Michael K. Dawson submits:The government?s big ethanol push is driving up the prices of everything including a night at the movies. I just heard on the news that the price of popcorn has increased due to higher corn prices as more corn is being used to produce ethanol. It is time to think like an investor and put a hedge in place to offset rising prices at the grocery store as well as the movie theater. Purchase a few of these agriculture stocks and...
Many of the finest investment managers believe that their greatest mistakes are not bad picks, but rather missing out on the no-brainers that go on to produce huge returns because one was, as Charlie Munger might say, sucking his thumb. I?ve made some big mistakes of both commission and omission, but none has me kicking myself harder lately than two particular misses, one which would have earned me around 130%, and the other (this hurts) 450%+.
I?ve been debating for a while whether I should post about this, since it probably seems disingenuous of me to claim that I actually picked...
Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: With Friday marking the end of the second quarter, we have done some index and stock based research to put the market environment of the first half of 2007 into perspective.
A list of the best and worst performing stocks at the halfway mark this year can provide momentum and contrarian investors with possible trade ideas going forward. (It can also make you think "Why didn't I buy that stock" or...
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits:
Earnings season can be quite tricky, as the quarterly reports often reverse price trends that are present going into the release or extend existing trends. This is a great time to examine stocks that are overbought (or oversold for that matter) to reduce the odds of wishing for the present price in the future.
There are many reasons one might develop ?holder?s remorse?, including, but not limited to, a disappointing report, a disappointing outlook, a short-seller exodus going into the...
Miriam Metzinger submits: Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramer?s Mad Money TV program, Wednesday April 11.Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:
Bullish calls:
Airgas (ARG): 'They keep beating the numbers. It's had a couple of points pullback. You know what that means. C'mon. ('mon-back sound)... ARG is a winner here.'
Akamai Technologies (AKAM): ' ... when we start doing digital video, I am going to gravitate, if not migrate, to AKAM. A very solid report out just today about how good they're doing. ...
Below is a list of the Russell 3000 stocks that are currently trading the furthest above and below their 50-day moving averages. After a rough earnings report yesterday, Rackable Systems (RACK) leads the list of oversold stocks. M&F Worldwide (MFW), a licorice extract producer, is currently trading the highest above its 50-day moving average out of all 3000 stocks in the Index.
Lon Juricic submits: In a 13D filing after the close Friday (Dec. 29, 2006) on M & F Worldwide Corp. (MFW), Bay Harbour Management disclosed a 5.1% stake (1.04 million shares) in the company.
In a standard disclosure, the firm said they currently have no plan or proposal which relates to, or would result, in any of the events or transactions described in Item 4(a) through (j) of Schedule 13D, although they reserve the right to formulate such plans or proposals in the future.
M & F Worldwide Corp. today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Additionally, M & F Worldwide filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the ...
Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational ...
Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational ...
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. to Participate in M & F Worldwide Corp. Conference Call on August 13, 2008 DECATUR, Ga., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Harland Clarke Holdings Corp. ("Harland Clarke ...
(RTTNews) - M & F Worldwide Corp. (MFW: News, Chart, Quote ) reported second-quarter net income of $19.3 million or $0.92 per share, compared to net loss of $35.2 million or $1.68 per share last ...
M & F Worldwide Corp. to Hold Conference Call on August 13, 2008 NEW YORK, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- M & F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: MFW), today reported results for the second quarter and six ...
Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational ...
Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational ...
M&F Worldwide Corp.'s first-quarter net income rose 33% to $12.5 million, or 58 cents a share, from $9.4 million, or 44 cents a share, a year earlier. Earnings for latest period included charges totaling $1.9 million for non-cash fair value purchase accounting adjustments and restructuring costs. Year-ago earnings includes charges totaling $700,000. The New York company said revenue jumped to $472 million from $191.3 million a year ago, with the John H. Harland and Data Management acquisitions accounting for $273.9 million of the increase.
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Pearson said it's selling its Eagen, Minn.-based data management business to M&F Worldwide for $225 million in cash. The business, which Pearson said had an operating profit of $25 million on sales of $112 million last year, manufactures scanners, prints forms and provides support services for customers in education and in commercial and government organizations. Pearson said the deal will sharpen its focus on education and publishing. M&F said the deal will lift earnings and will be integrated with Scantron Corp., one of its holdings.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- John H. Harland Co. said Wednesday its shareholders have approved the company's $52.75-per-share cash acquisition by M&F Worldwide Corp. . The transaction is valued at about $1.7 billion. Upon the completion of the deal, Harland will become a subsidiary of M&F Worldwide, the company said. Atlanta-based Harland is a provider of printed products, software and related services sold to the financial institution market.
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