Yesterday Cubist (CBST) settled its long running dispute with Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA). It appears that this development sets Cubist up to be acquired by a larger player. Cubist has received upgrades from several brokers. At present, cubist satisfies only three screens of the ZYX Change Method. We will issue an actionable signal in
Texas Instruments (TXN) has announced that it will buy National Semiconductor (NSM) for $25 a share. National Semiconductor closed at $14.07. Texas Instruments is paying a large premium. We do not expect a higher offer for National Semiconductor. We will issue an actionable signal to subscribers of ZYX BUY CHANGE
The research at The Arora Report shows that airline accidents are always a buying opportunity. The Southwest Airlines (LUV) accident is no different. The stock is lower today, but it is not yet time to buy. At present, only three screens of the ZYX Change Method are positive. When and if all
Omnivision (OVTI) is falling out of bed. Omnivision has traditionally supplied all cameras to Apple (AAPL). President of Sony (SNE) hinted in an interview that Sony is working on supplying cameras to Apple. This interview accounts for today’s drop. Prior to the earnings the stock had also dropped on the
UBS lowered Nvidia (NVDA) estimates citing GPU weakness and aggressive marketing by Intel (INTC). UBS has lowered Nvidia price target lowered to $20. ZYX Change Method Quantitative Analysis screen still shows fair value of Nvidia to be $18. However, over 18, the stock is in weak hands. We have no
Luna Innovations (LUNA) is surging today after it entered into a multi year agreement with Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) to supply shape sensing systems for medical robotics. The news was expected. In general the news that is expected is already discounted in a stock price. However, sometimes in small caps such
Arm Holdings (ARMH) is on the rise today stemming from two pieces of news. First, Merill Lynch upgraded it and second, Arm Holdings entered into an agreement with Google (GOOG) for standardization related to the Android platform. At present four of the six screens of the ZYX Change Method are
An additional reason that Nvidia (NVDA) is down today is a rumor that Motorola’s Droid Bionic has been delayed. Droid Bionic uses Tegra 2 chip from Nvidia. Please see our earlier post for Nvidia weakness today. We will issue an actionable signal to subscribers of ZYX BUY CHANGE ALERTS and ZYX
We make our recommendations by feeding hard data in a rigorous analytical methodology. We do our best to eschew opinions based on emotion and feel. We have been writing on this blog and in articles on Seeking Alpha for a while that a big chunk of the graphics business of
Rare Earth Molycorp (MCP) is on the rise again based on the news that Molycorp and Ames Laboratory signed a cooperative research and development agreement on rare earth magnets. Ames Laboratory is part of Department of Energy. There is also a bullish article in Intertaional Business Times. Yesterday Molycorp rose when JP