Walt Disney - Barchart's Chart of the DAy

Summary:

Walt Disney (DIS) is the Chart of the Day.  The stock was right near the top of the New High list when sorted for frequency.  16 new highs and up 13.19% in the last month plus a Trend Spotter buy signal is terrific.


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The Chart of the Day is Walt Disney (DIS).  The stock was right near the top of the New High List when I sorted it for frequency.  The stock has 100% Barchart technical buy signals and a Trend Spotter buy signal.  It is recommended as buy or hold by 24 Wall Street analysts.

The Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in five business segments: Media Networks, Studio Entertainment, Theme Parks and Resorts, Consumer Products and Internet and Direct Marketing.

Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 13.19% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.84%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 62.82
• Recently traded at 64.80 with a 50 day moving average of 58.42

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $114.83 billion
• P/E 20.66
• Dividend yield 1.19%
• Revenue projected to increase 6.80% this year and another 6.10% next year
• Earnings estimated to grow 12.70% this year, an additional 12.70% next year and continue to increase by 12.44% annually for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 12 strong buy, 3 buy and 9 hold recommendations
• Financial Strength A++

Hold until the stock trades below its 50 day moving average.

5 Soaring Stocks

Today's list comes from using Barchart to sort the New High List for frequency and then pan through the charts using the Flipchart feature.  The stocks I chose were Lexington Realty Corp (LXP), Realty Income Corp (O), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) and Genomic Health (GHDX):

Lexington Realty Trusts (LXP)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 19 new highs and up 13.12% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.57%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 12.38
• Recently traded at 13.01 with a 50 day moving average of 11.92

Realty Income Corp (O)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 19 new highs and up 12.81% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 79.73%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 50.28
• Recently traded at 51.48 with a 50 day moving average of 46.61

Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 88% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 18 new highs and up 22.46% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 74.52%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 4.60
• Recently traded at 4.82 with a 50 day moving average of 4.15

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical by signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 18 new highs and up 11.39% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 82.50%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 4.26
• Recently traded at 4.41 with a 50 day moving average of 4.00

Genomic Health (GHDX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signals
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 16 new highs and up 23.90% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 78.22%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 29.65
• Recently traded at 33.31 with a 50 day moving average of 28.76

Disclosure:  I own VNDA and NSSC.

Barchart Morning Call 5/3

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Friday, May 3rd, 2013View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM13 -0.09%) this morning are down -0.08% ahead of this morning's U.S. April non-farm payrolls report. European stocks are up +0.03% as Eurozone government bond yields tumble. Spain’s 10-year bond yield fell as low as 3.94%, a 3-year low, while Italy's 10-year yield declined to as low as 3.68%, the lowest in 7 years amid speculation the ECB will take further steps to stimulate growth. Eurozone bond yields climbed from their lowest levels today after ECB Governing Council member Nowotny told reporters in Bratislava that ECB President Draghi's comments yesterday were "over-interpreted" by financial markets. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan closed for holiday, Hong Kong +0.10%, China +1.77%, Taiwan +0.08%, Australia -0.01%, Singapore -0.95%, South Korea +0.43%, India -0.81%. Commodity prices are mostly higher. June WTI crude oil (CLM13 +0.40%) is up +0.51%, June gasoline (RBM13 +0.13%) is up +0.25%, June natural gas (NGM13 -0.02%) is down -0.77%, June gold (GCM13 +0.84%) is up +0.96%, July copper (HGN13 +4.20%) is up +4.12%. Agriculture prices are stronger. The dollar index (DXY00 -0.31%) is down -0.29%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.38% on hawkish comments from ECB Governing Council member Nowotny. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.12%. June 10-year T-note futures prices (ZNM13 -0.02%) are down -1.5 ticks.
ECB Governing Council member Nowotny told reporters in Bratislava today that ECB President Draghi's comments yesterday were "over-interpreted" by financial markets and that policy makers have no plans to cut the deposit rate below zero.
The European Commission cut its 2013 Eurozone GDP forecast to a contraction of -0.4% y/y from a Feb prediction of -0.3% y/y. This follows a -0.6% y/y contraction in 2012 and will be the first ever back-to-back years of negative output for the Eurozone. The EU report predicts 2013 Eurozone unemployment will climb to a record 12.3% from 11.4% in 2012 and that an "increasing labor-market mismatch" will keep the jobless rate high in the medium term and bodes poorly for those who have been out of work for extended periods.
The Eurozone Mar PPI fell -0.2% m/m, right on expectations, and rose +0.7% y/y, slightly more than expectations of +0.6% y/y.
The UK Apr PMI services unexpectedly expanded +0.5 of a point to an 8-month high of 52.9, stronger than expectations of no change at 52.4.
The China Apr non-manufacturing PMI fell -1.1 points to 54.5 from 55.6 in Mar.
India's central bank cut interest rates for the third straight meeting today after the RBI lowered the repurchase rate by -25 bp to 7.25% from 7.50%.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s April payroll report is expected to improve to +148,000 from the poor report of +88,000 seen in March. Today’s April unemployment rate is expected to be unchanged from March’s 4-year low of 7.6%. Today’s Apr ISM non-manufacturing index is expected to show a -0.4 point decline to 54.0, adding to the -1.6 point decline to 54.4 seen in March. Today’s March factory orders report is expected to show a decline of -3.0% m/m, exactly offsetting the +3.0% increase seen in February. There are 13 of the S&P 500 companies that will report earnings today. Notable reports include Moody's Corp, Duke Energy, ADP, and Berkshire Hathaway.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

Newell Rubbermaid (NEW) reported Q1 EPS of 35 cents, better than consebsus of 32 cents.
Moody's (MCO -0.41%) reported Q1 EPS of 97 cents, higher than consensus of 87 cents.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN +4.78%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.78, stronger than consensus of $1.46.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP +0.85%) reported Q3 EPS of 99 cents, slightly higher than consensus of 98 cents.
CBOE Holdings (CBOE +0.56%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 50 cents, higher than consensus of 47 cents.
BlackBerry (BBRY -0.63%) announced that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to be used on Department of Defense networks.
Pilgrim's Pride (PPC +1.75%) reported Q1 EPS of 21 cents, slightly better than consensus of 20 cents.
Weight Watchers (WTW -0.17%) reported Q1 EPS of 87 cents, well ahead of consensus of 62 cents.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR +0.46%) announced that its Keurig K150 Series Commercial Brewing System has been certified by the National Sanitation Foundation for foodservice use.
Capital One (COF +1.45%) raiseed its quarterly dividend 20% from 25 cents to 30 cents per share.
Teradata (TDC +3.35%) fell over 9% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 EPS of 43 cents, weaker than consensus of 53 cents, and said it sees fiscal 2013 EPS at the lower end of its $3.05-$3.20 range, consensus is $3.08.
Dole Food (DOLE +2.39%) reported Q1 EPS of 12 cents, lower than consensus of 14 cents.
Fluor (FLR +2.32%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.02, better than consensus of 96 cents.
Fortune Brands (FBHS +3.23%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 24 cents, much better than consensus of 16 cents, and raised guidance on fiscal 2013 EPS ex-items to $1.23-$1.33, higher than consensus of $1.23.
Athenahealth (ATHN -0.90%) fell over 5% in after-hours trading after it lowered its guidance on fiscal 2013 to an EPS of $1.05-$1.15, weaker than consensus of $1.22.
Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI +2.56%) reported Q1 EPS of 82 cents, ahead of consensus of 74 cents.
Mohawk (MHK +0.35%) reported Q1 EPS ex-charges of 87 cents, better than consensus of 85 cents, and raised guidance on Q2 EPS to $158-$1.67, stronger than consensus of $1.56.
Gilead (GILD +4.07%) reported Q1 EPS of 48 cents, weaker than consensus of 50 cents.
LinkedIn (LNKD +3.52%) plunged over 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 45 cents, better than consensus of 31 cents, but lowered guidance on Q2 revenue to $342-$347 million, below consensus of $359.24 million.
Kraft Foods (KRFT -1.06%) reported Q1 EPS of 76 cents, well ahead of consensus of 64 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM13 -0.09%) this morning are down -1.25 points (-0.08%). The S&P 500 index on Thursday posted a new record high and closed higher after weekly U.S. jobless claims fell to a 5-1/4 year low and after the ECB cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low and hinted at additional stimulus measures. U.S. weekly initial unemployment claims fell -18,000 to a 5-1/4 year low of 324,000, while the ECB said they “will remain accommodative for as long as needed.” Another bullish factor was the U.S. Mar trade deficit that narrowed to -$38.8 billion, better than expectations of -$42.3 billion, which should lead to an upward revision of Q1 GDP. Closes: S&P 500 +0.94%, Dow Jones +0.89%, Nasdaq 100 +1.32%.
June 10-year T-notes (ZNM13 -0.02%) this morning are down -1.5 ticks ahead of this morning's monthly payroll report. June 10-year T-note futures prices on Thursday settled slightly higher. Supportive factors included the action by the ECB to cut its benchmark rate to a record low with hints of additional stimulus measures, and trepidation ahead of Friday’s monthly U.S. payrolls report. Bearish factors included stock market strength and the unexpected fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims to a 5-1/4 year low. Closes: TYM3 +1.0, FVM3 +0.75.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.31%) this morning is down -0.238 (-0.29%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0050 (+0.38%) after ECB Governing Council member Nowotny said markets "over-interpreted" ECB President Draghi's comments Thursday that the ECB would consider a deposit rate below zero. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.12 (+0.12%). The dollar index on Thursday closed higher after EUR/USD tumbled when ECB President Draghi hinted at additional stimulus measures from the ECB. Following the ECB meeting, in which the central bank cut its refinancing rate 25 bp as expected to a record low 0.50%, ECB President Draghi said policy makers had an open mind on a negative deposit rate and may start to charge banks to hold their excess reserves overnight at the ECB. Closes: Dollar index +0.751 (+0.92%), EUR/USD -0.01142 (-0.87%), USD/JPY +0.545 (+0.56%).
June WTI crude oil (CLM13 +0.40%) this morning is up 48 cents a barrel (+0.51%) and June gasoline (RBM13 +0.13%) is up +0.0069 (+0.25%). June crude oil and gasoline on Thursday settled sharply higher. The main bullish factors were the action by the ECB to cut interest rates to a record low along with hints of further stimulus and after U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly tumbled to a 5-1/4 year low. Closes: CLM3 +2.96 (+3.25%), RBM3 +0.0532 (+1.96%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR05/03/2013

US	0830 ET	Apr non-farm payrolls expected +148,000, Mar +88,000. Apr private payrolls expected +160,000, Mar +95,000. Apr mfg payrolls expected +5,000, Mar -3,000. Apr unemployment rate expected unch at 7.6%. Mar -0.1 to 7.6%.
	0830 ET	Apr avg hourly earnings expected +0.2% m/m and +1.9% y/y, Mar unch m/m and +1.8% y/y. Apr avg weekly hours expected unch at 34.6, Mar +0.1 to 34.6.
	1000 ET	Mar factory orders expected -3.0%, Feb +3.0%.
	1000 ET	Apr ISM non-manufacturing index expected -0.4 to 54.0, Mar -1.6 to 54.4.
	1230 ET	Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks on “Evaluating Progress in Regulatory Reforms to Promote Financial Stability” at a conference in Washington D.C.
	1245 ET	Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker speaks on the economic outlook at a meeting of the Risk Management Association of Richmond.
UK	0430 ET	UK Apr PMI services expected -0.1 to 52.3, Mar 52.4.
EUR	0500 ET	Eurozone Mar PPI expected -0.2% m/m and +0.6% y/y, Feb +0.2% m/m and +1.3% y/y.
	0500 ET	European Commission releases economic growth forecasts.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR05/03/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
Newell Rubbermaid Inc	NWL US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	0.315
Moody's Corp	MCO US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	0.874
Pepco Holdings Inc	POM US	Bef-mkt	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	0.237
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc	HST US	6:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	0.234
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	REGN US	6:30	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	1.459
Spectra Energy Corp	SE US	6:30	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	0.481
Duke Energy Corp	DUK US	7:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	1.033
Fastenal Co	FAST US	7:00	April 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013
Automatic Data Processing Inc	ADP US	7:30	Q3 2013 Earnings Release	Q3 2013	0.982
American International Group Inc	AIG US	8:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Call	Q1 2013
Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The	DNB US	8:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Call	Q1 2013
Pinnacle West Capital Corp	PNW US	8:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	0.105
Pitney Bowes Inc	PBI US	8:00	Investor Meeting	Y 2013
Newell Rubbermaid Inc	NWL US	8:30	Q1 2013 Earnings Call	Q1 2013
Automatic Data Processing Inc	ADP US	8:30	Q3 2013 Earnings Call	Q3 2013
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	REGN US	8:30	Q1 2013 Earnings Call	Q1 2013
Washington Post Co/The	WPO US	8:30	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013
Tenet Healthcare Corp	THC US	9:00	Annual General Meeting
Spectra Energy Corp	SE US	9:00	Q1 2013 Earnings Call	Q1 2013
Alcoa Inc	AA US	9:30	Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
Dominion Resources Inc/VA	D US	9:30	Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	BRK/A US	Aft-mkt	Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013	1995.5
Ryder System Inc	R US		Annual General Meeting	Y 2013
Walt Disney Co/The	DIS US		U.S. Box Office Release of Movie Iron Man 3""
Walgreen Co	WAG US		April 2013 Sales and Revenue Release	2013
Leucadia National Corp	LUK US		Q1 2013 Earnings Release	Q1 2013

Lexington Realty Trust - Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

Lexington Realty Trusts (LXP) is the Chart of the Day. The Trust advanced 19 times for a gain of 9.89% in the last 20 sessions.  That plus a 4.68% dividend!

Article:

The Chart of the Day is Lexington Realty Trust (LXP).  I found the stock when I sorted the New High List for frequency and this stock has gone up in 19 of the last 20 sessions for a gain of 9.89% plus it pays a 4.68% dividend.  The Relative Strength Index is 67.91%.

LXP is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, operation, management of a diverse portfolio of real properties.

Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 19 new highs and up 9.89% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 67.91%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 12.34
• Recently traded at 12.74 with a 50 day moving average of 11.88

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $2.25 billion
• P/E 13.21
• Dividend yield 4.68%
• Revenue projected to increase 14.60% this year and another 4.10% next year
• Earnings estimated to grow 3.10% this year, an additional 5.00% next year and continue to grow 5.17% annually for the next 5 years
• Wall Street analysts issued 6 strong buy and 3 hold recommendations

Hold this stock as long as it has a positive total return.

5 Great NASDAQ 100 stocks

Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 stocks for those with the highest Barchart technical buy signals.  My list includes Applied Materials (AMAT), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Cerner (CERN), News Corp (NWSA) and Paychex (PAYX):

Applied Materials (AMAT)

Barchart technical indicators:

• Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 12 new highs and up 11.03% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.16%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 14.25
• Recently traded at 14.71 with a 50 day moving average of 13.51

Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 7.74% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.04%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 67.78
• Recently traded at 69.78 with a 50 day moving average of 63.13

Cerner (CERN)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter by signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 4 new highs and up 2.37% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 60.68%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 94.03
• Recently traded at 97.08 with a 50 day moving average of 92.19

News Corp (NWSA)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 6 new highs and up 2.61% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 60.51%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 30.62
• Recently traded at 31.85 with a 50 day moving average of 30.40

Paychex (PAYX)

Barchart technical indicators:

• 100% Barchart technical buy signal
• Trend spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 7 new highs and up 2.76% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 67.08%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 35.96
• Recently traded at 36.84 with a 50 day moving average of 34.78

Barchart Morning Call 5/2

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Thursday, May 2nd, 2013View Older Reports

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OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM13 +0.24%) this morning are up +0.29% and European stocks are down -0.04% ahead of an expected 25 bp rate cut by the ECB later this morning. Asian stocks closed mixed: Japan -0.76%, Hong Kong -0.30%, China +0.10%, Taiwan +0.43%, Australia -0.70%, Singapore +1.02%, South Korea -0.31%, India +1.19%. Spain's 10-year bond yield fell to 4.08%, a 2-1/2 year low, while France's 10-year bond yield fell to 1.69%, a record low on expectations the ECB will cut the benchmark rate to a record low of 0.50% today. Commodity prices are higher. June WTI crude oil (CLM13 +0.54%) is up +0.58%, June gasoline (RBM13 +0.26%) is up +0.35%, June natural gas (NGM13 +0.55%) is up +0.67%, June gold (GCM13 +0.80%) is up +0.61%, July copper (HGN13 +1.46%) is up +1.36%. Agriculture prices are higher as well. The dollar index (DXY00 +0.31%) is up +0.23%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.13% and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.01%. June 10-year T-note futures prices (ZNM13 -0.01%) are little changed, down -0.5 of a tick.
The German Apr PMI manufacturing was unexpectedly revised up +0.2 points to 48.1 from 47.9 and the Eurozone Apr PMI manufacturing was also revised up +0.2 points to 46.7 from the originally reported 46.5.
The UK Apr PMI construction climbed +2.2 points to 49.4, stronger than expectations of 48.0.
The French Treasury sold 4.02 billion euros of 10-year debt at an average yield of 1.81%, the lowest on record.
The China Apr HSBC manufacturing PMI fell -1.2 points to 50.4, slightly weaker than expectations of 50.5.
Japan's Apr monetary base surged +23.1% y/y, the most in 2 years and stronger than a +19.8% y/y increase in Mar as the BOJ implements its aggressive QE program and increases its bond purchases.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW

Today’s weekly initial unemployment claims report is expected to show an increase of +6,000 to 345,000, reversing part of last week’s decline of -16,000 to 339,000. Meanwhile, continuing claims are expected to rise +30,000 to 3.030 million, regaining about one-third of last week’s decline of -93,000 to 3.000 million. Today’s March U.S. trade deficit is expected to narrow mildly to -$42.3 billion from -$43.0 billion in February. The European Central Bank today is expected to cut its refinancing rate by 25 bp to 0.50%, which would be the first rate cut since last July.
Today is a another very busy earnings day with 34 of the S&P 500 companies scheduled to release earnings (please see stock calendar below). Key reports include CME Group, Kellogg, Kraft, Gilead Sciences, and AIG. Major conferences are over for the week.

OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS

CME Group (CME -1.20%) reported Q1 EPS of 73 cents, right on expectations.
Internationap Paper (IP -2.32%) reported Q1 EPS of 65 cents, below consensus of 74 cents.
Cardinal Health (CAH -0.63%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.20, well ahead of expectations of 96 cents.
Marsh & McLennan (MMC -0.47%) reported Q1 EPS of 75 cents, stronger than consensus of 69 cents.
Cigna CI reported Q1 (EPS -0.56%) of $1.72, better than consensus of $1.44.
Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX -0.76%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.44, stronger than consensus of $1.35.
Integrys Energy (TEG -0.81%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.76, better than consensus of $1.61.
Archer Daniels (ADM -1.06%) said it will acquire GrainCorp for $3.4 billion Austrailian dollars.
Kindred Healthcare (KND -1.33%) reported Q1 EPS ex-items of 49 cents, higher than consensus of 37 cents.
Bob Evans Farms (BOBE -1.71%) announced that it will restate Q3 earnings results after it identified an error regarding the treatment of intercompany accounts in calculating the net book value of the Mimi's Cafe business segment assets held for sale as recorded by the company in the Q3 of fiscal 2013.
Murphy Oil (MUR -2.08%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.08, stronger than consensus of 97 cents.
PharMerica (PMC -0.85%) reported Q1 EPS of 35 cents, better than consensus of 34 cents.
Marriott (MAR -1.35%) reported Q1 EPS of 43 cents, better than consensus of 40 cents, and raised its guidance on Q2 to 55-59 cents, higher than consensus of 55 cents.
PHH Corp. (PHH -1.38%) reported Q1 EPS of 90 cents, nearly double consensus of 46 cents.
RenaissanceRe (RNR -0.40%) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $3.92, well ahead of consensus of $3.06.
Lincoln National (LNC -2.03%) reported Q1 EPS of $1.02, weaker than consensus of $1.10.
ManTech (MANT -2.55%) reported Q1 EPS of 54 cents, below consensus of 58 cents.
Con-way (CNW -3.02%) reported Q1 EPS of 19 cents, weaker than consensus of 27 cents.
Archer Daniels (ADM -1.06%) reported Q1 EPS of 48c, weaker than consensus of 52 cents.
Visa (V -1.45%) reported Q2 EPS pf $1.92, better than consensus of $1.81.
MetLife (MET -1.51%) reported Q1 operating EPS of $1.48, stronger than consensus of $1.30.
Facebook (FB -1.22%) fell over 1% in after-hour trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 12 cents, weaker than consensus of 13 cents.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS unch) reported Q1 EPS of 71 cents, higher than consensus of 67 cents.
CBS (CBS +1.35%) reported Q1 EPS of 73 cents, better than consensus of68 cents.

MARKET COMMENTS

June E-mini S&Ps (ESM13 +0.24%) this morning are up +4.50 points (+0.29%). The S&P 500 index on Wednesday closed lower on signs the global economy is slowing. The China Apr ISM manufacturing index fell -0.3 to 50.6 vs. expectations of -0.2 to 50.7 and the Apr ADP employment change showed less hiring than expected (+119,000 versus expectations of +150,000). Supportive factors included the Fed's post-FOMC statement that it will maintain its QE3 program and the Apr ISM manufacturing index that slowed less than expected (-0.6 to 50.7 vs. expectations of -0.8 to 50.5). Closes: S&P 500 -0.93%, Dow Jones -0.94%, Nasdaq 100 -0.49%.
June 10-year T-notes (ZNM13 -0.01%) this morning are down -0.5 of a tick. June 10-year T-note futures prices on Wednesday posted a new contract high and the 10-year T-note yield fell to a 4-1/2 month low of 1.612% on concerns the global economy is slowing. China's manufacturing activity slowed more than expected in Apr and the Apr ADP employment change showed companies hired fewer workers than expected. Another positive factor for Treasuries was the post-FOMC statement that said the Fed will maintain its bond buying at a pace of $85 billion a month and will continue "until the outlook for the labor market has improved substantially." Closes: TYM3 +8.0, FVM3 +3.5.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.31%) this morning is up +0.187 (+0.23%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0017 (-0.13%) and USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is down -0.01 (-0.01%). The dollar index on Wednesday posted a 2-month low and closed lower after the smaller-than-expected increase in the Apr ADP employment change fueled speculation the Fed will maintain its dollar-negative QE3 program. The dollar recovered from its worst levels after the Apr ISM manufacturing index weakened less than expected. EUR/USD climbed to a 2-month high on short covering ahead of Thursday's ECB meeting in which the market expects a 25 bp rate cut. Closes: Dollar index -0.262 (-0.32%), EUR/USD +0.00119 (+0.09%), USD/JPY -0.049 (-0.05%).
June WTI crude oil (CLM13 +0.54%) this morning is up +0.53 (+0.58%) and June gasoline (RBM13 +0.26%) is up +0.0094 (+0.35%). June crude oil and gasoline on Wednesday closed sharply lower with June gasoline falling to a 4-1/2 month low. Concerns over global growth hammered energy prices after the China Apr manufacturing PMI fell more than expected and the Apr ADP employment change showed a smaller-than-expected increase in employment. In addition, weekly EIA data showed U.S. crude inventories for the week ended April 26 soared +6.696 mln bbl to 395.3 mln bbl, more than expectations of a +1.1 million bbl build, to the highest level since records began in 1982. Closes: CLM3 -2.43 (-2.60%), RBM3 -0.0827 (-2.95%).

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR05/02/2013

US	0730 ET	Apr Challenger job cuts, Mar +30.0% y/y.
	0830 ET	Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +6,000 to 345,000, previous -16,000 to 339,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +30,000 to 3.030 million, previous -93,000 to 3.000 mln.
	0830 ET	Mar trade balance expected -$42.3 billion, Feb -$43.0 billion.
	0830 ET	Preliminary Q1 non-farm productivity expected 1.0%, Q4 -1.9%. Q1 unit labor costs expected +0.7%, Q4 +4.6%.
	0830 ET	USDA weekly Export Sales.
GER	0355 ET	Revised German Apr PMI manufacturing expected no change at 47.9.
EUR	0400 ET	Revised Eurozone Apr PMI manufacturing expected no change at 46.5.
	0745 ET	ECB announces interest rate decision (expected -0.25 point cut in the 2-week refinancing rate to 0.50%).
	0830 ET	ECB President Mario Draghi speaks at monthly press conference.
UK	0430 ET	UK Apr PMI construction expected +0.8 to 48.0, Mar 47.2.
CH	2100 ET	China Apr non-manufacturing PMI, Mar 55.6.

U.S. STOCK CALENDAR05/02/2013

Company Name	Symbol	Time	Event Description	Period	EPS Est (US$)
Airgas Inc	ARG US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q4 2013	1.127
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc	SNI US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.738
Beam Inc	BEAM US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.539
PG&E Corp	PCG US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.691
WPX Energy Inc	WPX US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	-0.233
PPL Corp	PPL US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.698
Becton Dickinson and Co	BDX US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q2 2013	1.352
Quanta Services Inc	PWR US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.304
Denbury Resources Inc	DNR US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.292
Actavis Inc	ACT US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	1.855
Vulcan Materials Co	VMC US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	-0.348
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The	EL US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q3 2013	0.333
Ameren Corp	AEE US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.28
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q3 2013	0.955
CenterPoint Energy Inc	CNP US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.366
CME Group Inc/IL	CME US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.728
International Paper Co	IP US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.738
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc	MMC US	Bef-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.692
Cigna Corp	CI US	6:30	ER	Q1 2013	1.437
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL US	7:00	ER	Q1 2013	0.449
Becton Dickinson and Co	BDX US	8:00	EC	Q2 2013
Harman International Industries Inc	HAR US	8:00	ER	Q3 2013	0.611
United Parcel Service Inc	UPS US	8:00	SM	Y 2013
Kellogg Co	K US	8:00	ER	Q1 2013	1.023
MetLife Inc	MET US	8:00	EC	Q1 2013
PPL Corp	PPL US	8:30	EC	Q1 2013
Cigna Corp	CI US	8:30	EC	Q1 2013
Tesoro Corp	TSO US	8:30	EC	Q1 2013
Actavis Inc	ACT US	8:30	EC	Q1 2013
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH US	8:30	EC	Q3 2013
CME Group Inc/IL	CME US	8:30	EC	Q1 2013
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc	MMC US	8:30	EC	Q1 2013
Northeast Utilities	NU US	9:00	EC	Q1 2013
Avon Products Inc	AVP US	9:00	SM
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp	COG US	9:00	SM
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co	DD US	9:00	SM	Y 2013
Unum Group	UNM US	9:00	EC	Q1 2013
Integrys Energy Group Inc	TEG US	9:00	EC	Q1 2013
Sempra Energy	SRE US	9:00	ER	Q1 2013	1.012
International Paper Co	IP US	9:00	EC	Q1 2013
Allstate Corp/The	ALL US	9:00	EC	Q1 2013
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	ADM US	9:30	SM
Quanta Services Inc	PWR US	9:30	EC	Q1 2013
Newfield Exploration Co	NFX US	9:30	SM	Y 2013
Equifax Inc	EFX US	9:30	SM	Y 2013
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The	EL US	9:30	EC	Q3 2013
St Jude Medical Inc	STJ US	9:30	SM
Kellogg Co	K US	9:30	EC	Q1 2013
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Airgas Inc	ARG US	10:00	EC	Q4 2013
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc	SNI US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Beam Inc	BEAM US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Fluor Corp	FLR US	10:00	SM
Pioneer Natural Resources Co	PXD US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
WPX Energy Inc	WPX US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Bemis Co Inc	BMS US	10:00	SM	Y 2013
Health Care REIT Inc	HCN US	10:00	SM
Marriott International Inc/DE	MAR US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Capital One Financial Corp	COF US	10:00	SM	Y 2013
Duke Energy Corp	DUK US	10:00	SM	Y 2013
Ameren Corp	AEE US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Kimberly-Clark Corp	KMB US	10:00	SM
Kimco Realty Corp	KIM US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
Lincoln National Corp	LNC US	10:00	EC	Q1 2013
PG&E Corp	PCG US	11:00	EC	Q1 2013
Valero Energy Corp	VLO US	11:00	SM	Y 2013
Denbury Resources Inc	DNR US	11:00	EC	Q1 2013
Ecolab Inc	ECL US	11:00	SM	Y 2013
Vulcan Materials Co	VMC US	11:00	EC	Q1 2013
Harman International Industries Inc	HAR US	11:00	EC	Q3 2013
Prudential Financial Inc	PRU US	11:00	EC	Q1 2013
Verizon Communications Inc	VZ US	11:30	SM
CenterPoint Energy Inc	CNP US	11:30	EC	Q1 2013
Eastman Chemical Co	EMN US	11:30	SM	Y 2013
American Express Co	AXP US	11:45	MA
Murphy Oil Corp	MUR US	13:00	EC	Q1 2013
DIRECTV	DTV US	13:00	SM
Sempra Energy	SRE US	13:00	EC	Q1 2013
Dover Corp	DOV US	14:00	SM
EOG Resources Inc	EOG US	16:00	SM
Kraft Foods Group Inc	KRFT US	16:00	ER	Q1 2013	0.639
Gilead Sciences Inc	GILD US	16:05	ER	Q1 2013	0.495
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US	16:30	EC	Q1 2013
Gilead Sciences Inc	GILD US	16:30	EC	Q1 2013
Teradata Corp	TDC US	16:30	EC	Q1 2013
Prologis Inc	PLD US	16:30	SM	Y 2013
Microchip Technology Inc	MCHP US	17:00	EC	Q4 2013
XL Group PLC	XL US	17:00	EC	Q1 2013
Kraft Foods Group Inc	KRFT US	17:00	EC	Q1 2013
Fluor Corp	FLR US	17:30	EC	Q1 2013
Mylan Inc/PA	MYL US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.615
American International Group Inc	AIG US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.878
Fluor Corp	FLR US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.961
Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The	DNB US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	1.395
Teradata Corp	TDC US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.533
Microchip Technology Inc	MCHP US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q4 2013	0.473
Southwestern Energy Co	SWN US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.381
XL Group PLC	XL US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.643
Apartment Investment & Management Co	AIV US	Aft-mkt	ER	Q1 2013	0.455
Allergan Inc/United States	AGN US		MA
Allegheny Technologies Inc	ATI US		SM
DTE Energy Co	DTE US		SM	Y 2013
AutoNation Inc	AN US		SR	2013
Wisconsin Energy Corp	WEC US		SM	Y 2013
First Horizon National Corp	FHN US		SM

PPL Corp (PPL) Barchart's Chart of the Day

Summary:

PPL Corp (PPL) is the Chart of the Day.  The stock has 96% Barchart technical buy signals and advanced 17 times for a gain of 6.43% in the last month.  The stock also pays a 4.41% dividend.

Article:

The Chart of the Day is PPL Corp (PPL).  The stock has 96% Technical buy signals and a Trend Spotter buy signal.  Not only has the stock advanced in 17 sessions in the last month but it gained 6.43%.  All this while also paying a 4.41% dividend.  The stock was at the top of the New High list when sorted for frequency.

PPL Corporation is an energy and utility holding company that controls more than 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom.

Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

• 96% Barchart technical buy signals
• Trend Spotter buy signal
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 17 new highs and up 6.43% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 73.94%
• Barchart computes a technical support level at 32.92
• Recently traded at 33.26 with a 50 day moving average of 31.26

Fundamental factors:

• Market Cap $19.35 billion
• P/E 13.76
• Dividend yield 4.41%
• Revenue projected to decrease 1.30% this year but increase .20% next year
• Earning estimated to decrease .40% this year another 10.00% next year but compound annually by 2.65% over the next 5 years
• Analysts issued 2 strong buy, 1 buy and 7 hold recommendations
• Financial Strength B++

Hold until the stock has a negative annual total return.