Positivo e Negativo a NY - Giorgia
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By: Moderatore on Giovedì 13 Febbraio 2003 16:26
Aggiorniamo il commento finanziario americano migliore che abbiamo:
Thursday February 13th
7:50--Bond futures moved above key resistance at 11303.
7:48--Calpine Q4 EPS was 9c/sh which was as expected. Company lowered full-year guidance to 40c-50c/sh vs. 66c/sh consensus.
7:47--Aon was upgraded to neutral at UBS.
7:42--Beazer Homes authorized a 1 mln share buyback.
7:40--Campbell’s Soup Q2 EPS was 56c/sh vs. 55c/sh consensus. Revenues were $1.92B vs. $1.88B consensus.
7:33--Retail sales overall were stronger than anticipated and will be bond negative and stock positive. Strength came from building materials, food & beverage, health/personal care, gas stations, and general merchandise. Automobile sales were -7.5%.
Import prices were stronger than expected and are bond negative.
Initial claims were stronger than expected and are bond negative and stock positive.
7:30--Import prices were +1.5% vs. +0.8% expected. Prices ex-oil were +0.2%. Petroleum prices were +12.4%.
7:30--Jan retail sales were -0.9% vs. -0.6% consensus. Sales ex-autos were +1.3% vs. +0.5% consensus. December sales were revised to +2.0% from +1.2% previously. Sales ex-autos were revised to +0.2% vs. unchanged previously.
7:30--Initial Claims were -18K to 377K vs. 390K consensus. Last week was revised to 395K from 391K.
7:18--Mesa Air Q1 EPS was 2c/sh vs. 13c/sh consensus. Revenues were $133M vs. $139M consensus.
7:15--Stocks are: S&P +3.00, Nasdaq +4.00.
-Euro, Yen, crude oil, and gold higher on worries over tomorrow’s testimony by Hans Blix.
-International press is reporting that Blix will report tomorrow that Iraq is in breach of 1441 because of missiles that were found that exceed the 150km UN limit. However, the report did not clarify if these were the same missiles that were discovered weeks if not months ago and exceeded the limit by only 15-20km.
-ECB said in its monthly bulletin that it expects Eurozone GDP to recover this year.
-There are rumors that Japan is conducting covert intervention, and explains why the yen is not as strong against the dollar as the euro is.
Positive:
-Fox Entertainment Q2 EPS was 32c/sh vs. 28c/sh consensus.
-AIG Q4 EPS was 20c/sh vs. 21c/sh consensus. Company guided full-year $3.78-$3.92 vs. $3.77/sh consensus.
-Applebee’s Q4 EPS was 36c/sh which was as expected. Guided FY03 up to $1.66-$1.68/sh vs. $1.66/sh consensus.
-Guitar Center Q4 EPS was 57c/sh vs. 54c/sh consensus. Company affirmed full-year EPS of 16c-18c/sh.
-Whole Foods Q1 EPS was 41c/sh vs. 40c/sh consensus. Company affirmed guidance of $1.62-$1.69/sh.
-NewsCorp Q2 EPS was 24c/sh vs. 23c/sh consensus.
-Cognizant Tech Q4 EPS was 49c/sh vs. 47c/sh consensus.
-Hasbro Q4 EPS was 42c/sh vs. 38c/sh consensus.
-Fresh Del Monte raised its dividend to 10c/sh from 5c/sh.
Upgrades:
-Agilent was upgraded to outperform from neutral at CSFB.
-Fox Entertainment was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
-MGM was upgraded to overweight at Lehman.
-DuPont was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
Negative:
-TMP Worldwide Q4 loss was -5c/sh vs. break-even anticipated. Company withdrew its prior guidance due to the fragile economy and unpredictability of world events.
-J Jill Q4 EPS was 30c/sh vs. 27c/sh consensus. Guided Q1 EPS down to 3c-5c/sh vs. 16c/sh consensus.
-Office Depot Q4 EPS was 23c/sh vs. 22c/sh consensus. Company lowered 2003 guidance to $1.03-$1.08 vs. $1.13/sh consensus.
-Ocular Sciences Q4 EPS was 34c/sh vs. 28c/sh consensus. While that beat, company guided lower full-year EPS to $1.40-$1.50/sh vs. $1.55/sh consensus.
-K Swiss Q4 EPS was 25c/sh vs. 28c/sh consensus. Company guided Q1 EPS down to 55c-60c/sh vs. 62c/sh consensus.
-Overstock.com priced a follow-on offering.
Downgrades:
-Retailers Gap, Pacific Sunwear, and limited were downgraded to neutral from buy at UBS.
-Lincoln National was downgraded to inline from outperform at Salomon.
-Medtronic was downgraded to equal-weight from overweight at Morgan Stanley.
-Bally Fitness was downgraded to neutral from buy at Merrill Lynch.
-McDonald’s received cautious comments from JP Morgan.
Neutral:
-Medtronic Q3 EPS was 35c/sh which was as expected.