Showing posts with label PKG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PKG. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

5 Stocks Hitting All Time Highs

Today I wanted to find stock hitting All Time Highs that still might have a way to go.  I used Barchart to sort today's All Time High list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then again for technical buy signals of  80% or more.  Today's Watch List includes:

Express-1 Expedited Solutions (XPO), Tesla (TSLA), Waste Connections (WCN), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) and Illinois Tool (ITW)

Express -1 Expedited Solutions (XPO)


Barchart technical indicators:

  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 10 new highs and up 14.13% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.65%
  • Technical support level at 59.82
  • Recently traded at 61.42 with a 50 day moving average of 52.27
Tesla (TSLA)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 11 new highs and up 17.15% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.20%
  • Technical support level at 369.71
  • Recently traded at 379.73 with a 50 day moving average of 320.77


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 12 new highs and up 9.21% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 77.11%
  • Technical support level at 98.01
  • Recently traded at 99.53 with a 50 day moving average of 92.24


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 3.42% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.90%
  • Technical support level at 104.84
  • Recently traded at 106.00 with a 50 day moving average of 98.85


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 96% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 14 new highs and up 6.58% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.01%
  • Technical support level at 145.18%
  • Recently traded at 146.36 with a 50 day moving average of 138.07

Thursday, April 21, 2016

MORNING CALL 4/21

MORNING CALL
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
Jun E-mini S&Ps are little changed, up +0.04%, as they consolidate Wednesday's rally in the S&P 500 to a 4-1/2 month high. European stocks fell back from a 3-1/2 month high and are down -0.21% on long liquidation ahead of the results of today's ECB meeting and press conference from ECB President Draghi immediately after. Losses were contained as mining stocks and energy producers moved higher as the price of copper climbed to a 4-week high and the price of crude rose to a 5-1/4 month high. Asian stocks settled mostly higher: Japan +2.70%, Hong Kong +1.82%, China -0.66%, Taiwan +0.64%, Australia +1.09%, Singapore +0.37%, South Korea +0.86%, India +0.14%. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index posted a 2-1/2 month high as exporters rallied after the yen fell to a 2-week low against the dollar and on speculation that the BOJ may expand asset purchases at next week's policy meeting.
The dollar index is down -0.05%. EUR/USD is up +0.13%. USD/JPY is down -0.09%.
Jun T-note prices are down -3.5 ticks at a 3-week low as they were pressured from a fall in German bund prices to a 4-week low.

U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly initial unemployment claims (expected +12,000 to 265,000, previous -13,000 to 253,000) and continuing claims (expected unch at 2.171 million, previous -18,000 to 2.171 million), (2) Mar Chicago Fed national activity index (expected +0.14 to -0.15, Feb-0.70 to -0.29), (3) Apr Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey (expected -3.4 to 9.0, Mar +15.2 to 12.4), (4) Feb FHFA house price index (expected +0.4% m/m, Jan +0.5% m/m), and (5) Mar leading indicators (expected +0.4%, Feb +0.1%), (6) the Treasury's auction of $16 billion of 5-year TIPS.
There are 36 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: Alphabet (consensus $7.96), Microsoft (0.64), Visa (0.67), Starbucks (0.39), GM (0.99), Verizon (1.06), Under Armour (0.02), Johnson Controls (0.82), PulteGroup (0.20), Bank of NY Mellon (0.68), Fifth Third Bancorp (0.35), Rockwell Collins (1.28).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: SecureWorks Corp (SCWX).
Equity conferences during the remainder of this week: none.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Newmont Mining (NEM -1.49%) rose nearly 3% in pre-market trading as copper rose toa 4-week high and after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 34 cents, higher than consensus of 18 cents.
American Express (AXP +2.28%) rose over 4% in pre-market trading after it reported Q1 EPS of $1.45, higher than consensus of $1.33.
Yum! Brands (YUM +0.49%) climbed nearly 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 95 cents, better than consensus of 83 cents.
Qualcomm (QCOM +0.50%) slid over 3% in pre-market trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.04, higher than consensus of 96 cents, but CEO Mollenkopf signaled that its largest customers may use secondary sources for chips for their smartphones going forward.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS -0.61%) lost 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 45 cents, well below consensus of 63 cents.
F5 Networks (FFIV +1.46%) gained over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.68, higher than consensus of $1.63, and then raised guidance on Q3 adjusted EPS to $1.77-$1.80, higher than consensus of $1.74.
Mattel (MAT -2.57%) dropped over 8% in pre-market trading after it reported a Q1 adjusted loss of -13 cents, a wider loss than consensus of -7 cents.
Packaging Corp. of America (PKG -0.62%) gained 3% in after-hours trading it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.11, above consensus of $1.01.
United Continental Holdings (UAL +0.95%) fell over 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.23, higher than consensus of $1.18, but said it sees Q2 passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) falling 6.5%-8.5%.
Kinder Morgan (KMI -0.84%) fell over 1% in pre-market trading after it reported Q1 revenue of $3.2 billion, less than consensus of $3.76 billion.
Citrix Systems (CTXS +0.47%) rose over 6% in after-hours trading after it raised its fiscal-year adjusted EPS estimate to $4.90-$5.00, well above consensus of $4.71.
Tractor Supply (TSCO +0.49%) climbed over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 EPS of 50 cents, better than consensus of 46 cents.
United Rentals (URI -1.65%) slipped nearly 6% in after-hours trading after it lowered guidance on 2016 revenue to $5.6 billion-$5.8 billion from a January 27 estimate of $5.65 billion-$5.95 billion.
MARKET COMMENTS
June E-mini S&Ps this morning are up +0.75 of a point (+0.04%). Wednesday's closes: S&P 500 +0.08%, Dow Jones +0.24%, Nasdaq -0.01%. The S&P 500 on Wednesday climbed to a 5-1/2 month high and settled higher on the +5.1% increase in U.S. Mar existing home sales to 5.33 million (stronger than expectations of +3.9% to 5.28 million), strength in energy producers after crude oil rallied to a 4-3/4 month high, and mostly upbeat Q1 corporate earnings results thus far.
June 10-year T-note prices this morning are down -3.5 ticks at a fresh 3-week low. Wednesday's closes: TYM6 -19.50, FVM6 -12.00. Jun T-notes on Wednesday fell to a 3-week low and closed lower on the stronger-than-expected U.S. Mar existing home sales report, reduced safe-haven demand with the rally in stocks, and the rise in the 10-year T-note breakeven inflation expectations rate to a 2-week high.
The dollar index this morning is down -0.043 (-0.05%). EUR/USD is up +0.0015 (+0.13%). USD/JPY is down -0.10 (-0.09%). Wednesday's closes: Dollar Index +0.516 (+0.55%), EUR/USD -0.0061 (-0.54%), USD/JPY +0.65 (+0.58%). The dollar index on Wednesday closed higher on the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. Mar existing home sales, on strength in USD/JPY which rose to a 1-1/2 week high as a rally in stocks reduced the safe-haven demand for the yen, and on long liquidation in EUR/USD ahead of Thursday's ECB meeting.
June WTI crude oil is up +3 cents (+0.07%) at a new 5-1/4 month nearest-futures high. June gasoline is up +0.0061 (+0.40%). Wednesday's closes: CLM6 +1.71 (+4.03%), RBM6 +0.0287 (+1.92%). Jun crude and gasoline on Wednesday closed higher with Jun crude at a 4-3/4 month high. Metals prices were boosted by the -0.3% decline in U.S. crude production in the week ended Apr 15 to a 1-1/2 year low of 8.95 million bpd and by the -248,00 bbl decline in Cushing crude oil inventories. Crude oil prices were undercut by the stronger dollar and the end of the 3-day strike by Kuwaiti oil workers.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR04/21/2016
US0830 ETWeekly initial unemployment claims expected +12,000 to 265,000, previous -13,000 to 253,000. Weekly continuing claims expected unch at 2.171 million, previous -18,000 to 2.171 million.
0830 ETMar Chicago Fed national activity index expected +0.14 to -0.15, Feb -0.70 to -0.29.
0830 ETApr Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey expected -3.4 to 9.0, Mar +15.2 to 12.4.
0830 ETUSDA weekly Export Sales.
0900 ETFeb FHFA house price index expected +0.4% m/m, Jan +0.5% m/m.
1000 ETMar leading indicators expected +0.4%, Feb +0.1%.
1100 ETTreasury announces amount of 2-year T-notes (previous $26 billion), 2-year floating-rate notes (previous $13 billion), 5-year T-notes (previous $34 billion) and 7-year T-notes (previous $28 billion) to be auctioned Apr 25-28).
1300 ETTreasury auctions $16 billion of 5-year TIPS.
UK0430 ETUK Mar retail sales ex-auto fuel expected -0.3% m/m and +3.8% y/y, Feb -0.2% m/m and +4.1% y/y.
0430 ETUK Mar retail sales including auto fuel expected -0.1% m/m and +4.4% y/y, Feb -0.4% m/m and +3.8% y/y.
0430 ETUK Mar public sector net borrowing expected +5.4 billion pounds, Feb +6.5 billion pounds.
EUR0745 ETECB announces interest rate decision.
0830 ETECB President Mario Draghi holds press conference following ECB meeting.
1000 ETEurozone Apr consumer confidence expected +0.6 to -9.3, Mar -0.9 to -9.7.
JPN2200 ETJapan Apr Nikkei manufacturing PMI expected +0.4 to 49.5, Mar 49.1.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR04/21/2016
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Johnson Controls IncJCI USBef-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20160.816
Nucor CorpNUE USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.27
PulteGroup IncPHM USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.201
PPG Industries IncPPG USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.301
Sherwin-Williams Co/TheSHW USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.619
Snap-on IncSNA USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20162.088
BB&T CorpBBT USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.643
Southwest Airlines CoLUV USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.837
Travelers Cos Inc/TheTRV USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20162.554
Stanley Black & Decker IncSWK USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.141
DR Horton IncDHI USBef-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20160.463
Biogen IncBIIB USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20164.458
KeyCorpKEY USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.251
Quest Diagnostics IncDGX USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.119
Alliance Data Systems CorpADS USBef-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20163.817
Danaher CorpDHR US6:00Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.029
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/TheBK US6:30Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.677
Fifth Third BancorpFITB US6:30Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.345
Rockwell Collins IncCOL US6:30Q2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20161.28
Dover CorpDOV US7:00Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.598
People's United Financial IncPBCT US7:00Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.213
Citizens Financial Group IncCFG US7:00Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.389
Under Armour IncUA US7:15Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.024
Verizon Communications IncVZ US7:30Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.055
General Motors CoGM US7:30Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.99
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/TheBK US8:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Danaher CorpDHR US8:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
BB&T CorpBBT US8:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Stanley Black & Decker IncSWK US8:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Union Pacific CorpUNP US8:00Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.096
People's United Financial IncPBCT US8:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Verizon Communications IncVZ US8:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
PulteGroup IncPHM US8:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Biogen IncBIIB US8:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Quest Diagnostics IncDGX US8:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Alliance Data Systems CorpADS US8:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Under Armour IncUA US8:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Union Pacific CorpUNP US8:45Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Travelers Cos Inc/TheTRV US9:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Fifth Third BancorpFITB US9:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Citizens Financial Group IncCFG US9:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Rockwell Collins IncCOL US9:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
Yum! Brands IncYUM US9:15Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
AES Corp/VAAES US9:30Annual General Meeting
Dover CorpDOV US10:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Newmont Mining CorpNEM US10:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Citigroup IncC US10:00Q1 2016 Earnings Call - Fixed IncomeC1 2016
Snap-on IncSNA US10:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Texas Instruments IncTXN US10:00Annual General Meeting
DR Horton IncDHI US10:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
People's United Financial IncPBCT US10:00Annual General MeetingY 2016
KeyCorpKEY US10:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Regions Financial CorpRF US10:00Annual General MeetingY 2016
General Motors CoGM US10:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Humana IncHUM US10:30Annual General MeetingY 2016
United Continental Holdings IncUAL US10:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Johnson Controls IncJCI US11:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
PPG Industries IncPPG US11:00Annual General MeetingY 2016
Sherwin-Williams Co/TheSHW US11:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
JB Hunt Transport Services IncJBHT US11:00Annual General Meeting
United Rentals IncURI US11:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Southwest Airlines CoLUV US12:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Nucor CorpNUE US14:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
PPG Industries IncPPG US14:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
SL Green Realty CorpSLG US14:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OHHBAN US15:00Annual General Meeting
Norfolk Southern CorpNSC US16:15Q1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.972
Norfolk Southern CorpNSC US16:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Hanesbrands IncHBI US16:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Alphabet IncGOOGL US16:30Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Starbucks CorpSBUX US17:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
E*TRADE Financial CorpETFC US17:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallQ1 2016
Visa IncV US17:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
Schlumberger LtdSLB USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.39
Southwestern Energy CoSWN USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 2016-0.215
Microsoft CorpMSFT USAft-mktQ3 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20160.638
Starbucks CorpSBUX USAft-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20160.39
E*TRADE Financial CorpETFC USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.329
Crown Castle International CorpCCI USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.038
Hanesbrands IncHBI USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20160.219
Visa IncV USAft-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20160.667
Alphabet IncGOOGL USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20167.963
Microsoft CorpMSFT US17:30Q3 2016 Earnings CallQ3 2016
Intuitive Surgical IncISRG US18:00Annual General Meeting
Kraft Heinz Co/TheKHC USAnnual General Meeting

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

5 Mid Caps for Momentum Investors

Readers have asked me to identify momentum opportunities as early as possible so I have changed my screening criteria to very short term technical indicators.  Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index stocks first for the most frequent new highs in the last month then again for short term technical buy signals.  I always use the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistency.  Today's watch list includes:

Packaging Corp of America (PKG), NCR Corp (NCR), Brown & Brown (BRO), Alexandria Real Estate Equity (ARE) and American Financial Group (AFG)

Packaging Corp of America (PKG)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% short term technical buy signal
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 19 new highs and up 29.35% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 72.26%
  • Technical support level at 57.27
  • Recently traded at 58.91 with a 50 day moving average of 52.15
NCR Corp (NCR)


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% short tern technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 17 new highs and up 24.14% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 74.27%
  • Technical support level at 27.80
  • Recently traded at 28.26 with a 50 day moving average of 22.87


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% short term technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 16 new highs and up 11.00% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 76.87%
  • Technical support level at 34.94
  • Recently traded at 35.24 with a 50 day moving average of 31.91


Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% short term technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 16 new highs and up 15.44% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 70.50%
  • Technical support level at 86.81
  • Recently traded at 87.81 with a 50 day moving average of 79.79



Barchart technical indicators:
  • 80% short term technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 16 new highs and up 6.36% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 65.45%
  • Technical support level at 69.34
  • Recently traded at 71.24 with a 50 day moving average of 68.23






Wednesday, October 21, 2015

BARCHART MORNING CALL 10/21

BARCHART MORNING CALL

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +0.46%) are up +0.46% at a 2-month high and European stocks are up +0.65% on positive carryover from a rally in Japan's Nikkei Stock Index which climbed to a 6-week high on speculation the BOJ may need to expand QE after Japan exports last month grew at the slowest pace in over a year. Increased M&A activity also gave equities a boost after Lam Research agreed to buy KLA-Tencor Corp. for $10.6 billion. Strength in European stocks was limited as Credit Suisse fell over 5% after it said will sell 6.05 billion francs ($6.3 billion) in stock to boost capital and meet regulatory requirements. Asian stocks settled mixed: Japan +1.91%, Hong Kong closed for holiday, China -3.06%, Taiwan -0.51%, Australia +0.24%, Singapore +0.22%, South Korea +0.29%, India -0.07%. China's Shanghai Composite fell back from a 2-month high and closed down over 3% on speculation the recent rally was overdone.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.05%) is down -0.09%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.12%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.13% at a 1-week high as speculation the BOJ may need to expand QE undercut the yen.
Dec T-note prices (ZNZ15 +0.10%) are up +5.5 ticks.
The Japan Sep trade balance was in deficit by -114.5 billion yen, when expectations were for a surplus of +87.0 billion yen. Sep exports rose +0.6% y/y, less than expectations of +3.8 % y/y and the smallest increase in 13 months. Sep imports fell -11.1% y/y, a smaller decline than expectations of -12.0% y/y, but still the biggest drop in 6 months.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly MBA mortgage applications (previous -27.6% with purchase mortgage sub-index -34.1% and refi sub-index-22.5%), (2) Fed Governor Jerome Powell as moderator for a panel on “Repo Markets, Liquidity, and the U.S. Treasury Market” in an event hosted by the New York Fed.
There are 31 of the S&P 500 companies that report earnings today with notable reports including: GM (consensus $1.19), AMEX (1.31), Abbott Labs (0.53), Boeing (2.20), Coca-Cola (0.50), Northern Trust (0.96), Citrix (0.84), Texas Instruments (0.67), eBay (0.40), Kinder Morgan (0.18), Motorola Solutions (0.73).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: Dimension Therapeutics (DMTX), Multi Packaging Solutions (MPSX).
Equity conferences today include: Private Wealth Latin America and The Caribbean Forum on Wed.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC +1.39%) surged 19% in pre-market trading after Lam Research agreed to buy the company for $10.6 billion.
Tupperware Brands (TUP +0.33%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 79 cents, better than consensus of 71 cents.
Coca-Cola (KO +0.71%) reported Q3 EPS of 51 cents, above consensus of 50 cents.
Twitter (TWTR unch) was downgraded to 'Underweight' from 'Equalweight' at Morgan Stanley.
Terex (TEX +5.13%) fell almost 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 58 cents, below consensus of 62 cents.
FMC Technologies (FTI +0.62%) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 61 cents, better than consensus of 58 cents, although Q3 revenue of $1.55 billion was below consensus of $1.67 billion.
IRobot (IRBT +1.66%) fell over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of 42 cents, well above consensus of 23 cents, but then lowered guidance on fiscal 2015 sales to $610 million-$615 million from a previous forecast of $625 million-$635 million, below consensus of $628.4 million.
Discover Financial Services (DFS -0.49%) climbed nearly 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $1.38, higher than consensus of $1.33.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -1.81%) dropped over 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $4.59, less than consensus of $4.62.
Yahoo! (YHOO -2.00%) slid over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 15 cents, weaker than consensus of 16 cents.
Rush Enterprises (RUSHA -1.21%) reported Q3 EPS of 48 cents, better than consensus of 47 cents.
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG -1.13%) jumped nearly 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $5.24, well above consensus of $4.22.
Pinnacle Financial (PNFP +2.21%) reported Q4 EPS of 66 cents, higher than consensus of 64 cents.
Packaging of America (PKG -1.20%) reported Q3 EPS of $1.26, below consensus of $1.28.
MARKET COMMENTS
Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 +0.46%) this morning are up +9.25 points (+0.46%) at a fresh 2-month high. Tuesday's closes: S&P 500 -0.14%, Dow Jones-0.08%, Nasdaq -0.54%. The S&P 500 on Tuesday retreated from a 2-month high and closed lower on the unexpected -5.0% decline in U.S. Sep building permits to a 6-month low of 1.103 million and the reduced chances for an ECB QE expansion after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey said that Q3 credit standards eased for the sixth consecutive quarter. Stocks found support from the +1.14% rally in China's Shanghai Composite to a 1-3/4 month high and the +6.5% increase in U.S. Sep housing starts to 1.206 million, stronger than expectations of +1.4% to 1.142 million.
Dec 10-year T-notes (ZNZ15 +0.10%) this morning are up +5.5 ticks. Tuesday's closes: TYZ5 -13.00, FVZ5 -7.75. Dec T-notes on Tuesday fell to a 1-week low and closed lower on negative carryover from a slide in German bund prices to a 3-week low and on the stronger-than-expected U.S. Sep housing starts report.
The dollar index (DXY00 -0.05%) this morning is down -0.087 (-0.09%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0014 (+0.12%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.15 (+0.13%) at a 1-week high. Tuesday's closes: Dollar Index -0.015 (-0.02%), EUR/USD +0.0019 (+0.17%), USD/JPY +0.34 (+0.28%). The dollar index on Tuesday closed lower on strength in EUR/USD after ECB Governing Council member Noyer said the ECB's current bond buying pace is "well calibrated," which signals he sees no need to expand QE, and after the ECB's Bank Lending Survey reported that Q3 credit standards on loans to companies eased for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Dec crude oil (CLZ15 -1.27%) this morning is down -58 cents (-1.25%) and Dec gasoline (RBZ15 -0.75%) is down -0.0083 (-0.64%). Tuesday's closes: CLZ5 -0.36 (-0.78%), RBZ5 +0.0132 (+1.04%). Dec crude oil and gasoline on Tuesday settled mixed. Gasoline prices found support from a weaker dollar and expectations that Wednesday's EIA report will show gasoline supplies fell -1.0 million bbl. Crude oil fell on expectations that Wednesday's weekly EIA report will show a +3.5 million bbl increase in crude inventories and a +500,000 bbl increase in Cushing crude oil stockpiles.
GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR10/21/2015
US0700 ETWeekly MBA mortgage applications, previous -27.6% with purchase mortgage sub-index -34.1% and refi sub-index -22.5%.
1030 ETEIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.
1330 ETFed Governor Jerome Powell moderates a panel on Repo Markets, Liquidity, and the U.S. Treasury Market in an event hosted by the New York Fed.
JPN0030 ETJapan Aug all-industry activity index expected -0.2% m/m, Jul +0.2% m/m.
UK0430 ETUK Sep public sector net borrowing expected +9.6 billion, Aug+11.3 billion pounds.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR10/21/2015
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Seagate Technology PLCSTX US4:30Annual General MeetingY 2015
Abbott LaboratoriesABT USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.534
Baker Hughes IncBHI USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 2015-0.135
Boeing Co/TheBA USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20152.197
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.502
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/TheIPG USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.252
Kimberly-Clark CorpKMB USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.493
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.789
Biogen IncBIIB USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20153.766
Northern Trust CorpNTRS USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.958
Amphenol CorpAPH USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.653
General Motors CoGM USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.188
Nielsen Holdings PLCNLSN USBef-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.688
EMC Corp/MAEMC US7:00Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.43
St Jude Medical IncSTJ US7:15Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.97
Illinois Tool Works IncITW US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.359
St Jude Medical IncSTJ US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Navient CorpNAVI US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Nielsen Holdings PLCNLSN US8:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
EMC Corp/MAEMC US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/TheIPG US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Biogen IncBIIB US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
ACE LtdACE US8:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Abbott LaboratoriesABT US9:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
FMC Technologies IncFTI US9:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO US9:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Illinois Tool Works IncITW US10:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Kimberly-Clark CorpKMB US10:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
General Motors CoGM US10:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Boeing Co/TheBA US10:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Northern Trust CorpNTRS US12:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Amphenol CorpAPH US13:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Citrix Systems IncCTXS US16:05Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.843
Robert Half International IncRHI US16:15Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.731
Texas Instruments IncTXN US16:30Q3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.674
Kinder Morgan Inc/DEKMI US16:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Citrix Systems IncCTXS US16:45Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
American Express CoAXP US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
CA IncCA US17:00Q2 2016 Earnings CallQ2 2016
Robert Half International IncRHI US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Lam Research CorpLRCX US17:00Q1 2016 Earnings CallC3 2016
Tractor Supply CoTSCO US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
SanDisk CorpSNDK US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
eBay IncEBAY US17:00Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
American Express CoAXP USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.311
CA IncCA USAft-mktQ2 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20160.558
Equifax IncEFX USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.097
Lam Research CorpLRCX USAft-mktQ1 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20161.719
Tractor Supply CoTSCO USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.627
SanDisk CorpSNDK USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.798
SL Green Realty CorpSLG USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.567
United Rentals IncURI USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20152.355
Crown Castle International CorpCCI USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20151.046
eBay IncEBAY USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.401
Ameriprise Financial IncAMP USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20152.287
Kinder Morgan Inc/DEKMI USAft-mktQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.182
Texas Instruments IncTXN US17:30Q3 2015 Earnings CallQ3 2015
Motorola Solutions IncMSI USQ3 2015 Earnings ReleaseQ3 20150.725

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

BARCHART MORNING CALL 4/21