July 2008


Fast Money Recaps30 Jul 2008 09:41 pm

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 30, 2008 – Oil and Real Estate

Adami:
HAL – Halliburton – Buy
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy
USB – USB – Buy
HSC – Harsco – Buy – “Final Trade”
TGT – Target – Buy
CHL – China Mobile – Buy

Finerman:
RIG – Transocean – Buy – “Final Trade”
BBT – BB&T – Short
SPG – Simon Property Group – Short
KIM – Kimco Realty – Short
IYR – iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate – Short
SRS – UltraShort Real Estate ProShares – Buy
TGT – Target – Buy

Najarian:
SU – Suncor – Take some off the table
MT – ArcelorMittal – Watch
EMC – EMC Corp – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
DIS – Disney – Sell
BGP – Borders – Buy
XLF – Financial Select Sector SPDR – Sell – “Final Trade”

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CMCSA – Comcast (5%) – Adami: I think valuations are too rich
HES – Hess (14%) – Finerman: It was a good day to be an oil stock
OC – Owens Corning (9%) – Najarian: Their ’08 outlook was impressive
CMI – Cummins Inc (7%) – Adami: Made a 52-week high, I’d wait for a pullback
RAI – Reynolds American (7%) – Finerman: On a valuation basis I think it’s cheap
AVP – Avon Products (17%) – Adami: I think it goes lower before it goes higher
JNY – Jones Apparel Group Inc (12%) – Macke: High results met low expectations
IPG – Interpublic Group of Companies (7%) – Said it has attracted more clients and expanded its businesswith existing clients
VC – Visteon Corporation (19%) – Posted a 2nd quarter loss that wasn’t as bad as expected

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
HBI – Hanesbrands (18%) – Missed estimates for 2nd quarter earnings due to weak consumer spending
GRMN – Garmin (22%) – Macke: The stock will probably go lower still
DWA – Dreamworks (9%) – Said earnings dropped 55% from a year ago

Fast Money Recaps29 Jul 2008 10:25 pm

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 29, 2008 – Coal, Biotech, and Financials

Adami:
MER – Merrill Lynch – Buy
X – US Steel – Buy
CELG – Celgene – Buy
USB – US Bancorp – Buy – “Final Trade”
GLW – Corning – Buy
MA – Mastercard – Buy
V – Visa – Sell

Finerman:
XLF – Financial Select Sector SPDR – Short
British Pound – Short
IYR – iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate – Short – “Final Trade”
SBUX – Starbucks – Sell

Najarian:
WYE – Wyeth – Buy if it pulls back to $30
ANR – Alpha Natural Resources – Buy
BUCY – Bucyrus – Buy
WLT – Walter Industries – Buy
XLY – Consumer Discretionary SPDR – Watch, it’s a great indicator of consumer discretionary space
GILD – Gilead – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Buy
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy – “Final Trade”
Oil – Sell

Macke:
HAS – Hasbro – Buy
COST – Costco – Buy
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy
XLF – Financial Select Sector SPDF – Take profits
CMCSA – Comcast – Short

Jeffrey Harte, Sandler O’Neill securities analyst:
MER – Merrill Lynch – Buy for short term, not long term

Dennis Gartman:
*Short crude oil a little, but not aggressively, and buy the US Dollar

Christopher Raymond, Robert W. Baird analyst:
GENZ – Genzyme – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CL – Colgate-Palmolive (8%) – Announced strong second quarter profit and higher prices
MAS – Masco (8%) – Adami: I’d sell any more upside
ENER – Energy Conversion Devices (5%) – Najarian: I like this stock
LEN – Lennar (11%) – Finerman: I think we have to wait and see
UA – Under Armour (7%) – Beat Street estimates due partly to the launch of their performance training footwear

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
SNE – Sony (6%) – Macke: Go away CEO Howard Stringer
FDP – Fresh Del Monte (14%) – Macke: They keep missing
MTW – Manitowoc (5%) – Dropped despite higher earnings on strong demand for cranes and shipbuilding equipment overseas
DIN – Dineequity (3%) – Finerman: Applebee’s is weighing them down
RCII – Rent-A-Center (8%) – Macke: It’s a bad business, I’d short it
CR – Crane (4%) – Warned of a lower full-year earnings despite higher second quarter profits

Fast Money Recaps28 Jul 2008 09:56 pm

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 28, 2008 – Coal, Oil, and Financials

Najarian:
T – AT&T – Buy
WLT – Walter Industries – Buy
BUCY – Bucyrus – Buy
SLW – Silver Wheaton – Buy, could move up in September
XLF – Financial Select Sector SPDR – Buy under $17.50 – “Final Trade”
SKF – ProShares UltraShort Financials – Buy

Adami:
GLW – Corning – Buy
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy
AA – Alcoa – Could be a takeover target
XOM – Exxon – Buy
BDX – Becton, Dickston – Buy – “Final Trade”

Ratigan:
AA – Alcoa – Buy

Finerman:
RIG – Transocean – Buy – “Final Trade”
PDE – Pride International – Buy

Macke:
XLF – Finanical Select Sector SPDR – Buy – “Final Trade”
*Stay out of oil

Zachary Karabell, president of Rivertwice Research:
AAPL – Apple – Buy
GLW – Corning – Buy
DIS – Disney – Buy
GOOG – Google – Buy
XRT – SPDR S&P Retail – Short, while buying a good consumer name

Charlie Gasparino:
MER – Merrill Lynch – Sell

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
X – U.S. Steel (3%) – Investors have a good feeling about Tuesday’s earnings report from Letter X
OVEN – Turbochef Tech (15%) – Starbucks announced it will continue selling hot breakfast sandwiches in its shops
BUCY – Bucyrus (3%) – Strong earnings report on Friday
ACV – Alberto-Culver (9%) – Q3 profits climbed more than analysts estimated
CHK – Chesapeake Energy (1%) – China National Petroleum Corp may bid on some of Chesapeake’s shale gas assets

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
NYX – NYSE Euronext (5%) – No clear reason
HAS – Hasbro (6%) – Needham downgraded the stock from ‘Hold’ to ‘Buy’ on inflation concerns
ZQK – Quicksilver (7%) – One of its board members is stepping down
AIG – AIG (12%) – Investors fear big losses may be coming onto the balance sheet
RYAAY – Ryanair (25%) – Warned it may post its first ever annual loss
VNDA – Vanda Pharma (73%) – FDA rejected its schizophrenia drug

Fast Money Recaps27 Jul 2008 08:37 pm

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 25, 2008 – Coal, Credit, and Emerging Markets

Seymour:
Gold – Sell
FXI – iShares China ETF – Buy
RDX – Russian Depository Index – Short – “Final Trade”

Najarian:
CSCO – Cisco – Buy – “Final Trade”
JNPR – Juniper – Buy
NVS – Novartis – Buy
AXP – American Express – Buy for a long term trade
ICO – International Coal Group – Buy
VZ – Verizon – Buy
T – AT&T – Buy

Terranova:
RIMM – RIM – Buy
V – Visa – Buy
MA – Mastercard – Buy
KOL – Market-Vectors Coal – Buy
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy – “Final Trade”

Quint Tatro:
IBM – IBM – Buy
EEM – iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index – Sell
EEV – UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets ProShares – Buy
ISRG – Intuitive Surgical – Buy
JNJ – Johnson & Johnson – Buy, but put a stop on
SBUX – Starbucks – Stay away

Steven Leer:
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy on any dip

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
TROW – T. Rowe Price (4%) – Terranova: I think they benefited from investor interest in diversification products
HMC – Honda (4%) – Posted an unexpected 8.1% gain in 1st quarter profit
CME – CME Group (11%) – Terranova: I like this name in the space
QCOM – Qualcomm (20%) – Najarian: These guys are rockin’
GD – General Dynamics (7%) – Tatro: I’d sell into strength
NIHD – NII Holdings (20%) – Posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit showing that it’s not only Americans who like to talk
GRMN – Garmin (4%) – Tatro: I’m long Garmin into earnings and then I intend to peel off into their report

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GM – General Motors (9%) – Seymour: I think GM will snap back and I’m a buyer
COST – Costco (15%) – Tatro: I’d stay away from it
ANF – Abercrombie & Fitch (6%) – Terranova: I’d avoid it
WDC – Western Digital (5%) – Profit missed estimates

Fast Money Recaps24 Jul 2008 11:22 pm

Fast Money Stock Picks – July 24, 2008 – Oil and Financials

Finerman:
XLF – Financial Select SPDR – Don’t short anymore
BBT – BB&T Corp – Short – “Final Trade”
WM – Washington Mutual – Buy

Seymour:
F – Ford – Buy as an international play
RIO – Vale – Buy on the dips
Gazprom – Buy
RDX – Russian Depository Index – Buy – “Final Trade”

Macke:
WYNN – Wynn Resorts – Sell
NKE – Nike – Buy
SCHW – Charles Schwab
*Watch the stocks of companies with celebrity CEOs (e.g. – Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch). When the CEOs go, the stocks will drop

Jon Najarian:
PRU – Prudential – Keep your eye on it, it has potential
TSO – Tesoro – Buy
VLO – Valero – Buy

Terranova:
BUCY – Bucyrus – Buy as a trade
JOYG – Joy Global – Buy as a trade
VLO – Valero – Buy
SLB – Schlumberger – Buy – “Final Trade”

Jeff Lindsay, Sanford Bernstein analyst:
AMZN – Amazon – Buy at $97

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
OXY – Occidental Petroleum (2%) – Terranova: I like the oil services sector if oil goes higher
RSH – Radio Shack (14%) – Macke: This is a nice opportunity to trim your position in Radio Shack
SANM – Sanmina-SCI (18%) – Seymour: Stay away
AN – AutoNation (11%) – Macke: Expectations are low

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
LUV – Southwest Airlines (6%) – Macke: No matter how good a company they might be, they’re still in the airline business
PHM – Pulte Homes (13%) – Finerman: Housing sector equals bad
MTL – Mechel (38%) – Seymour: I think this company is worth a shot
CMG – Chipotle Mexican Grill (20%) – Finerman: They’re great operators but they can’t overcome commodity costs right now
XRX – Xerox (5%) – Terranova: I wouldn’t touch it
SCHL – Scholastic Corp (7%) – Finerman: Doesn’t sound so good
HOT – Starwood Hotels (11%) – Not a lot of people on vacation these days and that dragged down guidance

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