEP – Pepsi – Buy
TAP – Molson Coors – Buy
DOG – Short Dow30 ProShares – Buy – “Final Trade”

Adami:
AIG – American International Group – Sell; if it breaks $44.50, it could drop all the way to $30
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Buy
S – Sprint Nextel – Sell
T – AT&T – Buy
VZ – Verizon – Buy
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy
PEP – Pepsi – Buy
POT – Potash – Buy
DOG – Short Dow30 ProShares – Buy – “Final Trade”
*Buy natural gas stocks on a pullback, like when a warm front comes through

Najarian:
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy
ANR – Alpha Natural Resources – Buy
IVAN – Ivanhoe – Buy
S – Sprint – Sell
T – AT&T – Buy
VZ – Verizon – Buy
AAPL – Apple – More investors are jumping on the bandwagon; I sold some upside calls
WDC – Western Digital – Buy when it dips to $28.50
NVS – Novartis – Buy
PFE – Pfizer – Buy
BKC – Burger King – Buy
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy
CSCO – Cisco – Buy
AMAT – Applied Materials – Buy – “Final Trade”

Seymour:
MT – Mittal – Buy
EWZ – iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF – Buy
PBR – Petrobras – Short – “Final Trade”

Jon Najarian:
*Watch these stocks – they could be bullish in the short term, but have long term weaknesses
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy only if it dips to $160
UBS – U.S. Bancorp
CS – Credit Suisse
LEH – Lehman

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
FLR – Fluor Corp. (8%) – Adami: it’s a buy on any dip
HAL – Halliburton (4%) – Seymour: I think this stock is cheap
HSP – Hospira (8%) – Najarian: I like their forecast
CRM – Salesforce.com (17%) – Adami: I wouldn’t race into this stock
DLM – Del Monte Foods (11%) – Check out Macke’s food trades instead
TSL – Trina Solar (4%)

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
RHD – R.H. Donnelly Corp. (48%)
NFLX – Netflix (3%) – Macke: I think it’s a buy under $30
MYL – Mylan Labs (9%) – Najarian: the forecast is a problem
XMSR – XM Satellite Radio (3%) – Macke: I like SIRI (Sirius) if the merger gets pulled off
JPM – JP Morgan (4%) – Najarian: be calm and wait to get into this name
ABH – AbitibiBowater (12%)

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 27, 2008 – Emerging Markets, Tech, & Home Entertainment

Finerman:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
FLS – Flowserve – Buy
JCP – JC Penney – Buy at $45
FNM – Fannie Mae – Buy – “Final Trade”

Najarian:
JEF – Jeffries Group – Buy
BIIB – Biogen – Buy
DELL – Dell – Buy
HPQ – Hewlett-Packard – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy
XTO – XTO Energy – Buy
COP – ConocoPhillips – Buy
CSCO – Cisco – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
SHLD – Sears – If you own it, trade it
USO – U.S. Oil Fund – Buy
DWA – Dreamworks – Buy
SNE – Sony – Buy
NFLX – Netflix – Buy on a pullback
NTDOY – Nintendo – Buy
DIS – Disney – Buy
COST – Costco – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy – “Final Trade”

Seymour:
RIO – Vale – Buy
PBR – Petrobras – Buy
RIG – Transocean – Buy
EQT – Equitable Resources – Buy
EWT – iShares MSCI Taiwan Index – Buy
UMC – United Microelectronics Corp. – Buy
CHT – Chunghwa Telecom Co. – Buy
TSM – Taiwan Semiconductor – Buy
IBN – ICICI Bank – Buy
INFY – Infosys Technologies – Buy
*RDX – Russian Depository Index – Buy – “Final Trade”
*Note: this ETF trades in Vienna

Carter Worth, Oppenheimer’s Chief Market Technician:
MT – Mittal Steel – Buy
WFT – Weatherford – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
TOL – Toll Brothers (3%) – Macke: wow
HXM – Homex Development Corp (4%) – Seymour: a great story
CSCO – Cisco (4%) – Najarian: I think the numbers look outstanding
IHP – IHOP (10%) – Finerman: I was surprised
THC – Tenet Healthcare (2%) – Najarian: it’s still getting it done
PZZA – Papa John’s (9%) – Seymour: they had strong guidance
BRP – Brazil Telecom (5%) – Seymour: I like this stock

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
COST – Costco (2%) – Macke: nothing to see here
SOLF – Solarfun (13%) – Finerman: not fun
NT – Nortel Networks (13%) – Najarian: they’re struggling
LAMR – Lamar (7%) – Macke: the ad dollars just aren’t flowing into these guys; right now I wouldn’t touch the stock
CRI – Carter’s (24%) – Finerman: stay away

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 26, 2008 – Tech & Commodities

Adami:
IBM – IBM – Buy
WDC – Western Digital – Buy
POT – Potash – Buy on any pullback
BHI – Baker Hughes – Buy – “Final Trade”
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
HD – Home Depot – Buy on a pullback
GOOG – Google – Buy
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy
RTN – Raytheon – Buy
VZ – Verizon – Buy with a stop-out at the 52-week low
DELL – Dell – Buy
APA – Apache – Buy

Macke:
INTC – Intel – Buy
USO – Oil ETF – Buy
GLD – Gold ETF – Buy
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy like crazy at $160
MSFT – Microsoft – Go long
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy – “Final Trade”

Najarian:
XTO – XTO Energy – Buy – “Final Trade”
NITE – Knight – Buy
SCHW – Schwab – Buy
AMTD – TD Ameritrade – Buy
HRL – Hormel – Buy
HNZ – Heinz – Buy
DRYS – DryShips – Buy, but it’s a volatile sector
VZ – Verizon – Buy with a stop-out at the 52-week low
*Watch the following stocks for the long term, but don’t buy until we know who the next President is going to be…
PFE – Pfizer
LLY – Lilly
MRK – Merck
MYGN – Myriad Genetics
CPHD – Cepheid
ZMH – Zimmer
SYK – Stryker

Finerman:
FLS – Flowserve – She trimmed her position, saying it’s too high for the near term, but it’s still a value play on a long-term basis
TIP – iShares Lehman TIPS Bond – Buy
VZ – Verizon – Buy with a stop-out at the 52-week low
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AZO – AutoZone (6%) – Najarian: margins were huge
FDP – Fresh Del Monte Produce (5%) – Macke: get long the food players
CBRL – CBRL Group (11%) – Macke: go figure
RAD – Rite Aid (7%) – Adami: I like their CEO
DPZ – Domino’s Pizza (6%) – Finerman: the stock’s up despite the high cost of cheese
BX – Blackstone (7%) – Macke: nothing here to see

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
KSWS – K-Swiss (9%) – Finerman: these were some really bad numbers
FWLT – Foster Wheeler (15%) – Adami: I want to hear what the CEO has to say about it (missing fourth quarter estimates)
KWK – Quicksilver Resources (5%) – Najarian: this could be a buying opportunity
ODP – Office Depot (6%) – Finerman: earnings were awful
USU – USEC Inc. (26%) – Najarian: could be an opportunity
CRDN – Ceradyne (24%) – Adami: this stock could be a buy on the dip

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 25, 2008 – Coal & Natural Gas

Adami:
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
BHI – Baker Hughes – Buy
AA – Alcoa – Buy
HD – Home Depot – Buy
CREE – Cree – Buy now or on a breakout above $34

Najarian:
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy on any dip
MEE – Massey – Buy on any dip
BTU – Peabody Energy – Buy on any dip
ANR – Alpha Natural Resources – Keep your eye on it
MA – MasterCard – Buy on any dip
NTAP – Network Appliance – Call buying suggests it could go higher
CCOI – Cogent – Options trading suggests it could go higher; Buy the calls
CREE – Cree – Buy now or on a breakout above $34

Pops (stocks that jumped up):
XHB – Homebuilder ETF (4%) – Finerman: interesting
F – Ford (4%) – Adami: it’s been a widow-maker for me
WMG – Warner Music Group (13%) – Macke: it’s a sell
DNA – Genentech (9%) – Adami: take profits
PWRD – Perfect World Co. (12%) – Macke: get out of it
GRO – Agria Corporation (9%) – Najarian: stick with North American ag companies
DELL – Dell (3%) – Finerman: It’s hard to know if this is anything
ZBRA – Zebra Technologies (13%)

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
NWA – Northwest Airlines (3%) – Najarian: oil is killing this stock
FRE – Freddie Mac (2%) – Finerman: That’s Goldman just being mean
GOOG – Google (4%)
UA – Under Armour (2%)

Fast Money Stock Picks – February 22, 2008 – Oil & Home Improvement

Adami:
BHI – Baker Hughes – Buy
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
T – AT&T – Buy
WB – Wachovia – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
LEH – Lehman – Sell the rip
DIS – Disney – Buy – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
HD – Home Depot – Buy, but hold put options as downside protection
LOW – Lowe’s – Buy, but hold put options as downside protection
YHOO – Yahoo – Buy – “Final Trade”

Seymour:
HXM – Homex – Buy – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped up):
NUE – Nucor (3%) – Adami: buy the dip
ACH – Chalco (8%) – Seymour: I think the stock goes down
FLI – CHC Helicopter (35%) – Adami: they’re being bought out
SID – Companhia Siderugica Nacional (6%) – Seymour: I like this story

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
Solar names: STP – Suntech Power, LDK – LDK Solar, TSL – Trina Solar, are all down more than 15% – Finerman: the valuations are too high
BBY – Best Buy (2%) – Macke: don’t know what to say
GRMN – Garmin (7%) – Finerman: don’t buy Garmin just because you love their Nuvi GPS; it’s not enough
INTU – Intuit (13%)
GM – General Motors (9%) – Seymour: I think GM’s future story comes from abroad
COMS – 3Com Corp (29%) – Adami: I would avoid this stock
YHOO – Yahoo (3%) – Finerman: I think it’s time for them to start negotiating
LTM – Life Time Fitness (16%) – Macke: it’s a sell