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Heavy industry is minting money WGOV

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+15.25% in 152 days (closed on 09/22/08) Woodward Governor designs, manufactures, and services energy control systems and components for aircraft and industrial engines and turbines.  They occupy a sweet spot in aerospace, power generation, and wind power,  They had a nice earnings surprise and have guided higher.   They are sitting on a ton of cash and could potentially do a buyback. Continue reading »

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Bookkeeping: 3 More Shorts - Mosaic (MOS), ProLogis (PLD), Woodward Governor (WGOV)

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After these 3 limit orders hit, all but 1 of my limit orders from the past week on the short side have now executed. Instead of "chasing" to get short exposure I waited patiently and a slew of these finally came online today (granted some we quickly were chased right back out of this morning) but if we had put these on Monday or yesterday a lot of pain would of been achieved. I will explain the similar thinking in all 3, but again if we gap up on the next "surprise" earnings, it will be irrelevant, hence I will have my stops in and ready to bail. We are now quickly approaching the S&P 930 ... Continue reading »

More Gaps to Fill

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Back a few weeks ago we posted some names that had "gaps" to fill in their charts [Jun 22: Gaps Filling and To Be Filled?] - James River Coal (JRCC) has filled its gaps, and we also listed Research in Motion (RIMM) and A-Power Energy (APWR) - here are updates on their progress; both of these of course would require a swan dive. I found a few more as I scan charts - some in much more reasonable ranges; frankly there are quite a few out there since we had so many pre market "futures happy" purchase programs in April especially ... if you have any please let me know in comments and I'll add it ... Continue reading »

Morning Movers 4/23: LNET, TAST, WGOV, ACOR, TTHI, RSH Higher; CNMD, VMW, SANM, NCR, JAKK Lower

LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET) 77.5% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.26, compared to a loss of $0.57 in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the quarter was $128.1 million, versus $128.09 million in Q08.Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TAST) 30.2% HIGHER; reports preliminary Q1 sales of $201.3 million, versus the consensus of $ million. Sees EPS for the quarter of $0.21-$0.23. The Street is currently looking for sales of $200.67 million and EPS of $0.11Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) 23.4% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.43, ex-items, 9 cents better than the an... Continue reading »

Morning Movers 3/2: HBC Falls On Loss/Capital Raise; AIG (AIG) Reports Largest Loss In Corporate History

<>StreetInsider.com Morning Movers: ICT Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ICTG) 89% HIGHER; Aegis Limited made a proposal to the Board of Directors of ICT Group, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ICTG common stock for $8.00 per share in cash. MORE HSBC HLDGS PLC ADS (NYSE: HBC) 19% LOWER; will close much of its U.S. consumer lending business, is raising $17.7 billion, profits drop 70%, cutting 6,100 job. Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) 23% LOWER; lowers its FY09 sales guidance from $1.4-$1.5 billion to $1.3-$1.4 billion, versus the consensus of $ 1.46billion. EPS for the year move from... Continue reading »

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 3/2: TXT/WGOV, ICTG, STEM

<> <>Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) has reached a definitive agreement to sell HR Textron, an operating unit within its Textron Systems segment to Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) for $365 million in an all-cash transaction.The deal is expected to be completed early in the second quarter, subject to certain closing conditions and completion of pending regulatory reviews. The sale is expected to generate approximately $265 million in net, after-tax cash proceeds.Including a small gain generated by the transaction, the sale is expected to reduce 2009 earnings by about $0.05 per share. HR Textro... Continue reading »

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