Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 23, 2008 – Tech, Financials, and Emerging Money

Najarian:
SD – SandRidge – Buy
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy
BJS – BJ Services – Buy
LLL – L-3 Communications – Buy
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy
EWW – iShares MSCI Mexico Index – Be careful, know what you’re buying
WM – Washington Mutual – Buy – “Final Trade”
CELG – Celgene – Watch
ONXX – Onyx – Watch
*Don’t bottom pick financials, they’re still going lower

Adami:
HAL – Halliburton – Buy
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
DE – Deere – Buy
PIR – Pier 1 Imports – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
CC – Circuit City – Buy – “Final Trade”

Finerman:
AOI – Alliance One – Buy – “Final Trade”

Seymour:
EWW – iShares MSCI Mexico Index – Buy
EWZ – iShares MSCI Brazil Index – Buy
CYB – Wisdomtree Trust – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CME – CME Group (2%) – Najarian: I like it
HAL – Halliburton (6%) – Walked away from buying Expro
CCJ – Cameco Corp (5%) – Macke: The energy sector is hot right now
ESLR – Evergreen Solar (4%) – Najarian: I think solar is the real deal

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
F – Ford (9%) – Adami: I’m not happy
UAUA – UAL Corp (15%) – Najarian: When oil is up the airlines go down
BIG – Big Lots (3%) – Bloomberg reported the company has the highest percentage of insiders selling it short
BWLD – Buffalo Wild Wings (11%) – Raymond James downgraded the stock to ‘underperform’ because of the recent flooding across the Midwest
CC – Circuit City (21%) – Adami: I think you should stay away
RHD – R.H. Donnelley (6%) – Announced the expiration of exchange offers for its senior notes, and the company’s president retired
MOT – Motorola (6%) – Macke: We need to do an intervention and get Carl Icahn out of this stock
PIR – Pier 1 Imports (17%) – Adami: I see no reason to own this stock except maybe you’ll see a bounce Tuesday

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 20, 2008 – Natural Gas and Integrated Oil

Najarian:
SD – SandRidge – Buy
CHK – Chesapeake – Buy
HK – Petrohawk – Buy
MYGN – Myriad Genetics – Buy
TEVA – Teva – Buy
TIE – Titanium Metals – Sell
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy on a pullback
ISIS – Isis – Buy
CELG – Celgene – Buy
GENZ – Genzyme – Buy

Terranova:
USO – United States Oil Fund – Sell
SU – SunCor Energy – Buy

Adami:
MA – MasterCard – Buy on a dip
ESLR – Evergreen Solar – Sell
APOL – Apollo Group – Buy
GILD – Gilead – Buy

Macke:
NKE – Nike – Buy

Quint Tatro:
ESLR – Evergreen Solar – Buy
ASTI – Ascent Solar – Buy
ENER – Energy Conversion Devices – Buy
APOL – Apollo Group – Buy
DV – DeVry – Buy
BFB – Brown-Forman Corp – Buy
GLW – Corning – Buy with a stop at $24.50
MON – Monsanto – Sell

Zachary Karabell, River Twice research analyst:
CHL – China Mobile – Buy
TMX – Telefono de Mexico – Buy
MT – ArcelorMittal – Buy
Gazprom – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
GS – Goldman Sachs (3%) – Tatro: I’m long
WYE – Wyeth (10%) – Najarian: I think it’s awesome
WU – Western Union (4%) – Tatro: I think the company is firing on all cylinders. I’m a buyer with a stop at Friday’s low
CHK – Chesapeake Energy (8%) – Najarian: I like the insider buying. It gives me an idea of where nat gas is going
SLB – Schlumberger (4%) – Adami: I think it’s pricey on valuations but I still like the name
OZRK – Bank of the Ozarks (13%) – Macke: Don’t buy the regionals

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
HMOs, Coventry Health (25%), WellPoint (10%), Aetna (7%) – Macke: I think they’re going down faster than the SS Indianapolis
KO – Coca-Cola (3%) – Adami: I like Coke, but not at these levels
MCD – McDonald’s (4%) – Shares slimming down and closed lower on the week
DENN – Denny’s (13%) – Macke: Not good
SOHU – Sohu.com (9%) – Tatro: I’d stay away

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 19, 2008 – Tech

Adami:
WDC – Western Digital – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy – “Final Trade”
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
JNPR – Juniper – Buy
CSCO – Cisco – Buy
FRO – Frontline – Buy on a pullback
*I think crude is going $10-$15 lower

Macke:
USO – United States Oil Fund – Buy with a $99 stop
R – Ryder – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
HAS – Hasbro – Buy
JAH – Jarden – Buy – “Final Trade”

Najarian:
QCOM – Qualcomm – Buy
BRCM – Broadcom – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy
SD – SandRidge Energy – Buy
JNPR – Juniper Networks – Buy – “Final Trade”
F – Ford – Buy
FPL – FPL Group – Buy
ED – Consolidated Edison – Buy

Terranova:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy
HPQ – Hewlett Packard – Buy
KOL – KOL – Buy
IYT – iShares Dow Jones Transport Avg – Buy
SJT – San Juan Basin Trust – Buy
AMZN – Amazon.com – Buy – “Final Trade”

Stacey Gilbert, Susquehanna Market Strategist:
KGC – Kinross Gold – Buy
ABX – Barrick Gold – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
PTR – Petrochina (5%) – Terranova: Kudos to the traders who bought PTR
AIG – AIG (5%) – Adami: I wouldn’t buy it
CCL – Carnival Cruise (5%) – Macke: But who can afford to fly to their ports to board their ships
CWST – Casella Waste Systems (12%) – Guided higher and received an upgrade from JP Morgan
GRB – Gerber Scientific (7%) – Profits jumped 10% thanks to strong demand at their specialty sign-making business

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
ANR – Alpha Natural Resources (6%) – Najarian: I still like this name
SIRI – Sirius (12%) – Goldman Sachs cut its target on the soon-to-be-wed satellite radio companies (Sirius and XM)
XMSR – XM Satellite Radio (12%) – See above
UBS – UBS (4%) – Goldman Sachs said it will likely face more writedowns in the second quarter
SJM – J.M. Smucker (8%) – Adami: Take the “m” out of Smucker and that’s what you are if you bought this stock
MOT – Motorola (4%) – Najarian: Stay away
NOK – Nokia (4%) – Najarian: Stay away
PIR – Pier 1 Imports (20%) – Posted a worse-than-expected quarterly loss
SMG – Scotts Miracle-Gro (9%) – Cut to “underperform” from “market perform” at BMO Capital Markets

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 18, 2008 – Energy, Financials, and Fast Food

Adami:
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy with a stop at $37.50
FDX – FedEx – Could see a relief rally
XTO – XTO Energy – Buy
DE – Deere & Co – Buy
CHK – Chesapeake Energy – Buy – “Final Trade”

Pete Najarian:
BNI – Burlington Northern – Buy
CSX – CSX Corp – Buy
SNY – Sanofi Aventis – Buy
MYGN – Myriad – Buy
KOL – Market-Vector Coal ETF – Buy
NKE – Nike – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
XTO – XTO Energy – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
C – Citigroup – Buy with a $19.50 stop
USO – United States Oil Fund – Buy with a stop at $100
NKE – Nike – Buy – “Final Trade”
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy
BKC – Burger King – Buy
DRI – Darden – Buy

Jon Najarian:
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
BJS – BJ Services – Buy

Terranova:
XLF – Financial Select Sector ETF – Buy
IYT – iShares Dow Jones Transport ETF – Watch
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
UNP – Union Pacific Corporation (5%) – Najarian: I like it
CNX – Consol Energy (7%) – Najarian: Coal just keep moving higher
GIS – General Mills (3%) – Macke: I think they are controlling their expenses better than anyone else in the space
PNRA – Panera Bread Company (6%) – Terranova: I don’t like this stock
LZB – La-Z-Boy (9%) – Najarian: If people are staying home this summer this stock could be going up
VPRT – VistaPrint Limited (5%) – Goldman added it to its Conviction Buy list, citing customer and operating profit growth

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GM – General Motors (6%) – Adami: I don’t see this stock going higher any time soon
TSN – Tyson Foods (8%) – Macke: Maybe people are raising their own chickens at home
LNN – Lindsay Corporation (17%) – Third quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates
MF – MF Global (41%) – Gloomy fiscal Q1 earnings outlook
RHIE – RHI Entertainment (4%) – Adami: Not so good
KMX – Carmax (11%) – Reported a 55% drop in first-quarter profit and stated it will temporarily suspend its forecast for the rest of the fiscal year

Fast Money Stock Picks – June 17, 2008 – Financials, Pharmaceuticals, and Beer

Adami:
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy
WFR – Memc Electronics – Buy with a stop out at $63 – “Final Trade”
FDX – FedEx – Buy around $82
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy

Najarian:
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy if it dips below $39
KEY – KeyCorp – Sell
V – Visa – Buy
MA – Mastercard – Buy
HAL – Halliburton – Buy
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
FDX – FedEx – Don’t buy, it’s too early
MYGN – Myriad Genetic – Watch
TEVA – Teva Pharmaceutical – Buy
AGN – Allergan – Buy
ENER – Energy Conversion Devices – Buy at $70 – “Final Trade”

Macke:
USO – United States Oil Fund – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
FDX – FedEx – Don’t buy, it’s too early
STZ – Constellation Brands – Sell
SAM – Boston Beer Company – Buy
TAP – Molson Coors – Buy
BUD – Anheuser-Bush – Buy
KMX – Carmax – Sell
ATVI – Activision – Buy – “Final Trade”

Joe Terranova:
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy below $160
BBY – Best Buy – Short if you like Wal-Mart
NMX – Nymex – Buy
NYX – NYSE – Buy
AMZN – Amazon.com – Buy
BNI – Burlington Northern – Buy – “Final Trade”

James Mitchell, analyst at Goldman Sachs:
AMZN – Amazon.com – Buy

Scott Hamann, KeyBanc analyst:
ELY – Callaway Gold – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AAPL – Apple (3%) – Piper Jaffray said they expect strong iPod sales in June
MON – Monsanto (5%) – Terranova: I think it could go to $150
ALU – Alcatel-Lucent (4%) – Macke: Looks like a selling opportunity to me
MENT – Mentor Graphics Corp (21%) – Cadence Design offered to buy it for $1.4 billion
DRYS – DryShips (7%) – Terranova: Don’t read too much into it
CSIQ – Canadian Solar (10%) – Raised its 2008 revenue and output outlook

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
AXP – American Express (4%) – Adami: There’s an insider selling. If this cat is selling I ain’t buying
WM – Washington Mutual (8%) – Adami: Wait for more capitulation; you don’t see it today
CNK – Cinemark Holdings (9%) – Macke: Tough business to be in
CTXS – Citrix Systems (5%) – Adami: Stay away