EmailStory Stocks®
Archive
Last Update: 07-Dec-12 09:59 ET
S&P Consumer Discretionary 0.3%, modestly outperforming the broader market
The consumer discretionary group is slightly outperforming the broader market in early trade. The retail group is mixed with the Retail HOLDRS Trust (RTH) -0.1% and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) 0.2%.
Notable mentions: DENN flat (disclosed pre-arranged stock trading plan)... Leaders: CROX 2.1% (Crocs announced that Chinese courts have sentenced eighteen individuals to prison for producing and selling counterfeit Crocs goods), SCVL 0.6% (declares special cash dividend of $1.00 per share), DOLE 0.4% (approve sale of co's Worldwide Packaged Foods and Asia Fresh business; announces management changes), P 0.3% ( Steadfast Capital disclosed 5.26% stake in 13G filing out last night), MSO 1.6% (WSJ details Martha Stewart's plans to shut down 'Whole Living" magazine), BKS 1.5% (Schottenfeld Group Holdings seeks change in Barnes and Noble structure to unlock shareholder value), LAD 0.8% (Lithia Motors declares dividend of $0.10 for 4Q2012 in lieu of dividend typically declared and paid in March; co will pay the dividend Dec 28, 2012 to shareholders of record on Dec 14, 2012), Laggards: BIG -1.2% (WSJ details FBI investigation into Big Lots CEO over stock sale) Analyst related: Upgrades: MPEL 4.1% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan), MCD 0.6% (upgraded at Janney, removed from short-term buy list at Deutsche Bank)... Downgrades: RGC -0.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray)... Misc: HTZ 0.7% (reinstated with an Overweight at Barclays), BBBY 0.5% (positive mention at Jefferies ahead of earnings; initiated at Standpoint), GME 0.2% (Hearing cautious comments at Pacific Crest), TIVO 2.6% (Hearing analyst sees GOOG/TIVO patent settlement in near term), SHLD 4.7% (Hearing positive mention at Cleveland Research), BBY +1.0% (Hearing positive mention at Cleveland Research)
Notable mentions: DENN flat (disclosed pre-arranged stock trading plan)... Leaders: CROX 2.1% (Crocs announced that Chinese courts have sentenced eighteen individuals to prison for producing and selling counterfeit Crocs goods), SCVL 0.6% (declares special cash dividend of $1.00 per share), DOLE 0.4% (approve sale of co's Worldwide Packaged Foods and Asia Fresh business; announces management changes), P 0.3% ( Steadfast Capital disclosed 5.26% stake in 13G filing out last night), MSO 1.6% (WSJ details Martha Stewart's plans to shut down 'Whole Living" magazine), BKS 1.5% (Schottenfeld Group Holdings seeks change in Barnes and Noble structure to unlock shareholder value), LAD 0.8% (Lithia Motors declares dividend of $0.10 for 4Q2012 in lieu of dividend typically declared and paid in March; co will pay the dividend Dec 28, 2012 to shareholders of record on Dec 14, 2012), Laggards: BIG -1.2% (WSJ details FBI investigation into Big Lots CEO over stock sale) Analyst related: Upgrades: MPEL 4.1% (upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan), MCD 0.6% (upgraded at Janney, removed from short-term buy list at Deutsche Bank)... Downgrades: RGC -0.9% (downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray)... Misc: HTZ 0.7% (reinstated with an Overweight at Barclays), BBBY 0.5% (positive mention at Jefferies ahead of earnings; initiated at Standpoint), GME 0.2% (Hearing cautious comments at Pacific Crest), TIVO 2.6% (Hearing analyst sees GOOG/TIVO patent settlement in near term), SHLD 4.7% (Hearing positive mention at Cleveland Research), BBY +1.0% (Hearing positive mention at Cleveland Research)
