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Improved Quarter for Lithia – Analyst Blog
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Lithia Motors (LAD) announced a profit of $7.2 million or 33 cents per share, before special items, in the third quarter, an improvement from $1.45 million or 7 cents per share in the year-ago period. This was attributed to increased sales due to the U.S. Government’s “Cash for Clunkers" cash incentive program for fuel-efficient vehicles. The auto retailer managed to nearly meet the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents per share. <>Revenues in the quarter declined 10% to $458 million driven by lower new vehicle sales. New vehicle sales fell 15% to $242 million while used vehicle sales rema...
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/12: GGP, PLD, EXEL, MAC Higher; LAD, HWD, AXL, PKI Lower
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General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP) 30.6% HIGHER; announced the completion of approximately $896 million of mortgage loans. The maturity dates of these mortgage loans range from five to seven years. The proceeds were fully used to retire a $58 million bond issued by The Rouse Company LP maturing December 11, 2008, as well as to refinance approximately $814 million of mortgage indebtedness scheduled to mature in 2009.Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD) 28.3% LOWER; anything related to the automakers are sinking today as Congress denied the Big 3 the $14 billion bridge loan they were looking fo...
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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 10/29: LVS, LAD, CT, MF Higher; CTS, WXS, VPRT, WSM Lower
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Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) 75% HIGHER; after opening today's trading session only about 6% higher, the stock continues to surge moving into the afternoon trading session. With shares of Las Vegas Sands down 88% since the beginning of October, it seems safe to bet that today's move is the result of a massive short squeeze. Stocks in the gaming industry may be trading higher today on MGM MIRAGE earnings, which were reported this morning before the market opened.
Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) 51.3% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.09, 1 cent lower than the analyst estimate of
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Top Dividend Buys for Late July
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If you are looking for dividend buys, here are some stocks going ex-dividend during the last half of July. Most of the following stocks have a PE below 20, all have PEG ratios below 2.5, and yields over 2.5%. <>First Defiance Financial (FDEF) 7/9/2008 Yield: 6.62% PE: 8 PEG: 0.99
Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) 7/9/2008 Yield: 9.22% PE: 4 PEG: 0.36
West Coast Bancorp (WCBO) 7/9/2008 Yield: 6.62% PE: 13 PEG: 1.23
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) 7/9/2008 Yield: 3.52% PE: 21 PEG: 1.12
Washington Federal Inc. (WFSL) 7/9/2008 Yield: 4.75% PE: 12 PEG: 1.47
BB&T Corporation (BBT) 7/9/2008 Yield: 7.78% PE: 8...
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After-Hours Movers 7/1: Apollo Group (APOL) Higher on Results; Lithia Motors (LAD) Lower After Pulling Guidance
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StreetInsider.com After-Hours Movers:Apollo Group (Nasdaq: APOL) reports Q3 EPS of $0.85, 7 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.78. Revenues for the quarter were $835.2 million, versus the consensus of $806.89 million. Announces a $500 million buyback.Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) 9% LOWER; is withdrawing its earnings guidance for the second quarter and year-end 2008.Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) 6.5% HIGHER; announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision to close approximately 600 underperforming company-operated stores in the ...
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