Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 28, 2009 – Banks and Mobile

Adami:
MAR – Marriott – Sell
IBM – IBM – Buy
SFD – Smithfield Foods – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
BIDU – Baidu – Keep an eye on it
SGR – Shaw Group – Keep an eye on it
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy if it falls considerably on recent downgrades
JPM – JP Morgan – Buy
MS – Morgan Stanley – Buy
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy
PALM – Palm – Buy
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
QCOM – Qualcomm – Buy
XLF – XLF – Buy
RKH – RKH – Short
MBT – Mobile TeleSystems – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
AMX – American Movil – Buy – Final Trade

Alex Goldfarb, Sandler O’Neill analyst:
BXP – Boston Properties – Buy

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 27, 2009 – Trading the Swine Flu

Adami:
MAR – Marriott – Short with a tight stop
LVS – Las Vegas Sands – Put it on your radar
URS – URS – Buy if it pulls back to mid $30s
NTAP – Network Appliance – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
PAC – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico – Buy
AMX – America Movil – Buy
ELX – Emmulex – Buy – Rising Star Stock
Oil – Buy if you’re bullish on energy
USO – USO – Cover short positions – Final Trade

Najarian:
MDR – McDermott – Buy
FLR – Fluor – Buy
AMSC – American Superconductor – Buy
HES – Hess – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
.SPX – S&P – Short against 870, then sell your stocks – Final Trade

Steve Cortes, founder of Veracruz:
FXI – iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index – Short

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 24, 2009 – Coal

Najarian:
ACI – Arch Coal – Buy
SBUX – Starbucks – Buy on a pullback

Macke:
ACI – Arch Coal – Don’t buy

Seymour:
TIE – Titanium Metals – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
AXP – American Express – Sell – Final Trade

Jim Suva, Citigroup analyst:
RIMM – Research In Motion – Buy

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 23, 2009 – Retail and Transportation

Macke:
Take profits in these areas:
Banks
Retail
WYNN – Wynn – Buy
LVS – Las Vegas Sands – Buy
AAPL – Apple – Take profits
WMT – Wal-Mart – Sell – Final Trade

Najarian:
SKF – ProShares UltraShort Financials ETF – Buy

Adami:
JBLU – JetBlue – Buy if they can get to 11% operating margins
HON – Honeywell – Take off at least half
F – Ford – Buy
INTC – Intel – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
COP – ConocoPhillips – Buy – Final Trade

Jeff Tomasulo, SMB Capital senior trader:
AAPL – Apple – Buy if it trades above $126.25, but if it slides to $122 with the SPDR (SPY) at $82.60, expect a retracement in Apple down to $110

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 22, 2009 – Energy and Commodities

Finerman:
OIH – Oil Service HLDRs ETF – Buy
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
ELX – Emulex – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
BHI – Baker Hughes – Take a look
CREE – Cree – Buy
BRCM – Broadcom – Buy
AMGN – Amgen – Buy after earnings
YUM – Yum! Brands – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
EMN – Eastman Chemical – Buy
BTU – Peabody – Buy
FTEK – Fuel Tech – Buy
NFLX – Netflix – Buy on a pullback
HSY – Hershey – Buy
ANR – Alpha Natural Resoures – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
POT – Potash – Short – Final Trade

Dan Niles, Alpha One Capital Partners:
EBAY – eBay – Buy
AMZN – Amazon – Don’t buy ahead of earnings

Roger Corrado, independent commodities trader:
Take a look at the following, and play with ETFs, futures contracts, or options:
Coffee
Sugar
Cocoa
Corn
Soybeans
Wheat

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 21, 2009 – Tech and Defense

Adami:
IBM – IBM – Buy – Final Trade
INTC – Intel – Buy
LMT – Lockheed Martin – Buy for long term
WFC – Wells Fargo – Buy
T – AT&T – Buy on a pullback

Seymour:
MS – Morgan Stanley – Watch
FCX – Freeport McMoRan – Short – Final Trade

Finerman:
BA – Boeing – Buy
ELX – Emulex – Buy – Final Trade

Macke:
AAPL – Apple – “Take a bite” out of some of your position ahead of earnings

Scott Redler, Chief Strategic Officer from T3Live.com:
GS – Goldman Sachs – Buy around $100-$105

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 20, 2009 – Pharamceuticals

Najarian:
TEVA – Teva – Watch
AMLN – Amylin – Watch
IBB – iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
ABT – Abbott Labs – Buy – Final Trade

Finerman:
PPH – Pharmaceutical HLDRs – Buy
CSCO – Cisco – Buy – Final Trade

Terranova:
AMGN – Amgen – Watch, may have reached bottom
NTG – NATCO Group – Buy – Rising Star Stock
XOM – ExxonMobil – Buy – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
DNDN – Dendreon (9%) – A Lazard Capital analyst upgraded shares on potential for the prostate cancer drug Provenge
SKS – Saks (3%) – JP Morgan upgraded it from ‘neutral’ to ‘overweight’ citing overly bearish sentiment
CXR – Cox Radio (2%) – Cox Enterprises said it is extending a tender offer to buy the rest of Cox Radio Inc’s publicly held shares it does not already own

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
AGN – Allergan (5%) – Adami: There was takeover chatter that didn’t pan out
PEP – Pepsico (4%) – Proposed buying the outstanding shares it does not own in its two largest bottlers, Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) and PepsiAmericas (PAS) in a $6 billion cash and stock deal
X – US Steel (11%) – Terranova: Get long
SBUX – Starbucks (6%) – Najarian: Around $11 I think this stock gets interesting
DELL – Dell (7%) – Investors turned bearish, perhaps because Oracle announced a deal to buy Sun Microsystems
LEN – Lennar (19%) – Said it may sell as much as $275 million in common stock
TXT – Textron (16%) – Investors grew skeptical that last week’s speculation of a takeover was just that
HBAN – Huntington Bancshares (20%) – Investors bid it lower ahead of earnings Tuesday

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 17, 2009 – Tech

Terranova:
INTC – Intel – Buy
BRCM – Broadcom – Buy
IBM – IBM – Buy
COP – ConocoPhillips – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
MSFT – Microsoft – Buy
PCU – Southern Copper – Sell – Final Trade

Karabell:
GOOG – Google – Buy
FIC – Fair Isaac – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
AAPL – Apple – Watch
MCD – McDonald’s – Buy – Final Trade

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
RF – Regions Financial (67%) – Najarian: I’d be very careful of this stock from this point forward
X – US Steel (15%) – Investors bid it higher despite S&P’s decision to put it on a negative credit rating watch
PG – Proctor & Gamble (5%) – Karabell: If you’re looking for real juice go elsewhere
SPG – Simon Property Group (15%) – Rival General Growth announced plans to restructure under bankruptcy protection
VOD – Vodafone Group (7%) – Cost cutting measures provided analysts with hope for their earnings
AXP – American Express (16%) – Posted better than expected earnings and said ability of its cardholders to pay their bills could be stabilizing

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MSFT – Microsoft (3%) – Terranova: I’d sit this one out until earnings are released
BKC – Burger King (22%) – Reported worse than expected 3Q sales
RTP – Rio Tinto (4%) – Said it sees signs of recovery in copper going forward
XOM – Exxon Mobil (3%) – Analysts expect this and other energy companies to post weak earnings due to low crude prices

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 16, 2009 – Retail

Seymour:
BCS – Barclays – Take profits – Final Trade

Finerman:
CSCO – Costco – Buy – Final Trade

Adami:
RLX – S&P Retail Index – Don’t buy, it’s too late to get in
YUM – Yum! Brands – Buy – Final Trade

Katie Stockton, MKM Partners tech analyst:
RLX – S&P Retail Index – Buy on any pullback
WMT – Wal-Mart – Buy on a pullback

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CI – Cigna (2%) – Najarian: Keep an eye on this name
OIH – Oil Service HLDRs ETF (3%) – Investors bet oil exploration firms will profit
MSFT – Microsoft (5%) – Barclay’s raised its price target largely due to optimism about Windows 7
ITW – Illinois Tool Works (6%) – Beat on 1Q earnings and forecast 2Q earnings in line with analysts’ estimates
GMKT – Gmarket (19%) – eBay extended a $1.2 billion offer to buy it
ATVI – Activision Blizzard (1%) – Said sales have remained strong and as a result they raised guidance
CAKE – Cheescake Factory (9%) – KeyBanc upgraded it from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’ citing a likely beat on earnings due to cost controls
FCS – Fairchild Semiconductor (11%) – Strong 2Q sales forecast

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
LUV – Southwest Airlines (7%) – Najarian: There was a lot of put buying in this stock, I’d keep an eye on it
GME – GameStop (7%) – Told CNBC that lowering the price of the three leading consoles will be necessary to keep the momentum going

Fast Money Stock Picks – April 15, 2009 – Auto and Biotech

Macke:
KMX – CarMax – Buy
AZO – AutoZone – Buy
GOOG – Google – Sell

Adami:
AZO – AutoZone – Buy on a pullback
BIIB – Biogen – Buy on a pullback if they miss on earnings

Najarian:
HOG – Harley Davidson – Buy if the decline isn’t as big as expected

Eric Schmidt, Cowen & Co biotech analyst:
DNA – Genentech – Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
CSX – CSX Corp (8%) – Macke: Until the economy comes back this stock isn’t going anywhere
YUM – Yum! Brands (3%) – Adami: I think it goes higher
PFE – Pfizer (4%) – Entering Phase 3 trials of its drug Dimebon, for patients with Alzheimer’s
PJC – Piper Jaffray (18%) – Adami: Keep it on your radar

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
MSFT – Microsoft (3%) – Intel’s hazy outlook dragged down much of the sector
ABT – Abbott Labs (5%) – Missed on 1Q revenues
BTU – Peabody Energy (12%) – Macke: Coal prices are going up and fuel prices are going down
SBUX – Starbucks (2%) – Deutsche Bank downgraded it from ‘hold’ to ’sell’ citing McDonald’s entry into the latte and cappuccino market