Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 29, 2008 – Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas

Adami:
BHI – Baker Hughes – Buy
DNA – Genentech – Has pulled back to attractive levels
GLW – Corning – Take profit
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy
APA – Apache – Buy
XTO – XTO Energy – Buy
DOG – Short Dow30 ProShares – Buy

Najarian:
MRK – Merck – Getting extremely cheap
AAPL – Apple – Buy
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy
AXP – American Express – Buy
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy with a stop at $46
BIIB – Biogen – Buy on the dip

Macke:
MRK – Merck – Give it up
GLW – Corning – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
BRK – Berkshire Hathaway – Buy
C – Citigroup – Sell

Finerman:
BRK – Berkshire Hathaway – Buy
MO – Altria – Buy on the dip

Dennis Gartman:
DE – Deere – Short

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMR – AMR Corp (10%) – Najarian: I think it’s a pop for the day only
DAL – Delta Airlines (10%) – Najarian: “ “ “
ODP – Office Depot (9%) – Macke: Walk away
RCII – Rent-A-Center (12%) – Macke: I don’t think it’s that exciting
WPI – Watson Pharmaceuticals (7%) – FDA permitted its Florida plant to resume production on certain drugs
FLS – Flowserve (8%) – Pumped up its forecast

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MAS – Masco (5%) – Adami: Not so good
ENR – Energizer Holdings (12%) – Macke: I think they will continue to see margin pressure
MO – Altria (5%) – Finerman: It’s not priced for growth, it’s priced for cash-flow, and I’m staying long
GIL – Gildan Activewear (31%) – Adami: Awful
UA – Under Armour (11%) – Najarian: They’re doing everything wrong in their attack on Nike
SPG – Simon Property Group (2%) – Finerman: I’m short
X – U.S. Steel (1%) – Profits were off 14%

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 28, 2008 – Auto, Oil, and the Dollar

Macke:
F – Ford – Buy on any dip
VZ – Verizon – Buy on any dip
X – US Steel – Buy
USO – United States Oil Fund – Buy – “Final Trade”
*If you’re bullish the dollar and want to go short, bet against gold, not oil

Seymour:
GM – General Motors – Buy
AMX – America Movil – Buy
SOHU – Shohu.com – Worth a look
BIDU – Baidu – Worth a look
PKX – Posco – Buy
PBR – Petrobras – Short – “Final Trade”
*Trade if you believe the dollar is going up:
DCR – MACROshares Oil Down Tradeable Shares
DUG – UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares

Adami:
BWA – Borg Warner – Buy
TR – Tootsie Roll – Avoid
GHL – Greenhill – Buy if you have a penchant for risk
MT – ArcelorMittal – Buy
DOG – Short Dow30 ProShares – Buy with a tight stop – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
WWY – Wm Wrigley Jr – Sell if you own it
FLS – Flowserve – I’ve like this stock for a while
FXB – CurrencyShares British Pound Ster. Trust – Short
KALU – Kaiser Aluminum – Buy – “Final Trade”

Jon Najarian:
TSO – Tesoro – I’m seeing heavy call buying, which suggests it could soon make a big move
MOT – Motorola – Options action suggests it could go higher
MAS – Masco – Options action suggests it could go higher

Dylan Ratigan:
BRK – Berkshire Hathaway – Buy

Dan Fitzpatrick, TheStreet.com contributor & technical analyst:
SPX – S&P 500 – I expect a “sell on the news” dip Wednesday
GOOG – Google – Buy, I think it could go to $630
RIMM – Research In Motion – Trends suggest it’s a buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
SYY – Sysco (9%) – Macke: I like it
AAPL – Apple (2%) – Finerman: I feel bad that I sold the stock
HUM – Humana (3%) – Adami: Be careful
NMR – Nomura Holdings (12%) – Seymour: It’s ok to take a look
RFMD – RF Micro Devices (4%) – Adami: They say the Asian handset glut is over

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GT – Goodyear Tire (6%) – Adami: It gave up all the gains from last week
ACV – Alberto-Culver (7%) – Revenue figures came up short of expectations
GMST – Gemstar-TV Guide (21%) – Macke: Don’t bother
BEBE – Bebe Stores (11%) – Finerman: Look elsewhere
ZZ – Sealy (6%) – Macke: Get out
SSCC – Smurfit-Stone Container Corp (7%) – Finerman: I don’t know why it came to roost today

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 25, 2008 – Tech and Oil Services

Adami:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
BNI – Burlington Northern – Take some money off the table
MA – MasterCard – American Express’ “very surprising” earnings bode well

Macke:
YHOO – Yahoo – Sell
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
GS – Goldman Sachs – Looks like it has bottomed
SBUX – Starbucks – Sell

Najarian:
RIG – Transocean – Buy
PDE – Pride – Buy
NE – Noble – Buy
OIH – Oil Service ETF – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
GT – Goodyear (4%) – Adami: This stock looks good to me
V – Visa (9%) – Finerman: This stock ain’t cheap
YRCW – YRC Worldwide (15%) – Adami: It’s worth a look
WEN – Wendy’s (10%) – Nelson Peltz’s Triarc group agreed to buy it for $2.34 billion
TRMB – Trimble (22%) – Finerman: Very nice
SGP – Schering Plough (11%) – Najarian: I think their pipeline looks good
FXI – China ETF (8%) – Finerman: That’s a big move
ERIC – Ericsson (23%) – Posted narrower than expected loss

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
DAL – Delta (21%) – Najarian: Oil at current levels is bad for the airlines
NEM – Newmont Mining (3%) – Adami: I think it has room on the downside
UNH – United Health (9%) – Macke: Move along
MAT – Mattel (12%) – Macke: I told you so

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 24, 2008 – Microsoft, Credit Cards, and Budget Shopping

Adami:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy below $30 – “Final Trade”
AAPL – Apple – Setting up to run toward $200
X – US Steel – Buy
FCX – Freeport-McMoRan – Buy
V – Visa – Buy
MA – MasterCard – Buy

Macke:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy below $30 – “Final Trade”
AAPL – Apple – Buy
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy on any dip
COST – Costco – Buy on any dip

Pete Najarian:
AAPL – Apple – Still cheap
V – Visa – Buy
*Green plays:
MON – Monsanto – Buy, for genetically engineered seeds
EMN – Eastman Chemical – Buy, gasification (a way to turn coal into a liquid that burns more cleanly)
SSL – Sasol – Buy, gasification – “Final Trade”
BNI – Burlington Northern – Buy, they transport the commodities

Jon Najarian:
V – Visa – Buy

Seymour:
F – Ford – Buy
CHL – China Mobile – Buy
BIDU – Baidu.com – Buy
PTR – PetroChina – Sell

Finerman:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy below $30 – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
BMY – Bristol Myers Squibb (4%) – Pete: I like their pipeline
GR – Goodrich (10%) – Adami: I like it
EDS – Electronic Data Systems (8%) – Pete: It’s not trading anywhere near where it came from
WAB – Wabtec (6%) – First quarter results beat estimates; also raised full-year estimates
JCP – J.C. Penney (4%) – No clear reason
TASR – Taser (20%) – Sales and profits missed Wall Street estimates
SKX – Sketchers (20%) – International demand

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MMM – 3M (2%) – Adami: I think it will become a “buy” but not yet
WHR – Whirlpool (10%) – Finerman: I was surprised
NWL – Newell Rubbermaid (11%) – Macke: They can’t get out of their own way; Stay away!
CMG – Chipotle Mexican Grill (9%) – Finerman: I wouldn’t own it here
RCL – Royal Caribbean (4%) – Fuel costs led it to cut its full-year profit estimate
ZMH – Zimmer Holdings (4%) – Reported disappointing sales growth, and noted that a December product recall was more extensive than originally announced

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 23, 2008 – Microsoft, Casual Dining, and Beer

Adami:
AAPL – Apple – Buy if you can get it at $155
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy with a firm stop at $16.75
ABK – Ambac – Might see a relief rally
BA – Boeing – Looks cheap on a valuation basis
BUD – Anheuser-Busch – Looks fairly priced
FCX – Freeport-McMoRan – Buy on the next dip
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy into earnings – “Final Trade”

Najarian:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
AMZN – Amazon – Sell
BEAV – BE Aerospace – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy into earnings, Sell if it makes a spike – “Final Trade”
*Green trades:
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy, getting China to become more conscious of their carbon footprint
JCP – JC Penney – Buy, Simply Green label
IFSIA – Interface – Buy, makes recycled carpet
APOG – Apogee – Buy, makes energy efficient glass

Macke:
SBUX – Starbucks – Sell
TAP – Molson Coors – Buy if you want to get long the beers
DRI – Darden – Buy
CPKI – California Pizza Kitchen – Buy
EAT – Brinker – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy into earnings – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
PM – Philip Morris International – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy into earnings – “Final Trade”

Dennis Gartman:
OIH – Oil Services HLDRS – Buy, and short crude
*I wouldn’t be surprised to see gold go down another $40 from here

Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research:
*The following names are starting to experience strong demand in China:
YUM – Yum Brands (Parent of KFC)
AVP – Avon
PG – Proctor & Gamble (Especially their Oil of Olay line)

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
SAF – SAFECO (46%) – Finerman: Wish I owned it
WLP – WellPoint (7%) – Macke: I don’t like this stock
RJF – Raymond James (20%) – Adami: It’s worth a look
BRCM – Broadcom (16%) – Najarian: Be careful in the chip space
MCO – Moody’s (3%) – Macke: I think it’s a sell
COH – Coach (6%) – Finerman: I’m not on board
TUP – Tupperware (12%) – Macke: You can’t fight it

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GCI – Gannett (6%) – Finerman: This is a serious problem because there’s a monumental shift in the way news is being delivered
AMP – Ameriprise Financial (6%) – Adami: I liked this stock and I was dead wrong
XTO – XTO Energy (4%) – Najarian: I don’t think this story is over
ROK – Rockwell Automation (9%) – Adami: Don’t own this stock
MOS – Mosaic (5%) – Najarian: I’m all right with where the stock is right now